Keys Childcare
Therapeutic support worker
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Location: Crawley
Salary: From £14.45 per hour
PLUS an additional £62.64 per sleep in
£3k - £6k per annum for sleep ins.
Hours: Full-time, 39 hours per week working a rolling shift pattern which includes long days and additional sleep ins.
'full drivers licence required'
Rated GOOD in our July 2025 Ofsted inspection.
We are looking for support workers to join our 4 bed Children's home and be part of an amazing team, supporting young people to reach their full potential and have positive outcomes.
You would be supporting 4 young males, aged between 12 - 18, who have learning difficulties such as Autism, Aspergers, ADHD and Global Developmental Delay, alongside behaviours of concern.
Our young people have varying degrees of need and we put the child at the heart of all that we do, to support their individuality and strive to meet their needs. Our support offers a bespoke package of care which includes a Positive behaviour support lead and specialist team, occupational therapist, SALT and Keys clinical team.
We also work with an Art Therapist and clinical psychologist to give advice and support.
You would be part of a team who are compassionate, dedicated, resilient and supportive to the young people and to each other, with support from a long standing, experienced, Registered Manager.
The role can be rewarding, but also challenging. It will be a journey with ups and downs, but we take the journey together.
Qualifications, training and career progression
You will receive excellent training from Keys, to support and develop you in your role, with recognised qualifications and potential for career progression within an ever-growing national Company. We are in the Sunday Times Top 10 Organisations for Apprenticeship providers.
Still not convinced?
Keys offer a benefits package including:
- Career Progression: We invest in your growth with clear paths to advance, including opportunities to become a Registered Manager.
- Competitive Salary: We offer the Real Living Wage as a minimum.
- Enhanced Pay Scales: Recognise both qualifications and experience with higher pay rates
- Family Support: Enhanced company maternity and paternity pay.
- Rewarding Job: Full of variety and enjoyment. No two days are ever the same.
- Supportive Management: Regular supervisions and appraisals to ensure you are enjoying life at Keys.
- Regular Team Meetings: Include and contribute your ideas towards the progression of the service and have your voice heard as part of our regional management team.
- Funded Qualifications: We fully fund and support you to obtain a range of QCF’s opening up further career opportunities and extra pay.
- Paid Training: Get paid to enrol in our sector leading training and level up your career.
- Full Induction Program: Comprehensive introductory training to set you up for success.
- Amazing Discount Schemes: Access amazing deals with the Circle & Blue Light Card.
- NEST Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our pension plan.
- Wellbeing Support, Advice and Guidance: Access advice and guidance through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Staff Referral Scheme: Refer a friend to join Keys and split a £500 referral bonus between you.
- Circle App: Internal communications on the next level, be part of something special.
- Annual Leave: 28 days of annual leave, including Bank Holidays entitlement.
- Free Enhanced DBS Check
- Real progression opportunities
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What does the job involve?
- Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children, led and supported by a registered manager.
- Act as a professional parent, to give encouragement and praise.
- Enjoy fun days and activities like football and sports, lazor tag and gaming.
- Provide emotional and physical support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations.
- Build friendships and trusting relationships.
- Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks.
- Empower them to make decisions about themselves.
- Ensure a safe home environment, cleaning, laundry, cooking is part of the job.
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What do you need?
We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
- Passionate about supporting children to lead happy lives.
- Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
- Experience in care or transferable skills such as youth work, education, sports or working with vulnerable people is beneficial.
- Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
- Full UK Driving licence is required for this role.
- You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep-ins.
Apply today and we will be in touch to discuss joining our EPIC team.
Keys does not currently offer sponsorship
Safeguarding Commitment: Keys is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Equal Opportunities: Keys is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Keys are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.
As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch.
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