Job Description

Advertised salary for full time, 52 week contract with one sleep in per week. Basic salary is £21,944.00 – £23.004.80 per annum if qualified. Term time and Part time contracts also available. Benefits: The below list of benefits are available to you from the start of your employment with us: Pension Blue Light Card Employee Assistance Programme Support gaining extra qualifications through our inhouse Learning and Development department along side industry leading experts The below benefits are available after 12 months of employment: Life Assurance (x2 of the basic salary) Critical Illness Cover (x1 basic annual salary paid up front) Medicash – Money back in your packet to cover a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses of up to £880) Are you looking to start a new Career in Social Care? Here at Oakwood we look to create an environment where independence and community inclusion can flourish. We do this by providing opportunities for the young people we support to learn new skills and build on existing skills within their home and in their local community; everyday life skills that will give them a sense of achievement and increased opportunity for the future. This is a new role supporting students in residential placements both in the classroom and at home. This is an exciting opportunity to play an instrumental part in the development of our young people as they progress through college life into adulthood achieving their personal and academic goals. The Daily Routine: You will be supporting with all aspects of the young persons life from personal care needs, life management, social activities and academic support in a college environment. You will develop meaningful relationships with our young people and in time can develop in your skills further as a key worker or in education. You will need to be flexible to cover a variety of shift patterns including days, evenings and weekends. You will be required to complete one sleep in shift per week. There is a rolling rota of 3 days one week and 4 days the next week, with every other weekend off. We will try and be flexible to accommodate personal needs and can also consider part time hours in excess of 30 per week. The Right Career? What is really important is to have a desire to work with Children or vulnerable young people with learning disabilities or challenging emotional and behavioural difficulties to make a difference to their lives. Experience in either a personal or previous work capacity is useful but aptitude is key; having a positive approach to life, being a caring person with an empathetic nature, being comfortable with feedback / continuous development, resilience and ability to manage your own behaviour and emotions during challenging situations, ability to inspire learning and act as a Learning Support Assistant in the College. We have recently restructured our management team to add a new role of Home Leader alongside senior roles to offer fast- track career development opportunities as well as considerable investment in qualifications and personal development. Qualifications and requirements: You will, ideally, have already achieved a OCF/NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent or be excited and driven by the prospect of gaining a recognised qualification with full financial and practical support from us. You will also complete our in-house Teaching Assistant programme giving you first stage teaching qualifications. English and Math at functional skills level 2 / equivalent or willing to study to achieve this. Able to sleep in one night per week Must have the ability to understand and implement company polices, legal expectations, including safeguarding protocols to ensure a safe environment for people we support. Ability to work under own initiative, ask for feedback and continuously reflect and develop. A full UK driving license is desirable. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check and Covid vaccinations