Educational Residential Support Worker

Residential Educational Support Workers

Full Time

Full Time Salary £23,685.75

Fixed shifts, weekend only options also available

• Do you want to work in a role that enables you to change lives every day?
• Are you passionate about supporting education and learning with students who have complex educational and health needs?
• Is being part of an inspiring and compassionate team important to you?

If you answered yes, we would love you to consider this role at David Lewis!

Here at David Lewis, we are dedicated to helping our students to develop and thrive. Through a combination of working in the school or college and in the students’ residential home, your aim will be support educational development in both formal educational settings and in day to day life experiences.

• Our objective – to develop independence and educational growth
• Our outcome – thriving young people who love to learn and are able to gain work experience and paid work appropriate to their ability

The role will be interesting and varied; you will find yourself involved with every aspect of our residential student’s lives including practical hands on activities, providing emotional support and guidance and supporting with personal care needs.

We are a value based employer, whatever your experience, we are looking for compassionate, engaging people who want to make a difference. There will be challenges at times, but in return, the rewards you reap, seeing your students succeed, will be unmatched.

Whatever your background, or previous roles, we are looking for a very special type of person. Our students deserve the best. You will need courage, enthusiasm and determination. Above all else you will be an excellent communicator who has an engaging open style.

While experience is not essential, you must have a willingness to learn.. car driver is preferred.

Benefits of Working with David Lewis

You will have the opportunity to work with qualified and experienced professionals, gain access to accredited training and qualifications, which David Lewis will fund, and the chance to develop a successful and deeply rewarding career with the real chance of progression.

Alongside the satisfaction of making a real difference to our residential student’s lives, you will also enjoy:

Salary Enhancements:

Weekend work paid at 1.3 time’s basic rate;

Up to three times basic rate for Bank Holidays

The chance to pick up overtime on a regular basis

Flexible shift patterns to fit in with your life.

Other Benefits include:

· Free DBS and annual update service

· Paid while training

· An occupational pension (up to 6%)

· Annual % pay increase

· Sick Pay

· Life Assurance Cover (3 x basic annual salary)

· NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care

· Financial Support for Further Education

· Career Progression

· A comprehensive health and wellbeing provision including a Staff Counsellor, Staff Physio, Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health service and a dedicated Workplace Mentor

· On site gym and swimming pool

· Free parking

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

David Lewis is dedicated to improving the life experiences of people with complex epilepsy, autism, learning disabilities and other complex support needs from across the UK.

We have a successful track record built up over 120 years with expertise in specialist residential, education, day opportunities and clinical and therapeutic services

Our specialist school and college is part of an education, day opportunities and residential community.

Residential services for adults, either living in accommodation at our 165 acres in Warford or in one of our houses in a local town or village in Cheshire.

Adult day opportunities which develop social and vocational skills with the potential to lead to employment opportunities.

Access to therapy, nursing, medical and behaviour support if appropriate to an individual’s needs.

David Lewis is dedicated to improving the life experiences of people with complex epilepsy, autism, learning disabilities and other complex support needs from across the UK.

David Lewis provides care 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Hence, the post does require working early, late and weekend shifts as required.

David Lewis welcomes applications from a diverse talent pool.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks: This post, due to its nature, duties and responsibilities, will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS. This is funded by David Lewis