Children's Night Support Worker

Role: Children’s Night Support WorkerLocation: Mirfield, WF14 0DQSalary: £12.91/hrHours: Full or part time (30-40hrs) Role includes alternate weekends.Hollybank Trust, founded in 1954 has achieved a reputation of attaining very high care standards, working with children, young people and adults who have profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs.Orchard Court is one of our dedicated children’s residential services in Mirfield. It boasts seven accessible, en-suite rooms, all of which are wheelchair adapted and fitted with tracking hoists. It’s a happy home and there’s always lots going on – you’ll usually find cake on offer too!Brambles is an 8-bed home for younger children with profound and multiple learning disabilities. At Brambles, the highly-skilled and enthusiastic team love to foster a fun and vibrant environment, promote skill-building, and celebrate achievements - and they're also not shy of a good karaoke party! This is an active and busy environment but also a lot of fun.In addition to the children that reside with us on a permanent basis, the services also offers a respite provision for families. We are looking for some amazing people to join our team in Orchard Court and Brambles to help us continue to provide high-quality, person-centred care to the children we support.Before submitting your CV, please follow the link below to submit an application form, please note, applications that are not fully complete will be rejected, we require full education and work history.Trust Application Form - Digital form.pdfFull job description: Support Worker Nights Job Description.pdfPlease make it clear on your application how many hours you are applying for. Applications that do not include this detail may not be processed.What we look for from our staff:Confidence – being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.Curiosity – being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.Happiness – being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.Kindness – being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they’re struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals.What we offer:Onsite food and coffee shop - Mirfield site only. Discount and reward portal Full employee assistance program Accessible Mental Health First aidersLife insurance style policy Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leaveInitial DBS funded Access to nationally recognized qualificationsQuarterly coffee mornings and annual celebrationsStaff recognition awards Level Pay- Early access to wagesIncreasing annual leave with length of service -Overtime rates over FTE working hours Bank holiday bonus rates Dedicated wellbeing support and access to departmental wellbeing activitiesEnhanced pension scheme To find out more, please contact our recruitment team on recruitment@hollybanktrust.com or 01924 490833Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy. If the candidate does not have a DBS, Hollybank will pay for the DBS check. If the candidate leaves voluntarily in their first 12 months, £58.50 will be deducted from their final salary payment. PLEASE NOTE WE PRIMARILY COMMUNICATE VIA EMAILUnfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship to work in the UK, and we do ask that you have 6 months of UK based work experience (in any sector) before applying. We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Click here to find out more about our approach to equality and diversity.Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job.Due to Ofsted Regulations we cannot accept CVs for this role. You must complete a full application form to be considered for a role in our Children's Services or School.