Senior Support Worker

Cambian Group Plc; Pennington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Training opportunities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Hill House School- Lymington, Hampshire is seeking an experienced Senior Support Worker (SSW) to support young people in classrooms, education and off-site activities. The role involves providing physical and emotional support, mentoring other staff, and maintaining a safe, caring environment.

The position offers a 42-hour week with a salary of £33,589.92 per annum, and opportunities for training, development, and progression within Cambian Group’s Hill House School and residential provision.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Level 3 QCF certificate in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Experience working with young people in education or care settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Build positive and professional relationships with young people, staff and groups within the Cambian network.
• Maintain a safe, clean and supportive living and learning environment including domestic duties.
• Promote understanding of each young person’s needs and follow policies to meet them.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs, report changes, and participate in health record keeping.
• Support personal care and hygiene as required, within training boundaries.
• Contribute to safeguarding and staff meetings and comply with safeguarding policies.

Skills

QCF Level 3 Health & Social Care

Education

Level 3 QCF Health & Social Care

Job description

Senior Support Worker (SSW)

Hill House School- Lymington, Hampshire

42 hours per week

£33,589.92per annum

We are now recruiting for experienced Senior Support Workers to offer support and encouragement to young people in a variety of settings including classroom, education and off-site activities.

This role involves enabling our young people to develop by providing physical and emotional support. The role is about working as part of a team to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first. Important qualities of this role are being a good role model and conducting yourself in a professional manner at all times whilst on duty or representing the company at outside events. To be a mentor to Support Workers.

The School:

Hill House School is a registered education provision for students aged 11 – 19 years old. We offer 52 week residential care for boys and girls with a diagnosis of Autism, severe learning difficulties and associated behaviours.

Cambian Hill House School and Residential provision is located in the village of Boldre with nearby seaside resort Lymington, benefiting from ready to access countryside, the coast and a small town. They have recently been rated 'OUTSTANDING' by Ofsted and are the flagship ‘One Planet Living’ school for Cambian Group.

Person Specification:

• Qualification – Level 3 QCF certificate in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To build positive and professional relationships with the young people, other staff at your establishment and throughout the Group and disengage from these appropriately
• To do everything possible to maintain a safe, clean and enjoyable environment to live and work in, this will involve domestic duties
• Know and actively promote young peoples specific needs and help meet those needs in the most appropriate way following all relevant policies and procedures
• To assist young people with their medical and welfare needs, and to report as required. To administer needs to residents and be a part of the medical audit process as required. To monitor young people’s condition by checking temperatures, respiration, weight and contribute to all linked record keeping in the Master Care Plan
• To help our young people to maintain their personal cleanliness, general hygiene and appearance; this may include intimate care\invasive care as required when trained
• To keep up to date with and actively promote a variety of all communication/information systems
• To attend and take an active part in meetings as appropriate
• Do everything possible to safeguard our young people from any form of abuse from staff, visitors or each other

Why work for us?

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunity to progress in your career.
• Training opportunities either face to face or online.
• Being part of our `One Planet Living` initiatives.
• Wellbeing - your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need.
• A chance to enjoy spending time in a calm and peaceful environment.
• You will be a part of a dedicated team of professionals who will offer you clear guidance and mentor you in to this role.
• We offer full induction, paid for DBS, friendly family atmosphere and the opportunity to progress with one of the UK’s biggest care providers.

Cambian is 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. Caretech is an equal opportunities employer.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

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