16-18 Semi-Independent Children’s Home Support Worker

Contract length: Permanent
Part-time hours: 40 per week
Salary: £10.50 an hour
Expected hours: 40 per week

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Support Worker 16+ Semi-Independent Living

Hanker Homes – Kent

£10.50 an hour

At Hanker Homes, we are inspired by our values of Inspiring, Always seeking to empower, and Empathy. We value integrity above all, Dignity, and Responsibility and we are respectful to all. 

We are looking for Support Workers who believe in our vision to ensure that every person we support is inspired, and empowered to achieve the best in life.  We are looking for caring people to join the 16-18 Supported Living team.

Hanker Homes has Supported Living services based in Kent, we provide accommodation to young people aged 16-18 years old.

All our Residential Services are staffed 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. Please note this role will involve both day and night shifts.

Duties

• Supporting young people to attend LAC reviews
• Supporting young people with everyday living skills
• Supporting young people with budgeting money
• Supporting young people with physical and mental wellbeing
• Ability to contact out-of-hours appropriately and liaise with professionals
• Keeping paperwork up to date to ensure everything is captured for each person who lives in the home

Requirements

• Must have previous experience working with young people with a variety of needs
• Must be confident to lone work as well as in a team
• Must be able to manage a variety of situations
• Must have a can-do attitude
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection is essential
• Strong communication skills
• Effective decision-making and judgement
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Achieves all Health & Safety standards

Benefits

• Full and part-time hours available, Sleep shift with opportunities for overtime
• Excellent rates of pay
• NVQ / Diploma’s offered
• Refer a friend Bonus
• Career progression
• Face-to-face and online training provided

Remotely Working

• No

Job Types: Permanent, Part-time, Full-time

Salary: £10.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Referral programme

Schedule:

• 10-hour shift
• 8-hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• Support Worker

Licence/Certification:

• DBS certificate on the update service (preferred)

Work Location: 

In-person

If you feel you would be a suitable candidate for the Support Worker position, please feel free to apply and one of our dedicated Recruitment team members will be in touch.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome, and encourage, applications from all backgrounds – we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments.  Please note the Support Worker role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Hanker Homes is committed to safer recruitment and all successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory DBS and reference checks.

Please submit a CV and a cover letter using the form on this page, 

Application deadline: 11/25/2023