Children's Support Worker (Brambles)

Hollybank Trust; Lower Hopton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate individuals to join their team as Children's Support Workers. This role involves supporting children with profound and multiple learning disabilities in a lively and engaging environment. The team at Brambles is dedicated to skill-building and celebrating achievements while ensuring a fun atmosphere. If you are cheerful, curious, and kind, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children. Join a supportive organization that values diversity and provides excellent training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Great pension scheme

Paid pre-employment training

Employee rewards scheme

Comprehensive employee assistance program

Training & Development opportunities

Support for mental health

Qualifications

• Must be self-assured and able to ask for help when needed.
• Bring positivity and enthusiasm to support children.

Responsibilities

• Support children with profound learning disabilities.
• Foster a fun and vibrant environment at Brambles.

Skills

Confidence

Curiosity

Happiness

Kindness

Job description

Role: Children’s Support Worker
Location: Mirfield, WF14 0DQ
Salary: £11.54/hr
Hours: Full and part-time hours available, all roles include alternate weekends

Hollybank Trust, founded in 1954, has achieved a reputation for attaining very high care standards, working with children, young people, and adults who have profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs. Due to the expansion of our children's services, we are now looking for excellent new people to join our teams in Brambles in Mirfield.

Brambles is an 8-bed home for younger children with profound and multiple learning disabilities. At Brambles, the highly-skilled and enthusiastic team fosters a fun and vibrant environment, promotes skill-building, and celebrates achievements - and they're also not shy of a good karaoke party! This is an active and busy environment but also a lot of fun.

Please make it clear on your application how many hours you are applying for. Applications that do not include this detail may not be processed.

What we look for from our staff:

• Confidence: being self-assured, asking for help when you need it, and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.
• Curiosity: being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.
• Happiness: being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work, and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.
• Kindness: being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they’re struggling, being an active member of the team, and working together to achieve shared goals.

What we offer:

• A competitive salary and great pension scheme.
• Paid pre-employment training to give you a great head start.
• An employee rewards scheme with retail discounts and more.
• A comprehensive employee assistance program, including support for mental health, a company sick pay scheme, and a life insurance benefit.
• A fantastic, open, and supportive working environment.
• Training & Development opportunities to support your development.
• A wealth of opportunities to gain experience in a variety of skills.

To find out more, please contact Ashleigh Robinson at 01924 490833.

Hollybank Trust is committed to safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy. We will ask you to pay for your initial DBS check unless you have a portable DBS, and then the cost of this will be reimbursed to you upon successful completion of your probation period.

PLEASE NOTE WE PRIMARILY COMMUNICATE VIA EMAIL.

We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust, and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Click here to find out more about our approach to equality and diversity.

Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our workforce. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.

Due to Ofsted Regulations, we cannot accept CVs for this role. You must complete a full application form to be considered for a role in our Children's Services or School.