Residential Support Worker (Male Applicants Only)

We are recruiting for male support workers that have a passion for helping vulnerable young people. Do you have experience supporting children with complex needs and want to apply this in a trauma-informed, therapeutic setting? Would you like to learn British Sign Language (BSL) and grow your career in a nurturing, child-centred environment?

Rolle House is a registered Children’s Home specialising in supporting Deaf young people with complex needs who are aged 11–18. The Home has a distinct ethos as being nurturing and child-centred, applying therapeutic and trauma informed approaches (Thrive). In this role you will develop your skills as part of a passionate and caring team and have opportunities to grow in your career. You will be supported to upskill, and develop all aspects of continued professional development, such as formal qualifications such as a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or various in-house training on topics like BSL, complex needs, trauma informed approach and neurodiversity.

We are looking for resilient, caring and committed Residential Support Workers to work with Deaf young males who have experienced developmental trauma, attachment difficulties and displayed sexual behaviours. You’ll act as a positive role model for the young person by helping them build life skills and emotional resilience in a safe and compassionate way while setting and maintaining boundaries to keep our young people safe. This post is open to male applicants only and is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

In the day-to-day aspect of your role as Residential Support Worker, you will be supporting our young people in developing their everyday opportunities, creating fun and developmental activities that support their wellbeing and independence. All helping to create happy memories as part of the young people’s childhood experiences. Working on a rota as part of a team of 4, you will work around 35 hours (including sleep-ins as part of a 24 hours shift) across a 3-week shift pattern. You will combine maintaining a well-run, clean, and cared for home whilst meeting the daily needs of the young people’s care, enjoyment, and achievement.

Working at Rolle House children’s home you can be certain that you are part of a team that does its utmost to inspire and enable our young people to be the best they can be. Preparing young people for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling future.

Can you demonstrate:

• Experience of working with children with complex needs, and a desire to work within a Care setting
• A caring and resilient personality who really wants to make a difference to young people’s lives
• The drive and motivation to achieve outstanding outcomes for the young people we support
• Proven experience with working in a successful team
• Commitment to training and development, including sponsorship to achieve BSL and L3 Diploma in Residential Care (Children and Young People)

What we offer:

• The opportunity to join a committed team of professionals working together to secure high achievement for all our young people
• A programme of professional development and sponsorship for Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and British Sign Language (BSL)
• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Group Personal Pension including 8% employer contribution
• Life assurance scheme of x3 the employee's actual salary
• Recruitment referral bonus scheme of £500 in total
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Access to a 24/7 Employee assistance program
• Opportunity to work in a caring and supportive home, part of a larger Charity and located within a close proximity to the beach

The advertised salary includes an allowance of £45 per sleep-in, totaling an estimated £3,000pa, claimed through monthly timesheets.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults; as such an enhanced DBS check is required. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The Academy is a Disability Committed Employer in promoting diversity and inclusion for all its students and staff. The Academy is also signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant in supporting ex-service personnel in recognising their skills and experience.