Role: Senior Support Worker (Children’s Residential)
Location: Mirfield, WF14 0DQ
Salary: £12.48/hr (this will increase from April 2023)
Hours: 37.5hrs per week, including alternate weekends

Hollybank Trust, founded in 1954 has achieved a reputation of attaining very high care standards, working with children, young people and adults who have profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs.

Due to the expansion of our children's services, we are now looking for 2 experienced senior support workers to join our teams in Brambles and Orchard Court in Mirfield. Additional training will be provided, but this role would suit someone with experience of working within a residential service for children or young people, and supervising staff. We would be particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have experience in coordinating respite provision for children and young people.

As a senior support worker, you would be responsible for supporting the registered manager with the day-to-day management of the service, including supervising a team of support workers, administering medications, and auditing care plans and processes.

What we look for from our staff:

• Confidence – being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.
• Curiosity – being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.
• Happiness – being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.
• Kindness – being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they’re struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals. 

What we offer:

• A competitive salary and great pension scheme.
• Paid pre-employment training to give you a great head start. 
• An employee rewards scheme with retail discounts and more.
• A comprehensive employee assistance program, including support for mental health, a company sick pay scheme, and a life insurance benefit.
• A fantastic, open, and supportive working environment.
• Training & Development opportunities to support your development.
• A wealth of opportunities to gain experience in a variety of skills.

To find out more, please contact Jodie Edgar-Brown@hollybanktrust.com or 01924 490833 ext. 497 

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy.

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Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.