Residential Support Worker

Nightingale Hammerson; Corbridge; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent specialist provider is looking for supportive and empathetic individuals to join their team as support workers. You will play a crucial role in empowering young people, helping them develop self-regulation skills and independence. No special qualifications are required, but you must share a passion for supporting youth. Competitive annual salary starts at £26,994.24, and you'll benefit from a robust training program in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Fully supported 6-month probationary period

FREE Level 3 RQF Child and Young Person’s workforce qualification

Qualifications

• Empathetic and resilient individuals with a passion for helping young people.
• No special qualifications needed but must be committed and caring.

Responsibilities

• Deliver positive behavior support to empower young people.
• Implement positive changes to residents' lives.
• Work as part of dedicated teams aligned to each child.

Job description

Overview

Cambian Dilston College is an independent specialist provider of further education offering 38 and 52 week residential placements as well as day placements for young people with learning difficulties, Autism, challenging behaviours and complex needs. The young people within our college range between 16 and 25 years of age. Our college consists of our main college building, four cottages and five apartments within our 9 acre rural campus located in Dilston, Northumberland.

We are looking to recruit committed, resilient, empathetic and engaging support workers to our team. These support workers will deliver a model of positive behaviour support to empower our young people, implement positive change to their lives, help them gain self-regulation skills and develop greater lifelong independence.

As a key part of the dedicated teams we allocate to every child, you will have a vital role in helping children learn and develop skills for life. You don’t need any special qualifications for this role, but you do need to share our passion to help children be the very best they can be. In return, our new and improved training programmes will help you develop your professional skills. You’ll learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession and, just like our residents, you will be learning all the time through our ongoing mentoring and support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a model of positive behaviour support to empower young people.
• Implement positive changes to residents’ lives and help them develop self-regulation skills and lifelong independence.
• Work as part of dedicated teams aligned to each child.
• Be a positive, consistent role model and a calm, listening presence with a mature, supportive approach.
• Flexible in working shift patterns on a rota basis to suit needs.
• Communicate effectively and work well as part of a team.
• Engage in career development and training opportunities.

Important qualities

• Being a good caring role model
• Conducting yourself in a professional manner at all times
• Empathy and integrity

What’s in it for you

Fully supported 6 month probationary period – you will receive a mentor and line manager to help you get the best start to your career at Dilston College.

We also offer a Level 3 RQF Child and Young Person’s workforce qualification – FREE.

The Cambian Group

The Cambian Group is one of the largest providers of specialist behavioural health services for children and adults in the UK. Our work in the UK embraces many specialist services including children’s specialist education, children’s residential services, adult mental health, acquired brain injury and fostering services. From innovative educational experiences to national curriculum programmes, supported by passionate teams of specialists and key workers, we actively enable each young person to achieve their personal best, all in an environment that best suits them. Our growing family of 4000 colleagues, supporting over 2000 children is one of the UK’s largest and highest quality providers of specialist education and behavioural health services.

Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates as part of safeguarding checks. This search will be used to assess suitability to work with children and will be conducted by someone not on the appointment panel, sharing information only when findings are relevant and of concern.

Salary / Benefits: From: £26994.24 To: £26994.24 per year