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Sanctuary Personnel, a compassionate and forward-thinking recruitment agency, is excited to offer a new and rewarding opportunity as a Residential Child Support Worker (Waking Nights) at a Children’s home in Brighton and Hove.

The salary for this permanent Waking Nights Support Worker job is up to £27,872.

Main Duties:

• Assist young people with day-to-day tasks such as education, laundry, budgeting, and teaching independent life skills
• Accompany young people to community activities and appointments
• Monitor and support healthcare needs, including medication administration
• Adapt communication to meet the individual needs of each young person
• Collaborate with professionals, including doctors and therapists, to ensure consistent support
• Maintain accurate logs and reports
• Participate in key work sessions with young people
• Follow structured reporting and safeguarding procedures
• Foster positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Attend and contribute to team meetings, training sessions, and supervision

Requirements:

• A Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification or equivalent, or willingness to undertake this
• Minimum of 3-6 months’ experience in Children’s residential care
• Good observation and listening skills
• Organised and works well under pressure
• Work well within a team

Contact:

We welcome applications from care home managers, deputy managers, care coordinators, key workers, childcare workers, and more, as we might have other roles applicable to you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This played a significant role in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards, as well as being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.