Role: Children’s Support Worker
Location: Mirfield
Salary: £12.81/hr
Hours: Full Time, 37.5
Shifts: 7am-2:30pm, 2pm – 9:30pm, including alternate weekends.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK, and we do ask that you have at least 6 months of UK based work experience in any sector.
Due to a recent expansion, our Ofsted rated Outstanding Children’s Service in Mirfield are looking for 2 Full-time Support Workers to join their service to support our children with complex needs.
Orchard Court is our children’s residential home in Mirfield. It boasts seven accessible, en-suite rooms, all of which are wheelchair adapted and fitted with tracking hoists.
Since Orchard Court is a home – and a happy one at that! – for children, the communal spaces throughout the home feature paintings and artwork on the walls that have been handpicked to bring a smile to the faces of the children. There’s always lots going on at Orchard Court, with an activity calendar coordinated by a team that bring fun and laughter to the home.
As a Children’s Support Worker, the aim is to provide day to day holistic support to our children and young people following the eight intrinsic principles. To ensure the highest quality of care, support, and community experience to assist our children and young people who have a range of complex disabilities to maintain a degree of independence and improved quality of life.
Your day-to-day work will centre on building trust, encouraging positive routines, and helping each child develop confidence and life skills. The position is for day shifts only, you will be required to do a mixture of mornings and afternoons, as well as alternate weekend working, the option to do long shifts is available once settled.
What we ask for from all our colleagues:
- The confidenceto challenge the norm and try new things.
- Being curiousby asking questions and showing an interest in training and development opportunities.
- Treating people with kindness, dignity, and respecting boundaries.
- Bringing your best self to work, being happyand positive in the way you work.
What we offer:
- Onsite food and coffee shop (Mirfield site only).
- Discount and reward portal.
- Full employee assistance program.
- Access to workplace Mental Health First aiders.
- Life insurance style benefit.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- A funded DBS (initial DBS only).
- Access to nationally recognised qualifications.
- Quarterly coffee mornings and annual celebration days.
- Staff recognition awards.
- Early access to wages through the LevelPay app.
- Annual leave that rises with your length of service.
- Enhanced pay rates for overtime and bank holidays.
- Dedicated wellbeing support, and access to departmental wellbeing activities.
- Enhanced pension scheme.
To find out more call Eimi or Ashleigh on 01924 490833, or send an email through to recruitment@hollybanktrust.com
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK.
Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment & Selection policy.
We will pay for your initial DBS check, unless you have a portable DBS, however, if the candidate leaves voluntarily within the first 12 months, £58.90 will be deducted from your final salary payment.