Childrens Support Worker

Role: Children’s Support Worker Location: Meldreth, Near Royston Salary: £17,745 - £19,670 Hours: 4 week rota pattern, 14 shifts per month, 39 hours per week Where Will I Be Working? You’ll be working for an excellent provider of education, care and support for children and young people with severe communication difficulties associated with conditions such as Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury’s or degenerative disorders. We are a School and Residential service for our young people aged 9-19 where we deliver high levels of exceptional education, care and therapeutic support for our young people. What Will I Do As A Support Worker? You’ll be working directly with our fabulous young students and helping them to reach their aspirations and provide them with an array of experiences. In this varied role we want you to be as passionate about empowering our students as much as we are by helping them to develop their learning and social skills wherever possible. This may mean interacting with groups of our students together, engaging in therapy sessions or even accessing the local community. You will build strong relationships with our students and really enjoy seeing them progress and enjoy their daily lives. As our services are catered for students with complex health needs, we are seeking people who are happy to engage in personal care. If you have not done this before but are happy to learn no fear We have excellent training in place to make you feel happy and comfortable in your role. Benefits Of Working With Us? We are a supportive bunch and all do our bit to support our students. You do not need to have previous experience of working with children for this role. We can justify this as we offer excellent training through initial inductions and throughout your journey with us. We will provide you with opportunities to further your career and will pay for your Diploma Level 3 in Residential Child Care or Health and Social Care. We offer paid holiday (30 days), high street discounts, free parking and a life assurance/pension scheme. We also offer flexible hours – please enquire with what hours you are looking for and we can try and accommodate where reasonable. The Ideal Candidate? We are looking for caring and compassionate individuals with a real drive to support our students. You will be prepared to get stuck in and work within a team. As you will be working with children, you may need to get creative and be prepared to have fun This role is not always easy and our support workers will be prepared to be a strong and supportive foundation in our student’s lives. We also do require a degree of flexibility in shifts you can work as typically our support staff work every alternate weekend. If you are unsure whether you are what we are looking for then please call Emily on 0117 373 6297 for a friendly chat Interviews are still going ahead for this role. Currently due to the COVID 19 situation our interviews are taking place via Skype. Please apply today or pop your CV across to Emilysherring Major-recruitment .com This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89904406