Waking Night Support Worker

Cambian Group Plc; Ribchester; On-site; GBP 19,286 - 20,664; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and mentoring

Job summary

Brook View School in Ribchester, part of Cambian Brook View School, is seeking Waking Night Support Workers. We offer Full Time and Part Time hours with hourly rates of £14.00 unqualified and £14.70 qualified. A Full UK driving license is required for this residential role.

You will join a committed team and provide care and educational support to young people aged 8–18, building skills for life while delivering tailored activities and safeguarding with DBS checks.

Qualifications

• Must hold a clean full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Help children learn and develop skills for life during night shifts.
• Be a calm, supportive role model within a dedicated team.
• Participate in training and mentoring to develop professional skills.

Skills

Driving license

Education

Level 2 or Level 3 Care qualification

Job description

Waking Night Support Worker

Full Time and Part Time Hours Available

Hourly Rate: £14.00 unqualified/ £14.70 qualified

We do require staff who hold a Full UK driving license for this role.

Brook View School:

The young people we educate and care for come to us with a huge variety of needs and difficulties. Our challenge is to help them build the hope, confidence, knowledge and skills to unlock their potential.

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.

Cambian Brook View School offers a fully integrated approach to the Education, Care and Clinical support for young people aged 8 to 18 years, who come to us on a full time, residential basis from across the country, with a range of Autistic Spectrum and associated complex needs.

Set in over 20 acres of beautiful countryside with the potential for forest dens and classrooms, gardens, stables, tracks and trails, our teams will have the chance to build an amazing landscape for nurturing and developing the creativity and imagination of our children and young people.

Brook View pupils are fully supported with a tailored programme for their Care and Education and we deliver rich and innovative experiences, playing to each child’s strengths, to prepare them for their lives ahead. Close community ties underpin these opportunities in and around the Roman town of Ribchester and the city of Preston, with easy access to a host of engaging activities to encourage inclusion and positive outcomes for all our students.

As a key part of the dedicated teams, we allocate to every child, you'll 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 will also 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 on-going mentoring and support.

We are looking for Level 2 & 3 Qualified Support Workers that are:

• Passionate about improving the lives of others.
• A positive and consistent role model to others.
• Innovative, engaging enthusiastic and inspirational.
• A calm and listening person with a mature, supportive approach.
• Flexible in working shift patterns on a rota basis to suit your needs.
• An excellent communicator and team player.
• Seeking career development and training.

Essential:

• Must hold a clean full UK driving license.
• Must have a Level 2 or Level 3 Care qualification.

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 Brook View School.

We also offer a Level 3 Residential Childcare qualification.

We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer. And 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. This check will be part of a safeguarding process 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 be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Although The Cambian Group are a sponsored employer we are currently unable to offer sponsorship at this time.