Job title: Children’s Residential Support Worker
Location: Mirfield (WF14 0DQ)
Hours: Part-time (30hrs) including alternate weekends
Salary: £9.60/hr

We are Hollybank, a school and residential care provider based in West Yorkshire. We provide a range of care and support services for children, young people, and adults with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and complex needs.

Orchard Court is our children’s residential home in Mirfield. It boasts seven accessible, en-suite rooms, all of which are wheelchair adapted and fitted with tracking hoists. It’s a happy home and there’s always lots going on.

We offer full-time residential care, as well as short breaks and emergency placements, where possible. We’re overseen by Ofsted and are registered for children and young people, aged 0-18 years. All our children have complex physical disabilities and associated communication, sensory and learning difficulties and our dedicated staff team is specially trained to support a range of complex medical conditions.

We can look after children that need around the clock support and our services include social care, continued educational and personal development, medical intervention, physiotherapy, speech & language therapy, and occupational therapies input. These are all integrated into a 24-hour interdisciplinary plan of care.

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 call Eimi Kajando-Clifford on 01924 490833 for an informal chat or via email on e.kajando-clifford@hollybanktrust.com

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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We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Click here to find out more about our approach to equality and diversity.

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.