Residential Support Worker

The Clervaux Trust is a registered charity that works with some of the most disadvantaged and disenfranchised young people and adults in the North East, including those excluded from school and those needing long term care due to learning disabilities, mental health issues or complex social needs. Applications are invited for the role of Residential Support Worker based in the Darlington area.

Residential Support Worker

30 and 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

 30 hours £13,162.50 to £15,482.25 per annum,

FTE Salary Range £17,550 to £20,643 per annum

Starting salary will be subject to qualifications and experience, there will be an additional payment of £70.50 for sleepovers

You will be part of a team of Residential Support Workers who support a number of residents with learning difficulties within a residential setting. This role may be required to provide personal care and work alongside young people with challenging behaviours. You will have responsibility for promoting and ensuring the safety, care, well-being, learning and development of the residents, to enable their growth in confidence and social and practical skills. You will be working on a shift basis working evenings and weekends.

The key duties of this role will include:

• The supervision and support of service users in their residential settings with a range of domestic activities such as cooking, shopping, cleaning and laundry.
• The supervision and participation with service users in social and recreational leisure      activities, such as walking, cinema, household outings, visiting friends and family.
• Completion of relevant paperwork is required.

  The requirements of this role are:

• Ideally you will be an experienced support worker who has worked in a residential setting and worked with young people with challenging behaviours.
• You will be required to provide personal care to some of our service users and as such it would be beneficial for you to have experience of this as well as medication handling experience.
• You will have excellent communication skills, as well as experience of report writing and record keeping.    You will also be expected to attend training sessions as required.

Closing Date:  12 noon, 14^th December 2018

Ruskin Mill Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure. Ruskin Mill Trust is committed to becoming an equal opportunities employer.

An application pack can be downloaded from our website www.rmt.org/jobs under or please email jozi.brough@rmt.org or contact Jozi, in the Department of Human Resources on 0114 252 5978

NO AGENCIES, CV’s WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.