13.85 per hour

Variable hours (24 hours rota)

South London- Croydon

We are currently recruiting Bank Support Workers to join our permanent staff team at our new Childrens Home in Croydon South London. We are seeking committed and compassionate individuals who can build positive relationships with young people and are passionate about improving their life chances even in the most challenging circumstances.

You will join a team of St Christophers workers providing day-to-day care and support for young people aged 1218. The role includes administrative duties and accurate record-keeping which are essential to ensuring high-quality care and compliance.

As the service operates on a 24-hour rota the role will include weekends bank holidays early and late shifts sleep-ins and waking nights. You will need strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a diverse multi-disciplinary team.

To apply you will have:

• At least two years experience supporting young people to achieve their full potential.
• The ability to motivate encourage and inspire young people towards positive outcomes.
• Patience and resilience when managing challenging behaviour.
• The ability to act as a positive and consistent role model.
• Good literacy numeracy and IT skills.
• Flexibility to work a rota including nights weekends and bank holidays.
• A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent is essential

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe loved and happy to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christophers is a leading charity supporting children and young people with a proud history of delivering high-quality fostering childrens homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK and the Isle of Man.We are passionately committed to placing young people at the heart of everything we do and to providing positive life experiences for those who are unable to remain in their parental or foster homes.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued respected and able to belong.We welcome applications from under-represented groups and encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds includingbut not limited todifferent cultures nationalities socio-economic backgrounds ages disabilities religions and beliefs sexes sexual orientations gender identities and those with caring responsibilities.

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Recruitment Process

At St Christophers we are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people in our care. As part of the recruitment process applicants are required to complete an online application form to ensure that we gather essential information in line with legislation best practice and safer recruitment requirements.

Applicants will ideally be registered with the DBS Update Service; however where this is not the case St Christophers will arrange for an enhanced DBS (police) check prior to commencement of employment.

Your online application must include a supporting statement clearly addressing the criteria outlined in the Person Specification.For further details please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification available below.

Job Description

It is a criminal offence to apply for work with children or young people if you are barred from working in Regulated Activity or if your name appears on the Childrens Barred List.

All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be required to complete and return a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form before an interview can be arranged.

Please note that this post has a minimum age requirement of 21 years for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent homes in accordance with the Equality Act and its occupational requirement provisions.

For further information or support during the application process please contact