Children's Support Worker - West Orchard, United Kingdom - Hollybank Trust - Mirfield

Hollybank Trust - Mirfield

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West Orchard, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Children's Support Worker (Orchard Court)

Location:
Mirfield, WF14 0DQ

Salary:
£11.54/hr

Hours:
Full and part-time hours available all roles include alternate weekends

Hollybank Trust, founded in 1954 has achieved a reputation of attaining very high care standards, working with children, young people and adults who have profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs.

Orchard Court is one of our dedicated children's residential services in Mirfield. It boasts seven accessible, en-suite rooms, all of which are wheelchair adapted and fitted with tracking hoists. It's a happy home and there's always lots going on - you'll usually find cake on offer too

Following an expansion of our children's services, we are looking for some amazing people to join our team in Orchard Court to help us continue to provide high-quality, person-centred care to the children we support.

What we look for from our staff:

Confidence
being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.

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Curiosity - being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.
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Happiness - being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.
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Kindness - being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they're struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals.

What we offer:

A competitive salary and great pension scheme.
Paid preemployment training to give you a great head start.
An employee rewards scheme with retail discounts and more.
A comprehensive employee assistance program, including support for mental health, a company sick pay scheme, and a life insurance benefit.
A fantastic, open, and supportive working environment.
Training & Development opportunities to support your development.
A wealth of opportunities to gain experience in a variety of skills.

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 policy. We will ask you to pay for your initial
DBS check, unless you have a portable DBS, and then the cost of this will be reimbursed to you upon successful completion of your probation period.

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**_ Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job._