Options Autism are hiring Children’s Residential Support Workers in the Norfolk region!
Role: Children’s Residential Support Worker
Salary: £26,000.00 per annum plus £2,000 welcome bonus!*
Hours: Full-Time, Permanent (40 hours per week, 2 week Rolling Rota)
Location: Banham, Norfolk
Essential: Full UK Driving licence and access to own vehicle, plus the right to work in the UK required
How we reward you
We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:
- Basic Salary: £26,000.00 per annum
- £2,000 welcome bonus - £1,000 after 1 months employment and another £1,000 after 6 months employment!
- ‘Journey to Management’ programme – starting with your Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children Young People and Families Practitioner with the ability to continue on to your L5 Management qualification (all qualifications funded by us!)
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
- Critical illness cover
The Opportunity
Our next Children's Residential Support Worker will be someone who has:
- A Full UK Driving Licence
- A big heart and passion to make a difference to the occupants’ lives.
- Patience, resilience, and calmness.
Some of your duties would include:
- Supporting the occupants to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
- Completing relevant paperwork
- Undertaking household tasks
- Engage our occupants in tasks and activities
The Location
Options Autism, are recruiting Children’s Residential Support Workers to join our teams in our Acorn Park site. Acorn Park School is a special school for autistic individuals aged 5-19. Acorn Park is set in a 30 acre private estate, our occupants can learn, play in a holistic, happy and safe environment. Our registered independent accommodation offers support for vulnerable pupils with Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) and Complex needs.
We are based in Banham and within commuting distance from Diss, Thetford, Watton, Hethersett and surrounding towns and villages.
Options Autism is a national provider of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for individuals with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We provide a person-centred approach to education and support, looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our approach accordingly.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
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