Location: Wickham, Southampton
Contract Type: Full time
Closing Date: 31 May 2024
Salary: £19,985 - £21,429 + £1200 sleep in payment per annum
Specific Hours: 37.5
Do you feel passionate about the idea that every child should have the opportunity to live somewhere that feels like a home rather than just a house?
At Fair Ways we are dedicated to create an environment that fully meets the needs of the children in our care by providing a home environment that is welcoming, supportive and stable.
Who are Fair Ways and what do we stand for?
Fair Ways is a leading children’s services charity based in the Solent, delivering Fostering, Education, Residential, Mental Health and Family services and cares for over 400 children, families, young people and vulnerable adults each year.
Fair Ways is a great place to work. We are a team. We care about each other and are all committed to making a change to the lives of the young people and service users in our care. We will not apologise for calling our staff great, the best, or world-class. Our staff are at the core of our organisation and we celebrate them by shouting it from the rooftops!
Where and when do we need you?
Garden House is a residential children’s home that can accommodate up to 6 children aged between 6 and 14. The home provides a structured, homely, and nurturing environment for children who benefit from clear boundaries and structure, and we believe this is the starting point to enable the children to achieve their potential supporting our overall aim of a transition into long term foster care. This position focuses on developing independent life skills within a therapeutic caring environment. Our Staff will be involved in a range of exciting activities which our children enjoy, this could include things like, quad biking, high rope courses, camping, rock climbing, horse riding, canoeing and more, as well as engaging day trips and accompanying the children on exciting holidays!
We are looking for a Support Worker to be involved in exciting and rewarding things like:
This role is offered on a full time/permanent basis, working on a rolling rota following a 4 on / 8 off shift pattern with 5 sleeps in any 8-week period – this averages 1 sleep per each block of 4 days worked. Days start at 07:30 and finish 22:00 and during this time you will have the opportunity to have all meals provided as part of your role will include mealtimes with the children and other staff.
All candidates must have a full driving license and have access to the use of a car although each home will have unit vehicles as a 1st option. Successful candidates will be required to provide an enhanced Disclosure (DBS). This disclosure cost will be met by Fair Ways.
Desirable…. but not Essential
Whilst we value the knowledge and understanding that experience and qualifications can bring, we also know that some of our best people have come to us from unrelated backgrounds. These people already held our core values at heart, and with the dedication of our amazing in-house training and development team, we have supported the rest!
Let us look after you!
At Fair Ways, we care about your well-being, here is what we currently offer to our dedicated team:
Become a part of our community – We can’t wait to meet you!
If you're passionate about making a difference and are ready to embark on an incredible journey, apply today and be a part of something amazing at Fair Ways. Join our team and help shape brighter futures!