Location: Salisbury

Contract: Full Time

Role Type: Permanent

Working hours per week: (will include working shifts and some weekend working) 40

Hourly Rate: £11.59 -£12.28 DOE

Stratford Lodge is part of The Cambian Group, the UK’s largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health rehabilitation and learning disabilities. We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed Support Worker who will be based at Stratford Lodge in Salisbury.

Stratford Lodge

Stratford Lodge is a specialist residential care home that aims to provide care and links to education for young adults aged 19 – 25 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan.  The young adults we support will all have a diagnosis of both Autistic Spectrum Disorder, severe learning difficulties and other associated needs. Our young adults may display some behaviour that challenges.

Stratford Lodge will create personalised plans for each individual focused on building life skills including; independence and access to vocational pathways where appropriate in a way that supports each individual to achieve their own personal best.

This provision aims to cater for 4-6 young adults.

Stratford Lodge is registered with CQC and is rated ‘Good’; a rating it has maintained since opening in 2007.

Job role

You will be an integral part of a motivated and caring team including Support Workers, Senior Support Workers, Deputy Manager and Registered Care Manager.

As a key part of the dedicated teams we allocate to every young adult, you’ll have a vital role in helping our residents 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 young adults be the very best they can be.

In return, our new and improved training programmes will help you develop your professional skills. 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.

We are looking for Support Workers that are:

• Passionate about improving the lives of others
• A positive and consistent role model to others
• Innovative, engaging enthusiastic and inspirational
• A calm and listening person with a mature, supportive approach
• Flexible in working shift patterns on a rota basis to suit the needs of the young adults
• Seeking career development and training
• An excellent communicator and team player
• Confident to work with complex young adults and parents
• Able to input into professional documentation with the support of your management team

There will be a fully supported 6-month probationary period. You will receive a mentor and line manager to help you get the best start to your career at Stratford Lodge.

If you want to learn from, and work with a highly specialist, incredibly proud team that unlocks the potential of young adults who will challenge you, stand up to you, then trust you and ultimately move forward because of you, then please talk to us. We’d love to help you move forward too.

We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young adults and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online and reference checks.