Support Worker

Salary: £26,000 – £37,089 per year

Inspire Children’s Service is part of the CareTech Family. Established in 1993, CareTech is a leading nationwide social care provider delivering a package of high quality, individually tailored care and support solutions to children, young people, and adults across the UK.

Our Support Worker team is fully committed to CareTech’s goals; they understand the challenges and rewards of working with our young people and know that every day they will achieve things that really matter.

Essential

* Experience in Care Sector preferred but not essential

* Able to work unsociable hours (days, evenings and weekends)

* Working in an energetic and fast paced environment

* Working in a challenging environment

* Follow a Safer Recruitment Practice by completing CareTech’s Children’s Application prior to interview

* Valid UK Driving Licence

Inspires Values

* Integrity is the foundation of what we do

* Nurturing is the approach to our Young People and staff, we are part of a family

* Soul is at the heart of what we do every day, our home, our children, our care

* Passion drives the commitment to achieve the very best for our children

* Intrigue results in our evolving practice, ideas and opinions

* Resilience demonstrates our commitment to our children, our staff and our colleagues

* Empower our children and staff to be the very best they can be

Reward and Benefits

* Full Time contracts available

* Up to 28 Days Holiday

* Additional Holiday Purchase Scheme

* Competitive Salary

* Dedicated learning and development programmes

* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all staff on a variety of topic

* Free DBS check

* Refer a friend scheme’ reward system – earn up to £250 per referral

* Pension scheme

* Annual Employee Awards Evening

* Employee recognition schemes

* Company vehicle to use when in work

* CareTech Foundation- Opportunity to apply for family & friend’s grants.

What we do!

Our homes are specialist and established offering children and young people a variety of care options from short breaks to long-term residential care. We carefully develop and adapted homes to meet the varying needs of Young People. Homes are carefully located within thriving communities, offering a variety of educational, recreational and social activities.

Young people are supported to make choices with committed ‘team around the Child Approach’ aided with assisted technology to support communication and decision-making. Our Support Workers measure outcomes specific to an individual needs and evidence using our person-centred outcome-measuring tool.

All applications & CV’s received are reviewed on a daily basis.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS/PVG check and Regulated Activity, which will include a check against the barred children’s list.