Waking Night Support Worker

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

Workingin our Residential Houses means being a part of a young person'sday-to-day life and being there for the highest highs and lowestlows. Our Residential Support Workers enable our young people toget their childhood back and create pathways to become well-roundedadults - an incredibly rewarding role tohave.

Our support workers are fulfilled by theidea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our youngpeople, so we celebrate the little things. Although there will bechallenges along the way there will also be the smallest momentswhich feel like a huge victory!

You will takecare of the day-today- needs of our young people and create lastingmemories along the way. We offer a 24-hour curriculum where wesupport young people to get ready and attend school, support withindependent living skills, organise and take part in meaningfulactivities, complete paperwork and create a homely, happyenvironment.

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

Working at Cedar House School is neverdull, and the work really matters. We strive to understand eachyoung person's needs personality and potential and guide themtoward a positive future. We thrive on establishing trusting andmeaningful relationships with our young people as they see us as acentral adult and positive role model in theirlives.

Enablingyoung people to progress and succeed is part of the DNA of ourintegrated education, care, and clinical team and this is achievedby a commitment to truly celebrating the individuality and talentsof every young person.

Thestate-of-the-art residential offering enables those young peoplewho reside at the school to benefit from the 24-hour curriculum,while living in a truly homely and personalisedenvironment.

The result isthat each young person develops the skills and confidence toachieve both academic and life successes, where they are given thelaunchpad to realise their potential and leave ready to live lifeto the full. We were recently recognised as Good in Education andOutstanding for our Residentialprovision.

Weknow you are going to do great things. For your hard work andcommitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits packagein the education sector. With us, you will get to bring learning tolife and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people- plus you willget:

• Training: A fullinduction and on the jobtraining

• Holiday: You willwork hard at WG, so you will be rewarded with full schoolholidays

• Flexible benefits:meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance -check out our benefitshere.

• Wellbeing: a host ofwellbeing tools and advice including employeeassistance

• Medical cover soyou can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentistappointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts.

• Beautiful workingenvironments with the very best facilities - check out ourschools here

• Pension:contributory pension scheme - matched up to5%

• A recommend a friendscheme that offers a £1,000 bonus everytime.

• Progression: Ifcareer development is your thing, most of our team leaders and caremanagers have been promoted from within oursetting

Atthe Witherslack Group; we celebrate everyone's differences, as thatis what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come fromall walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs -and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams canengage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves.You do not need experience, but there are a few things we will belooking for from you:

• A 'cando' attitude - a team player who rolls up their sleeves to helpothers.

• We genuinely careabout our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy area must.

• The resilience to beable to deal with challengingsituations.

• The ability tobuild great relationships with the young people within yourcare.

• A full UK drivinglicence.

• If you do not havea Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we willpay for you to study and support you every step of theway.

Our young peopledeserve the best possible future, and we feel the same about ourteams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-ledemployer, in an environment that allows you to beyourself.

The WitherslackGroup is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of itsyoung people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (wewill cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equalopportunities employer welcoming application from all sections ofthe community.

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SpecialEducation / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education /Working with Children / SEMH / SEN /ASD