Outcomes First Group | Senior Care Worker

6 days ago

morecambe, United Kingdom Outcomes First Group Full time

Options Autism are hiring Senior Care Workers in the Kirkby Lonsdale area Ofsted Outstanding provision 2024

Role: Senior Care Worker (House Manager)

Salary: Up to £35,500.00 per annum (inclusive of 8 sleep in payments per month)

Location: Underley Garden School, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week - There is a 2 week shift rota so you can plan your year in advance;
Week 1 – Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday
Week 2 – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.)

Essential: 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: £29,640.00 per annum
    • Sleep Ins paid at £60 per night
  • Travel allowance - £250 per annum for under 10 miles away, £450 per annum for over 10 miles
  • 255 hours’ annual leave allowance, which equates to 6 weeks. This increases following two years’ service to 298 hours which equates to 7 weeks. You are also entitled to an additional days holiday for ‘one moment in time’ to celebrate a special occasion.
  • £2,000 Welcome Bonus; that’s £1,000 after three months and an extra £1,000 after you pass your probation (minimum six months)*
  • Life Assurance
  • Free Gym Membership
  • 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
  • Earn £1,000 by referring a friend
  • Bank holiday bonus pay (Time and a half hourly rate per bank holiday hours worked)

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, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more
  • 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 Care Worker will be someone who has: 

  • Mandatory: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or NVQ equivalent
  • A big heart and passion to make a difference to the occupants’ lives.
  • Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Some of your duties would 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

We are hiring Senior Care Workers for Underley Garden School which is an Independent Special School and Accommodation based near the village of Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria, providing support for individuals between the ages of 5-19.  The school was judged to be Outstanding in all areas in April 2022. The residential provision also received an Outstanding judgement in all areas in February 2024

Parent quote from the annual survey-

  • “I have been blown away by the professionalism, care and personal, warm approach of the Underley team from my very first interaction with them. I engaged with many residential schools before finding Underley and they stand head and shoulders above any others I came across. I feel absolutely blessed my child is with them and he is making extraordinary progress. I can’t thank them enough.”

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 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

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