Support Worker

Keys Group; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 20,000 - GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's support organization in King's Lynn is seeking experienced Support Workers to support young people in a nurturing environment. You will offer encouragement and praise while dealing with emotional challenges. Responsibilities include being a positive role model, providing emotional support, and organizing fun activities. The role demands a full UK driving licence and the ability to work flexible shifts, including sleep-ins. Competitive pay and comprehensive training are provided.

Benefits

The Real Living Wage as a minimum

Fully funded training and qualifications

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Free meals

Employee Benefits programme

Life assurance

Enhanced DBS check paid for

28 days annual leave

Staff Referral Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in care or transferable skills from sectors like police, education, or security.
• Full UK Driving licence is essential.
• Ability to work flexibly including shifts and sleep-ins.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional and physical support for children.
• Act as a positive role model.
• Build friendships and trust with children.

Skills

Caring nature

Positive communication

Flexibility

Resilience

Patience

Job description

Hours: Full time working long days and sleep ins

Full UK Driving licence is required.

Make 2026 the year to make a difference to the life of every child and young person through positive experiences.

We are looking for experienced Support Workers to join us at our new High Intensity home for young people with a variety of backgrounds. You would be the person to give encouragement and praise when needed, to be patient and understanding during times of crisis and to inspire them to grow and develop.

The role can be emotionally challenging and you could be handling difficult situations BUT you could be the person to change a life for the better.

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

Keys Group provide innovative care and education services to children and young people who have complex needs, emotional and behavioural difficulties. We try and make every day extraordinary for the children we care for and support, because we believe in every single one of them.

As a support worker you will:

• Be part of a caring team that provides a safe and loving home for children and young people, led and supported by a registered manager.
• Act as a positive role model to give encouragement and praise.
• Enjoy fun days out such as swimming, go karting, skating and revisit missed milestones.
• Provide emotional and physical support to allow the children to reach their full potential in sometimes challenging situations.
• Build friendships and trusting relationships.
• Help them to find pleasure in everyday tasks.
• Empower them to make decisions about themselves.

As well as competitive pay and in-house professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

Join us as a Support Worker at our caring and nurturing home and you will receive:

• The Real Living Wage as a minimum.
• Full induction and introductory programme.
• Fully funded training and qualifications.
• Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience.
• Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay.
• Free meals.
• A great employee Benefits programme.
• Access to free wellbeing and life counselling service.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check paid for by us.
• 28 days annual leave.
• Staff Referral Scheme– Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you.

What do you need?

• We want people who are naturally caring, flexible and resilient.
• Great communication skills, positive and energetic.
• Experience and qualifications in care or transferable skills such as police, education, security or working with vulnerable people.
• Ability to remain calm during sometimes challenging situations.
• Full UK Driving licence is essential.
• You need to be able to work flexibly in caring for the children. This will include working shifts and sleep‑ins.

Contact us today to hear how you can join us in helping care for children to lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams and are able to offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues.

As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch.