Options Autism are hiring Senior Care
Skills, Experience, Qualifications, If you have the right match for this opportunity, then make sure to apply today.
Workers in the Dumfriesshire
region!
Role: Senior
Residential Care
Worker
Salary: Up
to £30,054 per annum (depending on experience plus sleep in and on
call
payments)
Hours:
Full-time, Permanent (39 hours per week) Rolling rota 5 days out of
7, mixture of early and late
shifts
Location:
Closeburn,
Dumfriesshire
Essential:
A full driving licence, and the Right to Work in the
UK
How we reward
you
We want our
occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll
receive an exceptional rewards package
including:
* Basic
Salary: Up to £30,054 per annum
(depending on experience plus sleep in and on call
payments)
* Sleep-ins
paid at £45.00 per
night
* ‘Journey to Management’
programme (all qualifications funded by
us!)
* Life
Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to
increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing
Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health
support services and physical health checks Options Autism are
recruiting Senior Residential Care Workers to join our teams within
the Dumfriesshire area.
And
market leading benefits offered through
our Flexible Benefits
Platform Vista that enable you to choose the
package that’s right for you,
including:
* A wide range of health,
wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of
discount options valid in the UK and
abroad
* Cycle to Work
Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase
Scheme
* Critical illness
cover
* Family Growth Support -
inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and
paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment
support.
The
Opportunity
Our
next Senior Residential Care Worker will be someone who
has:
* Mandatory: HNC
in Social Care, SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People)
- SCQF 7 (Level 3) or equivalent and the willingness to work toward
an SVQ in Social Services (Children and Young People) - SCQF 9
(Level 4)
* At least
two years supervisory
experience
* A big heart and
passion to make a difference to the occupants’
lives.
* Patience, resilience, and
calmness.
Some of your
duties will
include:
* Chaperoning
occupants to appointments and
activities
* Completing relevant
paperwork
* Household
tasks
* Administering
medication
* Lead, train and develop new and
existing support workers within your
team
* Helping the deputy manager to maintain a
skilled and knowledgeable
team
The
Location
Holistic Childcare and
Education consists of two accommodations, Closeburn House and Maben
House.
Closeburn House is an eleven bed
registered accommodation, supporting individuals from the ages of
10 – 16 years and is based in Closeburn. Maben House is a ten bed
registered accommodation, supporting individuals from the ages of 6
– 16 years and is based in Lochmaben. Both are within commuting
distance of Dumfries, Lockerbie and surrounding towns and
villages..
Both homes are dedicated to build
incredible futures by giving the occupants opportunities,
developing their life skills and personal
interests.
Your work will be challenging and
rewarding in equal measure. Working in a residential environment
where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, individuals are
listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as
possible.
Options Autism is a national provider
of specialist education, care and therapeutic services for
individuals with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties.
We provide a person-centred approach to education and support,
looking at the full needs of the individual and adapting our
approach accordingly.
We are really
proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially
certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year
running
How to
Apply
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instructions
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For
over 19 years Options Autism have provided care and education to
pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and
learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for
neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes
First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering
new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our
care.
We reserve the
right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of
suitable
applications.
Outcomes
First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and
efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in
Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout,
Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of
earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a
result of delays or changes in the compliance process. xsngvjr All stages
of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding
checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect
timescales.
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