Support Worker

We are actively looking for Support Workers to support a residential service and school that provides specialist support for children with autism and learning difficulties aged between 7 and 19. The service comprises both a residential home and school. This role will cover both the children’s day to day life and activities within the residential service as well as within the classroom to provide continuity to the young people’s lives, which is highly important to the students at the school.

The schools and residential services are both designed to provide specialist support for children and young people and to bring out the maximum potential of the young people they support and the role of the Support Worker is to help bring out the best in the children that you support.

Duties:

• Meeting the needs of the students and young people that live at the service
• Safeguarding the Children and Young People
• Managing challenging behaviours
• Facilitate education and sessions with the education team
• Planning and engaging in fun and creative activities
• Supporting the Young People to gain independence skills
• House duties including cooking and cleaning
• Personal Care

The children are supported to socialise and meet lifelong friends in a safe and nurturing environment. The approach blends a mixture of education and care with therapeutic support to focus directly on life, work and independence skills. There are qualified occupational therapists, a clinical psychologist and a team of trained carers and teachers to support both the students and to support the team to maximise the potential of the young people they care for.

Person Specification:

• A calm, patient and empathetic nature
• Experience in the care sector (desirable)
• The passion for working with young people and maximising their potential in life

This is a full-time position with excellent opportunities for career progression, and great training opportunities.