Follow the link below to be taken to the online application form. Please note we may choose the close the vacancy earlier than the advertised deadline if we find a suitable candidate. The post holder will work as a lead support for a named student with complex needs to offer specific and specialist emotional, behavioural support and personal care, and to provide additional support for the day time support team.
They will also ensure appropriate care and support of the student including medical needs, dietary needs and personal care/hygiene. They must provide effective communication with colleagues and be able to keep accurate records.
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.
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
• To meet regularly with the student and support worker if appropriate, throughout the day to provide
additional emotional and behavioural support.
A Welsh speaker desirable but not essential.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment 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.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on
The post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for both adults and children, medical check, evidence of qualifications, and verification of the right to work in the UK.
Ruskin Mill Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.