£26,103- £28,065 per annum 40 hours, 52 weeks
Starting salary is subject to qualifications
(
This salary includes a market supplement for Residential Support Workers)
After further completion of relevant RMT courses and increased length of service there is a potential to earn up to FTE £32,310
Sleep-ins paid at an extra £78.48 per night
(This equates to approximately £3,500 additional payment when working 1 sleep-in shift per week)
Based in Crymych or Myanachlog-ddu, Pembrokshire
Applicants who apply for this role at the current time will receive a Welcome Bonus of £1,500 (subject to Tax/NI) after successful completion of their 6-month probation period
Ruskin Mill Trust currently offers residential support for students, providing Practical Skill Therapeutic Education for young people aged 16 to 25 years who have a range of learning difficulties, including autistic spectrum disorders and
behaviours that challenge.
Our service is continually developing and we are always looking for committed individuals who feel they can help us to achieve our aims. Individual development is given the highest priority together with the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of a positive and progressive service. Welsh speaker desirable but not essential
In order to be successful in this role you will:
• Have a strong desire to support young people, have excellent observational skills, and the ability to problem solve and think creatively to enable our young people to reimagine their potential
• Be a patient, caring, compassionate with a young person-centred nature
• Demonstrate the ability to manage emotionally challenging situations, be a team player with experience of support work in both educational and residential settings
• Emotional intelligence and resilience with the ability to react calmly in stressful situations
• Be able to work flexible hours as this role works predominantly evenings, weekend and sleepovers on a rota
basis
• A NVQ 3 in Health and Social Work would be desirable, but not essential, as Ruskin Mill Trust will financially
• support you to gain this qualification
Due to the locations of some of our team houses at Plas Dwbl, Pembrokeshire with travel to Ty’r Eithin, Carmarthenshire– being a driver with access to your own vehicle would be advantageous. Shifts involve working primarily during the evenings and weekends, including sleepovers.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an autoenrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
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