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 support workers to join our care team. 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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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]

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

A workforce for the community, from the community.

“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!

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.