Waking Night Support Worker (Apply in minutes)

**Please note: The successful candidate with receive full school holidays.**
**£25,584 - £27,269****+ Excellent benefits**
**Those huge, small victories**
Our residential houses accommodate young people with social, emotional, and
mental health needs; and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for
the young people in our care.
Working in our Residential Houses means being a part of a young person’s day-
to-day life and being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our
Residential Support Workers enable our young people to get their childhood
back and create pathways to become well-rounded adults – an incredibly
rewarding role to have.
Our support workers are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest
positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
Although there will be challenges along the way there will also be the
smallest moments which feel like a huge victory!
**Get out what you put in.**
You will take care of the day-today- needs of our young people and create
lasting memories along the way. We offer a 24-hour curriculum where we support
young people to get ready and attend school, support with independent living
skills, organise and take part in meaningful activities, complete paperwork
and create a homely, happy environment.
Evenings and weekends are for fun, whether this is playing on the Xbox,
playing a game of football, going to the cinema or go karting – not a bad way
to spend your day at work!
Working at Cedar House School is never dull, and the work really matters. We
strive to understand each young person’s needs personality and potential and
guide them toward a positive future. We thrive on establishing trusting and
meaningful relationships with our young people as they see us as a central
adult and positive role model in their lives.
**“Changing Lives, Building Futures” - We really do make a difference at Cedar
House School**
Enabling young people to progress and succeed is part of the DNA of our
integrated education, care, and clinical team and this is achieved by a
commitment to truly celebrating the individuality and talents of every young
person.
The state-of-the-art residential offering enables those young people who
reside at the school to benefit from the 24-hour curriculum, while living in a
truly homely and personalised environment.
The result is that each young person develops the skills and confidence to
achieve both academic and life successes, where they are given the launchpad
to realise their potential and leave ready to live life to the full. We were
recently recognised as Good in Education and Outstanding for our Residential
provision.
**What we do for you**
We know you are going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment,
we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education
sector. With us, you will get to bring learning to life and make a genuine
difference to the lives of our young people – plus you will get:
* **Training:** A full induction and on the job training
* **Holiday:** You will work hard at WG, so you will be rewarded with full school holidays
* **Flexible benefits:** meaning you can increasedecrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here.
* **Wellbeing:** a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
* **Medical cover** so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts.
* **Beautiful working environments** with the very best facilities – check out our schools [here](https:www.witherslackgroup.co.ukour-locationsour-schools)
* **Pension:** contributory pension scheme – matched up to 5%
* A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time.
* **Progression** : If career development is your thing, most of our team leaders and care managers have been promoted from within our setting
**Bring your whole self to work**
At the Witherslack Group; we celebrate everyone’s differences, as that is what
makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life,
diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that
diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire our young
people to be themselves. You do not need experience, but there are a few
things we will be looking for from you:
* A ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others.
* We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy are a must.
* The resilience to be able to deal with challenging situations.
* The ability to build great relationships with the young people within your care.
* A full UK driving licence.
* If you do not have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we will pay for you to study and support you every step of the way.
**If you are Interested in joining us?**
Our young people deserve the best possible future, and we feel the same about
our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led
employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare
of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will
cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer
welcoming application from all sections of the community.
For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached
document
[here](http:witherslackgroup.box.comswwiq3laj2isd8bbe4g2yhmpo0tbkaxrg)
To view our policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders please click [here
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To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the Parents and Carers
section of this SchoolLearning centre. You can find all our Schools [here
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