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Residential Support Worker

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 13 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB3 0PZ, England

Salary

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Gretton School is seeking a Residential Support Worker to join their team, working with children and young people with high functioning autism.
  • The role involves alternating weekly shifts, with early shifts totaling 45 hours and late shifts totaling 32 hours, and the position is term-time only.
  • Candidates should have experience working in a challenging but rewarding environment and a passion for supporting the development of social and life skills.
  • The salary for this position is not specified in the job listing, but applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening.
  • Gretton School values a supportive work environment and is committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

Hours: Alternating weekly early and late shifts.

Early shift (45 hours) Monday 8am-4pm, Tuesday 7am-5pm, Wednesday - Friday 7am-4pm.

Late shift (32 hours) Mon-Thurs 2:30pm-10:30pm

Your new school

Gretton School is an independent specialist school for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions, specifically high functioning autism. We welcome students from 5-19 years old, as weekly boarders or as day students. Based just outside Cambridge, we work with 12 counties to provide a broad and individualised education for these unique and wonderful students. The school is growing and developing it's integrated therapeutic team are working tirelessly alongside the management team and the teaching and support staff to further develop our fantastic practise and outcomes. This is a really exciting time for Gretton School, its staff and students, do you have what it takes to share the journey, and effectively support the school to its rightful bright future?

Your new role

We are looking for exceptional people to work with our exceptional students. We are recruiting a Residential Support Worker to work in a friendly and supportive boarding environment where your input will be key in achieving positive outcomes for our young people. Our warm and homely boarding houses allow young people to stay at Gretton from Monday to Friday during term time. Our focus is on making sure each young person feels safe and cared for. A maximum of three young people live together in a house or bungalow within the school grounds. Working Hours:

  • Early shift (45 hours) Monday 8am-4pm, Tuesday 7am-5pm, Wednesday - Friday 7am-4pm.
  • Late shift (32 hours) Mon-Thurs 2:30pm-10:30pm
  • Sleep in duty as required in line with Rota. Cover waking nights if required.
  • Term time only

Note: Staff currently work 1 week of early shift followed by 1 week of late shift and so on. There is no requirement to work weekends or school holidays.What you'll need to succeed

We are seeking people who thrive on working in a challenging but immensely rewarding environment, who are passionate about supporting the development of social, life and independence skills and who truly want to make a difference in the lives of young people.What you'll get in return

Gretton is a friendly school where staff are supportive of each other inside and outside of the classroom and there is an opportunity to really make a difference to the lives of our students and their families. Gretton has a person-centred focus, providing each child with a personalised education and care programme tailored to help meet their unique needs. At Gretton, our staff are like family, so don't delay and apply today to join the Gretton family.

Safeguarding recruitment statement

Gretton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service. We aim to be a fair employer and are committed to equal opportunities. Gretton School does not discriminate against employees on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, disability or age.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

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