Senior Residential Support Worker

Senior Residential Support Worker

40 hours per week/52 weeks per year

Total Salary range £19,943 - £22,631 per annum pro rata   (including a market rate supplement) + £70.50 per sleepover

Please be advised that the commencing salary is subject to qualifications and experience

Transform Residential Limited is the associated residential provision of The Ruskin Mill Trust Group which operates five colleges Birmingham, Horsley (Gloucestershire), Pembrokeshire, Sheffield, and Stourbridge, an associated site in Darlington, as well as an independent specialist school in Sheffield.  We provide innovative and experiential education for children, young people and adults with special learning needs, developed out of the inspiration of Rudolf Steiner, William Morris and John Ruskin.

Applications are invited for the above post to work flexible hours during a 40 hour week, based in Stourbridge, working primarily during the evenings and weekends, including sleepovers, on a rota basis.

The successful applicant will have a role in supervising a team of Residential Support Workers to implement the daily operational needs of a safe residential house whilst ensuring there is a high quality of care and appropriate levels supervision for the young people in residence.  As a senior practitioner the role will also include input into the preparation of care plans and progress reports and the provision of formal supervision for residential support workers.

A NVQ level 3 in Care or equivalent qualifications and a supervisory/ team leading qualification and experience of first line management would be advantageous.

Transform Residential Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check. Transform Residential Limited is committed to becoming an equal opportunities employer.

Closing Date:   Midday on Monday 8^th October 2018

For an application pack, visit www.rmt.org/jobs or contact, Department of Human Resources Department Glasshouse College, Wollaston Road, Amblecote, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HF,  email recruitment@ghc.rmt.org or telephone 01384 399403, to whom fully completed applications must be returned.