Night Support Worker - Children's Disabilities in Preston

Support Worker

40 Hours per week

Hourly rate: £14.00 unqualified/ £14.70 qualified

Brook View School are expanding and set to open a new home. We are looking for staff with a range of experience and backgrounds to come and make this house a home ready for the Children and Young People to move into. We do require staff who hold a full UK driving license for this role.

A rare chance to be part of setting up a new home, creating the ethos and culture to the highest standards under the brand-new leadership we have in place at Brook View School. As a key part of the dedicated teams, you’ll have a vital role in helping children and young people learn and develop skills for life. You don’t need any special qualifications for this role, but you do need to share our passion to help children be the very best they can be.

In return, our new and improved training programmes will help you develop your professional skills and recognised qualifications (fully funded). And you’ll also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession and, just like our residents, you will be learning all the time through our on-going mentoring and support.

At Brook View, we recognise that work life balance is important. Our full-time staff work 40 hours a week on a rota basis, covering a mixture of early and late shifts (with Sleep Ins).

Cambian Brook View School offers Education, Care and Clinical support for children and young people aged 8 to 18 years, who come to us on a full time, residential basis from across the country, with a range of Autistic Spectrum and associated complex needs.

Set in over 20 acres of beautiful countryside with the potential for forest dens and classrooms, gardens, stables, tracks and trails, our teams will have the chance to build an amazing landscape for nurturing and developing the creativity and imagination of our children and young people.

Dedicated and skilled Principal and Registered Manager who provides excellent leadership across the school and home.

• Level 3 – Level 5 diplomas fully funded.
• Management development programs - if you wish to sustain a long term and progressive career with an organisation that has an international presence like no other provider in this field.
• On shift meals provided.
• Employer Pension Scheme and generous 6 weeks annual leave.
• Free parking.
• High street discount scheme.
• Earning potential – overtime and extra sleep ins available.

We are one of the largest providers of specialist education and behavioural health services for children in the UK. To enable all people in our care to achieve their personal best.

Requirements for DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice. Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.