Waking Night Support Worker

Witherslack Group Ltd.; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming the lives of young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs. As a Residential Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in providing support and guidance, helping young individuals regain their childhood and develop into well-rounded adults. With a focus on building meaningful relationships, your work will make a significant impact on their lives. Enjoy a rewarding career with full school holidays, comprehensive training, and a supportive environment that values diversity and personal growth. This is your chance to make a real difference!

Benefits

Full school holidays

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools

Medical cover

Pension scheme

Recommend a friend scheme

Progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Genuine care for young people and ability to handle challenging situations.
• Team player with a can-do attitude and strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Support young people in their day-to-day needs and activities.
• Create a homely environment and establish trusting relationships.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Teamwork

Relationship Building

Can-do Attitude

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Please note: The successful candidate will receive full school holidays.

Those huge, small victories

Our residential houses accommodate young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs; and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young people in our care.

Working in our Residential Houses means being a part of a young person’s day-to-day life and being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our Residential Support Workers enable our young people to regain their childhood and create pathways to become well-rounded adults – an incredibly rewarding role to have.

Our support workers find fulfillment in affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. Although there will be challenges along the way, there will also be moments that feel like huge victories!

Get out what you put in.

You will take care of the day-to-day needs of our young people and create lasting memories along the way. We offer a 24-hour curriculum where we support young people to get ready and attend school, support with independent living skills, organise and take part in meaningful activities, complete paperwork, and create a homely, happy environment.

Evenings and weekends are for fun, whether playing on the Xbox, playing a game of football, going to the cinema, or go-karting – not a bad way to spend your day at work!

Working at Cedar House School is never dull, and the work truly matters. We strive to understand each young person’s needs, personality, and potential, guiding them toward a positive future. We thrive on establishing trusting and meaningful relationships with our young people, as they see us as central adults and positive role models in their lives.

“Changing Lives, Building Futures” - We really do make a difference at Cedar House School

Enabling young people to progress and succeed is part of the DNA of our integrated education, care, and clinical team, achieved by truly celebrating each young person’s individuality and talents.

The state-of-the-art residential offering allows residents to benefit from the 24-hour curriculum while living in a truly homely and personalised environment.

The result is that each young person develops skills and confidence to achieve both academic and life successes, with a launchpad to realise their potential and leave ready to live life to the full. We were recently recognised as Good in Education and Outstanding for our Residential provision.

What we do for you

We know you are going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you will bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you will get:

• Training: Full induction and on-the-job training
• Holiday: You will work hard at WG, so you will be rewarded with full school holidays
• Flexible benefits: Increase or decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here.
• Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover: Claim back costs like opticians or dentist appointments, and access high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with top facilities – check out our schools here
• Pension: Contributory pension scheme – matched up to 5%
• Recommend a friend scheme: Offers a £1,000 bonus for each referral
• Progression: Most team leaders and care managers have been promoted from within

Bring your whole self to work

At Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone’s differences, as that makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from diverse backgrounds and have different needs – our workforce reflects that diversity, enabling our teams to engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves. You do not need experience, but we will look for:

• A ‘can do’ attitude – a team player ready to help others
• Genuine care for our young people and each other, with honesty and empathy
• Resilience to handle challenging situations
• Ability to build strong relationships with young people
• A full UK driving licence

If you do not have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we will support you to study and develop.

If you are interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best future, and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve a career with purpose, in an environment where you can be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered) and online search. We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all community sections.

For a full job description and person specification, see the attached document here.

To view our policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, click here.

To view our Child Protection Policy, visit the Parents and Carers section of this School/Learning centre. Find all our Schools here.

Keywords: Special Education, Careers in Care, Careers in Special Education, Working with Children, SEMH, SEN, ASD

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