Residential Support/Care Workers

Residential Support/Care Workers –  WEEKENDS ONLY CONTRACTS

Cheadle Hulme, near Handforth

Salary range: £15,773 - £17,584 pro rata per annum

Holidays:  Year 1 is 33 days, rising to 38 including bank holidays after 5 years

Do you want to make a real difference?

What are we looking for?

We are recruiting for talented Weekend Only Residential Support Workers to join our expert Care Teams!  The positions are for our Children’s homes, Young Adults’ homes and for our Short Breaks/Respite Services in our state of the art 4 bedroom homes on site at Cheadle Hulme near Handforth.   Experience in a care/support role is preferred but not essential as we provide training on Induction.    Level 3 qualification in Residential Childcare or Health & Social Care advantageous.  So if you are passionate about providing care and support, have the right attitude and share our values, then we’d like to hear from you!

What are the roles?

These are permanent weekend only roles and will involve providing daily care and support for our students outside the classroom including personal care needs, mobility, daily routine support, communication, independent living skills, education and leisure activities.  Some challenging behaviours may present, so similar experience is advantageous but not essential.

What are the hours?

• Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays OR  Saturdays and Sundays only
• early shifts between 7.30am – 3.00pm
• Late shifts between 3pm – 10.00pm
• We can consider early shifts only or late shifts only or a flexible combination

What are the benefits?

Pension scheme, on site gym, employee assistance programme, online retail and leisure discounts, cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers, free parking and generous holidays!

We’ve recently introduced performance related pay reviews and offer good career development opportunities with a structured and clear salary progression scale depending on qualifications, training and experience.

Who are we?

Seashell Trust is a national charity supporting children and young adults with complex learning disabilities and additional communication needs from across the UK.  We provide education and care, from 3-25 years, at our outstanding residential school and college and through our short breaks services.

We provide an environment that is safeguarded and as part of our safer recruitment policy, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost) and full references will be taken.

We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities.  Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

You may have experience of the following: Residential Support Worker, Care Staff, Young People, Voluntary Sector, Residential Care Worker, Community Development, Social Care Worker, Community Services, NHS Support Worker, Care Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, etc.