Residential Support Worker - Schools

Those huge, small victories

Our residential houses accommodate young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs; and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young people in our care.

Working in our Residential Houses means being a part of a young person’s day-to-day life and being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our Residential Support Workers enable our young people to get their childhood back and create pathways to become well-rounded adults – an incredibly rewarding role to have.

Our support workers are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. Although there will be challenges along the way there will also be the smallest moments which feel like a huge victory!                   

Get out what you put in.

You will take care of the day-today- needs of our young people and create lasting memories along the way. We offer a 24-hour curriculum where we support young people to get ready and attend school, support with independent living skills, organise and take part in meaningful activities, complete paperwork and create a homely, happy environment.

Evenings and weekends are for fun, whether this is playing on the Xbox, playing a game of football, going to the cinema or go karting – not a bad way to spend your day at work!

Working at Cedar House School is never dull, and the work really matters. We strive to understand each young person’s needs personality and potential and guide them toward a positive future. We thrive on establishing trusting and meaningful relationships with our young people as they see us as a central adult and positive role model in their lives.

“Changing Lives, Building Futures” - We really do make a difference at Cedar House School

Enabling young people to progress and succeed is part of the DNA of our integrated education, care, and clinical team and this is achieved by a commitment to truly celebrating the individuality and talents of every young person.

The state-of-the-art residential offering enables those young people who reside at the school to benefit from the 24-hour curriculum, while living in a truly homely and personalised environment.

The result is that each young person develops the skills and confidence to achieve both academic and life successes, where they are given the launchpad to realise their potential and leave ready to live life to the full. We were recently recognised as Good in Education and Outstanding for our Residential provision.

What we do for you

We know you are going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you will get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you will get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You will work hard at WG, so you will be rewarded with full school holidays
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here.
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts.
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
• Pension: contributory pension scheme – matched up to 5%
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every time.
•  Progression: If career development is your thing, most of our team leaders and care managers have been promoted from within our setting

Bring your whole self to work

At the Witherslack Group; we celebrate everyone’s differences, as that is what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves. You do not need experience, but there are a few things we will be looking for from you:

• A ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others.
• We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy are a must.
• The resilience to be able to deal with challenging situations.
• The ability to build great relationships with the young people within your care.
• A full UK driving licence.
• If you do not have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), we will pay for you to study and support you every step of the way.

If you are Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future, and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming application from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document.