Relief Secure Residential Support Worker

Can you make a difference to the lives of children

Lansdowne Secure Childrens 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 Support workers to join our care team. We put children at the heart of everything we do. If this sounds like you then youd likely be a good match for us and we want to hear from you.

Youll 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 youll encourage and participate in fun enriching activities with the young people such as sports cooking arts and crafts and many more.

You might have worked with children have children yourself or have experience working in high pressure situations which require quick thinking and appropriate action. Youll be a creative thinker who is able to manage difficult conversations and challenge poor behaviour.

We understand that the great care we provide is down to the great staff we have. We dont just talk about this we demonstrate it. As the largest employer in East Sussex we can offer excellent and identified career pathways breadth of work to choose from and unparalleled training as well as fantastic pension and benefits.

Lansdowne Secure Childrens Home is a Secure Residential Provision where children are placed under section 25 (restriction of liberty) of the Children Act 1989 and require motivated caring and resilient staff to help them reach their full potential.

Please note that unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role so if you do require sponsorship we will be unable to progress with your application.

We want the application process to be as smooth as possible so ask that you click the apply now button and upload a CV and brief supporting statement. We will be shortlisting on the below criteria so please be sure to highlight these in your supporting statement:

• Experience of working with or looking after children.
• Knowledge or experience of Safeguarding of children

Please view the job description and person specification for more information.

Interviews will take place face to face within two weeks of closing date at Lansdowne Secure Home in Hailsham. Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See ourpriority status page for details.

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

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rob Phillips on

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