Children's Support Worker - Sheffield in Sheffield - Progressive Care

Children’s
Support Worker

As
a national leader in Social Care for over 25 years, we are committed
to innovation, excellence, and making a real impact. Our nurturing
and empowering culture allows us to deliver exceptional services
through our highly skilled, committed, and multi-disciplinary
teams.

We offer a range of services, including:

• Family
  Assessment
  
• Children’s
  Residential
  
• 16+
  Supported Living
  
• Learning
  Disabilities
  

All
of our services are designed to provide safety, growth, and
independence for individuals and families.

Our
Mission

At
Progressive Care, our brand stands for trust, quality, and care.
Every service we provide is thoughtfully designed to deliver
excellence, consistency, and a meaningful impact. With a
professional and person-centered approach, we ensure reliability and
progress, creating lasting value for those we care and
support.

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Your
Role as a Support Worker within Children’s Services:

• Assist
  with the care and support of our Children and Young People
  aged 12-17 whilst ensuring that a homely environment is
  maintained.
  
• Contributing
  to meeting each child’s physical, emotional, social and
  educational needs.
  
• Build
  positive relationships with children and support with their
  development – whilst ensuring that they are kept safe.
  
• Work
  within a Multi-disciplinary Team to advocate for children's
  needs.
  
• Provide
  a positive and meaningful life experiences for children to
  develop their skills and self-esteem.
  
• Provide
  calm and safe responses when Children and Young people are
  unable to.
  
• Work
  in a Multi- disciplinary Team to provide a nurturing
  environment in which young people can develop and
  thrive.
  
• Promote
  independence through care and support with daily tasks such as
  cooking, travel etc.
  
• Complete
  key work responsibilities and maintain young people’s
  files.
  

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Our
Ideal Candidate should:

• Be
  willing to work towards or already hold a Level 3 Children
  Residential Childcare qualification (or equivalent).
  
• Have
  a passion to work with young people who sometimes demonstrate
  behaviours that challenge.
  
• Have
  a genuine desire to improve lives and promote
  self-esteem.
  
• Demonstrate
  excellent communication skills and empathy.
  
• Stay
  calm under pressure and work flexibly.
  
• Have
  an awareness of this client group and able to work on
  initiative, whilst also possessing a sense of
  resilience.
  
• Possess
  strong written & recording skills.
  
• Be
  flexible to work across all different shifts patterns for
  example “Waking nights, day shift and sleep in shifts where
  applicable”.
  
  

What
We Offer:

Excellent Pay &
Rewards

• We
  recognise your skills with structured Salary Grades that
  reflect your Experience and Qualifications.
  
• Our Pay Structures
  are at the forefront of National Pay Standards.
  

Career
Progression & Development

Excellent
Opportunities for career progression pathways creating
opportunities from;

oSupport
worker

oSenior
Support Worker

oTeam
Leader

oDeputy
Manager

oRegistered
Manager

oService
Manager

Comprehensive Training &
Qualifications

• Full
  induction program before you start.
  
• Service specific
  training to refine and enhance your skills.
  
• We fully
  fund your training and qualifications through our
  Nationally Accredited Training Centre.
  

Wellbeing
Program

• Access
  to excellent employee benefits designed to support
  your health, wellbeing, and personal
  development.
  
  

A
Supportive & Rewarding Work Environment

• With
  strong management support and supervision, you will
  always have the guidance, encouragement, that give
  you the tools and confidence that you need to thrive
  in your role and career.
  
  

Are
you Ready to Start Your Career in Social Care? Speak to our
Talent Team and join the Progressive Care Community!

**Due
to the nature of this role, Progressive Care conducts enhanced
background checks through the Disclosure & Barring Service
(DBS) for all hired personnel.

Please
note that sponsorship is not available for this position,
and all applicants must have the right to work in the
UK.**