Secure Residential Support Worker

Can you make a difference to the lives of children who need it the most? If so, apply now! Lansdowne Secure Children’s home is one of only 14 in the England & Wales and is a modern, state of the art building with excellent and diverse facilities.

We are looking for part time support workers to join our excellent care team and work between 18-24 hours a week and be able to sleep in at the home 3-4 nights a week (you get a quiet, comfortable room to yourself and extra money for this (£40 per night on top of salary). You would be on call during the night should your assistance be required. The hours would be 6-10pm, sleep in and the 7-9am. We can be slightly flexible with these hours if required.

We would also be interested in speaking with anyone who wants part time overs over the weekends. We put children at the heart of everything we do. If this is also you, then you’d likely be a good match for us and we want to hear from you.

You’ll work as part of a dedicated, supportive team, and will be responsible for providing the day-to-day safe and secure care of the children at Lansdowne. Keeping the children engaged and occupied, you’ll encourage and participate in fun, enriching activities with the young people, such as sports, cooking, arts and crafts and many more. As part of the rota you will be required to do sleep ins in the home on occasion.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Can manage difficult conversations, manage conflict and challenge poor behaviour and/or practice and hold strong, consistent boundaries with young people and isn’t afraid to challenge poor behaviour
• Understand how trauma affects behaviour and uses that understanding in everyday interactions
• Are able to lead from the floor when needed, take initiative and know when to escalate concerns and how to follow safeguarding procedures.
• Have communication skills with the ability to offer clear assertive direction and support to children to ensure they feel safe

Please download the job description & person specification for more information.

It is vital that all staff fully understand and undertake their role with professionalism and in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedures. We take our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously and expect those working with our children to maintain high standards of vigilance, respect, reporting and professional curiosity at all times.

You will be given extensive training and ongoing support to fully undertake this part of your role and as such will be held to high standards to help keep children safe.

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI

Please note that unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. If you require sponsorship, we will not be able to progress your application.

Interviews will take place in person within two weeks of the closing date at Lansdowne Secure Unit.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Hannah Jones via [email protected]

A workforce for the community, from the community.

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. We but particularly encourage those from group that are underrepresented in our current workforce:

Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those who are disabled, men and those who identify as LGBTQ+. We are working towards recruiting a workforce that reflects our community because we recognise the unique skills, experience and perspective that each individual brings.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

“East Sussex is a very good employer. You’re able to work flexibly around childcare and caring responsibilities and that’s really helpful.” - Charlotte, Social Worker

For flexible working, choose East Sussex!

Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.