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Ruskin Mill Trust
Old Bristol Road
Nailsworth
Stroud
Gloucestershire
GL6 OLA
Tel: 01453 837500
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Residential Support Worker (Term Time Only)
Stroud
Ruskin Mill College is the founding college of Ruskin Mill Trust. Located in the Cotswolds, the 140-acre site includes a wooded valley, a trout farm, market gardens, sustainably managed woodlands and a biodynamic farm. Nestled in the landscape are craft workshops including pottery, forge, textiles and woodwork.
Ruskin Mill College is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales.
We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
Residential Support Worker (Term Time Only)
Actual salary for 40 hours, 37 weeks £22,029 - £22,904* (FTE £26,994 - £28,065* per annum 40 hours, 52 weeks)
Sleep-ins paid at an extra £78.48 per night
Applicants who apply for this role at the current time will receive a Welcome Bonus of £1500 (subject to Tax/NI) after completion of their 6-month probation period.
(*This salary includes a market supplement for Residential Support Workers)
This post is based in and around Nailsworth, Stroud, and Stonehouse.
An exciting opportunity has become available to join Ruskin Mill College, Ruskin Mill Trust, as part of the committed team focusing on the holistic needs of the students. The students benefit from an extensive range of nutritional, therapeutic and medical support at each college that is reflected in the college sessions and in the residential provision. This is a great opportunity for anyone wanting a career across care and education.
This role can be both physically/emotionally demanding, and you must have the confidence/patience to adapt to the challenging behaviours that the young people can present. The role is also extremely rewarding as you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in our care.
For further information or to apply, please click on Apply Now or email the recruitment team at the email address to the right of this advert.
Roles are based at our Residential homes located throughout Nailsworth, Stonehouse and Stroud area currently.
Some of the locations are remote and not served by public transport so applicants will require own transport.
Drivers are preferred in order to support our students to fully access the community.
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
- Be able to work flexible hours as this role works predominantly evenings, weekend and sleepovers on a rota basis
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 our website.
NO AGENCIES or CVs
Salary: Actual salary for 40 hours, 37 weeks £22,029 - £22,904pa
Hours Per Week: 40 Hours per week, 37 weeks per year
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