Job Description Location: The Forum School, Blandford Forum
Salary from £30,073.68 up to £31,165.68 DOE
We are looking for the best to join the best!
The Forum School are recruiting now for experienced Night Residential Support Workers to join their growing team.
The Forum School, a 38-52 weeks school and home for children and young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, in Blandford Forum. Our main priority for this job role is to find people with the right values, behaviours and attitudes that match our own! We’re seeking to recruit some great new residential support workers; people with the right values and behaviours to work with our children and young people – could this be you?
We are located in the beautiful Dorset countryside with 28 acres of land, a theatre, sports hall, swimming pool, indoor and outdoor horse riding areas, a climbing wall and so much more!
Key Responsibilities
Supervise and support young people if they wake during the night and support with their morning routines.
Support young people with any prescribed emergency medication.
Provide a supportive and nurturing environment that promotes individual growth.
Champion young people’s emotional and physical wellbeing.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver personalised care plans.
Act as a positive role model while engaging young people in educational and social activities.
Facilitate and support daily living tasks and routines, ensuring safety and well-being.
Why work with us?
Because every day is unique, rewarding, inspiring and full of purpose!
Real opportunities for career progression – we offer a free Level 3 qualification and continuous promotion opportunities.
Feel supported every step of the way with friendly management and senior leaders who truly care.
Access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme because your wellbeing matters.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Genuine passion for improving the lives of young people.
Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
Flexible approach to shift work, adapting to varying scheduling needs.
Mature, calm demeanour with active listening skills.
Must hold a clean Full UK Driving License.
Cambian pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer. And we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
If you want to learn from and work with a highly specialist, incredibly proud and integrated team that unlocks the potential of young people 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.
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.