Job Title: Trainee Support Worker

Pay:
£10.40 - £12.40 per hour
Overnight Bonus
Full time salary £19,200 - £21,200

Hours: 40 hours per week

Contract: 12-week contract, and then permanent upon completion of satisfactory work assignment.

Starting: ASAP but happy to wait for you to complete your notice period

HRGO Education are looking for Trainee support workers​ to join our team to help support a special needs school in the Attleborough/Diss/Thetford area.

As a support worker, you will support children and young people in their daily lives, ensuring they are safe, comfortable, and healthy.
This means being with them in their residential setting in the day, and evenings, on a shift basis.

This is a great opportunity to start or continue your career in care, working as part of a team committed to helping children with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure and you will be working in a setting where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where children and young people are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.

Our support workers carry out an essential and varied role to provide the individual, bespoke, support required by the children and young people in our care. You will help the children with their nightly routine, collaborating with colleagues to ensure a smooth day to night transition, complete relevant paperwork, deliver personal care, undertake household tasks, and where appropriate administer medication.

Previous experience in a care setting would be great but isn't essential as full training will be given, and the right motivation, personal qualities and levels of resilience are just as important. These roles are ideal for people working in customer-facing industries including retail, hospitality, and leisure, looking for a new role that makes a real difference to children's lives and futures.

Already qualified to or willing to work towards your NVQ3 in Health & Social Care (Which the school are happy to pay for), you will be calm, engaging, resilient, able to work the required shifts, and be motivated to provide a safe, caring environment where every child can thrive.

About the School

The aim of the school is to provide enough support to unlock each child's potential so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. Our schools provide young people with as much freedom as possible in a safe and supervised environment. This is achievable due to the dedication and support from a range of employed professionals who are passionate, reliable, and understanding.

Qualities and experience we look for:

• Prior experience working with children or vulnerable adults - perhaps you have worked in schools or a care background before?
• Qualifications relating to education or medical/care. This could be a manual handling certificate through to a degree in counselling. If you think it could be relevant, we are interested in speaking to you!
• Had experience with family members who have special education needs or needed special medical support.
• A passion for education and want the opportunity to make a real difference to a child's life.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE ABOVE BUT HAVE THE PASSION TO TRY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO A CHILDS LIFE THEN PLEASE DO APPLY