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Role: Waking Night Children's Support Worker
Location: Underley Garden School, Kirkby Lonsdale
Salary: Up to £25,646.40 per annum (dependant on experience/qualifications)
Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week - 4 on 4 off shift pattern, shift times are 10.30pm - 9.15am and one training day per month 9.00am - 3.00pm)
How we reward you
We want our residents to have the best care possible, and therefore you'll receive an exceptional rewards package including:
- Basic Salary:
- Unqualified Care Worker: £23,940.80 per annum
- Qualified Care Worker: £25,646.40 per annum
- £500 welcome bonus.and an extra £500 after you pass your probation (minimum six months)
- Travel allowance - £250 per annum for under 10 miles away, £450 per annum for over 10 miles
- 255 hours' annual leave allowance, which equates to 6 weeks. This increases following two years' service to 298 hours which equates to 7 weeks. You are also entitled to an additional days holiday for one moment in time' to celebrate a special occasion.
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- Your Wellbeing Matters - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
- Earn £1000 by referring a friend
- Bank holiday bonus pay (Time and a half hourly rate per bank holiday hours worked)
And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that's right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover7
The Opportunity
Our next Waking Night Children's Support Worker will be someone who has:
- A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents' lives.
- The understanding that the people we care for can be challenging.
- Patience, resilience, and calmness.
- The ability to become the go to person for help, support and guidance with their everyday needs.
Some of your duties would be as follows
- Running night time routines
- Providing the care and support that the children need to be happy and healthy
- Complete relevant paperwork
- Undertake household tasks
- Assist with personal care and where appropriate administer medication.
We are hiring Waking Night Children's Support Workersfor Underley Gardens School which is an Independent Special School and Children's Home based near the village of Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria, providing care for young people between the ages of 5-19. The school was judged to be Outstanding in all areas in April 2022. During their latest inspection, the Children's Home was judged Good.
Options Autism are Specialists in Education, Care and Therapy for young people with autistic spectrum conditions, learning difficulties, complex behaviour associated with autism and anxiety and mental health needs.
And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
To apply now please click Apply on Company Site and follow the on screen instructions or call us today on 01204 927626 and speak to one our dedicated talent scouts!
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.
