Job Role:

As the Senior Support Worker will be responsible for managing the day staff team, including allocation of duties, supervision and incident management. You will be responsible for ensuring that we are providing high quality care and support to the young people and that we are compliant with CQC regulations. You will be responsible for overseeing the care and support of the students within the accommodations including ensuring that support plans, risk assessments etc. reflect the needs of the students in relation to their day support needs. As part of your role you may also need to assist in supporting young people with personal care needs.

You will work with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure that we are supporting students to achieve their best. You will be responsible for ensuring that staff absence is recorded appropriately and handed over to the night shift. As we are a 24/7 education provider you will ensure that the extended curriculum is being implemented effectively and work with staff to achieve this, you will work with your team to set appropriate targets and to support the team to work towards these.

Candidate Profile:

The Senior Support Worker will be enthusiastic, committed and flexible. You will need to be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively to ensure that deadlines are met. You should be able to work a four-week rota pattern covering a combination of days, evenings and weekends. A good knowledge of CQC regulations and safeguarding procedures is desirable but full training will be provided. An awareness of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards would be beneficial.

You will be a member of the support team employed to respond effectively and sensitively to the broad ranging and often complex social, emotional, educational and recreational needs of young adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, within their residential environment. Part of your role will be to enhance and facilitate the achievement of high-quality support & education. You will be given training on how to manage behaviours that challenge.

To be offered this role you MUST hold a Level 3 diploma in Health & Social Care.

Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.

The young people we educate and care for come to us with a huge variety of needs and difficulties. Our challenge is to help them build the hope, confidence, knowledge and skills to unlock their potential.

From innovative educational experiences to national curriculum programmes, supported by passionate teams of specialists and key workers, we actively enable each young person to achieve their personal best, all in an environment that best suits them.

The College caters for young people and adults, between the ages of 16 – 25, that have autism, additional learning needs and associated complex behaviours across day, 38 and 52 week placements. Successful candidates will be part of a large supportive team who work holistically across Care, Education and Therapeutic services supporting each other’s practice.

This is a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with trained, qualified professionals from across our multidisciplinary team and to join an expanding, successful educational organisation.

From the 11th November 2021 anyone working in a CQC-registered care home in England for residents requiring nursing or personal care must have 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.  You will be required to provide evidence of this unless you have a medical exemption, in which case we will require evidence of your medical exemption.

We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer. And we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

If you want to learn from and work with a highly specialist, incredibly proud and integrated team that unlocks the potential of young people, then please talk to us. 

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