Senior Residential Support Worker
Based in Darlington
Senior Residential Support Worker
40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Salary Range £29,024 - £33,441 per annum subject to experience and qualifications
(This salary includes a market supplement for Residential Support Workers)
Sleep-ins paid at an extra £78.48 per night
(This equates to approximately £3,500 additional payment when working 1 sleep-in shift per week)
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Applicants who apply for this role at the current time will receive a Welcome Bonus of £1500 (subject to Tax/NI) after successful completion of their 6-month probation period
This role will involve conveying Residents across locations so a driving license is essential.
This role can be both physically/emotionally demanding, and you must have the confidence and patience to deal/manage with the challenging behaviours that young people can present, applicants must be prepared to work with challenging behaviour. However, the role is also extremely rewarding and you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of the young people in your care.
The role is based at our residential homes in Darlington. Our Residents have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, which can involve complex diagnoses including autistic spectrum conditions.
You will need to deputise in the absence of the Head of Care as and when required. You will also be on required to be on call approximately every 3 weeks.
You will supervise a team of Residential Support Workers to implement the daily operational needs of a safe residential house whilst ensuring there is a high quality of care and appropriate levels of supervision for our Residents in accordance with the agreed holistic care plans and risk assessments in place for each Resident. Our Residential Support Worker’s main purpose is to support and facilitate the student’s holistic needs, care, wellbeing, learning and development to enable their growth in confidence and social independence in a multi-disciplined, dynamic environment. This includes their home and within the wider community. You will input into the preparation of care plans and progress reports for our Residents and provide formal supervision for the Residential Support Worker Team
The key duties of this role will include:
- Supervision of Residential Support Workers to implement the daily operational needs of a safe residential house whilst ensuring there is a high quality of care in a homely environment and appropriate levels of supervision for the young people in residence.
- Input into the preparation and implementation of PBS plans of the young people and their progress reports, keeping accurate and high-quality records.
- To be line manager for a number of Residential Support Workers, providing induction, training and formal supervision for residential support workers in their team.
We would be keen to hear from applicants with:
- A QCF level 3 in Care or equivalent qualifications and a supervisory/ team leading qualification and experience of first line management is desirable.
- Ideally, you will be an experienced support worker who has worked in a residential setting and/ or worked with children and young people with challenging behaviours.
- You may be required to provide personal care; therefore, it would be beneficial for you to have experience of this as well as medication handling experience.
- You will have excellent communication skills, as well as experience of report writing and record keeping.
For over 30 years, Ruskin Mill Trust has provided Specialist Independent Education to children and adults with complex needs including learning difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and disabilities. Our education method is inspired by Aonghus Gordon using the insights of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Ruskin Mill Trust works with hand, head, heart and place to provide students with the tools to transform material and in doing so transform themselves.
Working at Clervaux is incredibly rewarding and in return, we offer competitive salaries, with progression in pay once qualified and a private pension scheme. In addition, staff receive;
- A comprehensive and interactive induction, extensive training and development plan to include Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE), CPI Safety Intervention training and much more.
- Equivalent to 33 - 38 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing with your length of service with us.
- Free lunches, evening meals in the home when engaging with participants.
- Employee Assistance Program with Bhsf
- Medicash Health Cash Plan
The post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for both Adults and Children, a medical check, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK. Clervaux Garden School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure
We recommend applying earlier as we may review applications as they are received and therefore may close the vacancy if filled before the advertised closing date.
