As a Break Support Worker you’ll be working hands-on day in day out with the young people living in the children’s home.

You’ll work with a tight-knit team of colleagues to build a relationship and trust bond with the young people living at the home. You’ll be a positive role model, supporting them in overcoming their previous trauma and learning to trust in adults again, along with the help and guidance of your colleagues and Break’s therapeutic services.  You will encourage new experiences, supporting the young people to develop their own identity.

You’ll be patient, thrive in a team environment, able to support those around you and have the emotional intelligence and resilience to manage challenging situations.

• To be able to evidence Break’s values at all times.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships (where appropriate) with fellow professionals as well as with parents, other family members and school staff. 
• To act as the senior shift worker in the staff team To protect the service-users from threat to their health, well-being and development, both from inside and outside the home. 
• Where possible, to ensure service-users are included in any decision making related to the day-to-day running of the home and shifts.
• To implement management decisions in a manner that provides an empowering positive experience for service-users.

For the full job description, including the keys areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button.

We are committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

• Work calmly under pressure. 
• Drive and hold a full clean Driving Licence.
• Complete National Vocational Qualification Level 3 Diploma within 2 years. 
• Work flexibly, following either own initiative or as part of a team. 
• Undertake sleep in duties where appropriate.

We will interview as suitable candidates apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.