Secure Residential Support Worker Lansdowne

Can you make a difference to the lives of children who need it the most

If so apply now! 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 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 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. 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 isnt 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.

• Are able to manage difficult conversations and challenge poor behaviour.

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. When submitting your CV and supporting statement 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.

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

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 at Lansdowne Secure Unit.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Hannah Jones via

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 ourbenefits page.

East Sussex is a very good employer. Youre able to work flexibly around childcare and caring responsibilities and thats really helpful. Charlotte Social Worker

For flexible working choose East Sussex.