Support Worker (Children's Home)

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Support Worker (Children’s Homes)
Salary: £18,579 - £19,977 per annum + benefits + overtime (paid at time and a half) + enhanced weekend rates (time and a third)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Holidays: 247.5 hours per year (including bank holidays), increases with length of service
Type: Permanent
Role Summary
At Seashell we support those with profound and complex learning difficulties, sensory impairments, communication disorders, autism and complex health needs. We are recruiting for amazing Residential Support Workers to join our team of heroes who make a real difference to our children every single day they come to work! Our team of support workers work in our state of the art 4 bedroom children’s homes at our site in Cheadle Hulme, near Manchester airport. (No travel required)
We’re looking for somebody who would love to spend the day with our children (aged 2 – 18 years old) and support them with a range of different things that they may require additional support with. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (including working alongside medical staff, local authorities, specialist practitioners, therapists, education teams) to ensure we are providing the best possible care the children here.
What a role atSeashell can offer you:

• If you’re not qualified, we’ll support you to achieve the Level 4 Diploma in Children, Young People and Families Practitioner qualification
• Experience delivering specialist care
• Experience working as part of an MDT
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning and development
• Overtime available, paid at time and a half
• Enhanced weekend rates of pay, paid at time and a third

Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience working in a care setting supporting children/people with complex learning disabilities and communication, behavioural and sensory impairments or in a mental health setting is desirable but not essential. We also consider life experience.
• GCSE English and Maths (grade A-C) or level 2 literacy and numeracy qualification is a requirement for these positions.
• If you have experience working with complex health needs, e.g. tracheostomy or peg feeding experience, this would be advantageous

The details:

• You’ll work a rolling rota with shifts over 7 days (every other weekend,* andno nights*)
• Challenging behaviours will present in these roles so to fully support our young adults, candidates should be comfortable working in this type of environment (full training is provided)
• This role will include helping with their daily routine, developing their independence skills, personal care, leisure activities or helping them to communicate.

Our benefits
Pension scheme (8%), life assurance, access to physio, employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, cycle scheme, on site parking, on site gym, generous holidays, enhanced weekend pay rates (time and a third) annual performance related pay scheme, competitive salaries, enhanced pay rates for weekend shifts, career advancement opportunities and lots more.
About Seashell Trust
Seashell Trust runs an Outstanding (Ofsted) special School, and a specialist College together with (17) on-site residential homes - (6) Children’s Homes and (1) Short Break Service (Ofsted) and (10) CQC registered provision for children and young adults with complex learning disabilities, physical disabilities and multisensory impairments.
We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.
This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of our safer recruitment policy, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost) and full references will be taken.
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £18,579.00-£19,977.00 per year