Residential Support Worker

**RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT WORKER**

**40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year**

**Once Qualified in L3 Health and Social Care there is a potential to earn up to £29,041 after further completion of relevant RMT courses and increased length of service**

**Once Qualified in L3 Health and Social Care there is a potential to earn up to £31,412 after further completion of relevant RMT courses and increased length of service**

**(This salary includes a market supplement for Residential Support Workers)**

Sleep-ins paid at an extra £78.48 per night
- (This equates to approximately_**£3,500 additional payment**_ _when working 1 sleep-in shift per week)_
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Plas Dwbl is a provision for Ruskin Mill Trust in Wales based on a 100 acre bio-dynamic farm at the foot of the Preseli Hills. Building on the success of Coleg Plas Dwbl in North Pembrokeshire, Ruskin Mill Trust launched Ty’r Eithin, near Swansea in South Carmarthen, in September 2020. Both Plas Dwbl and its satellite Ty’r Eithin offer Ruskin Mill Trust’s innovative Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) method giving young people the opportunity to overcome barriers to learning, become skilled through doing real life purposeful activities, and engage as valued members of the community.

Ruskin Mill Trust currently offers residential support for students, providing _Practical Skill Therapeutic Education_ for young people aged 16 to 25 years who have a range of learning difficulties, including autistic spectrum disorders and behaviours that challenge.Our service is continually developing and we are always looking for committed individuals who feel they can help us to achieve our aims. Individual development is given the highest priority together with the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of a positive and progressive service. Welsh speaker desirable but not essential. The role will be predominantly based at Ty’r Eithin, Carmarthenshire. Shifts involve working primarily during the evenings and weekends, including sleepovers

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 includes working daytime, weekends, evenings and sleep overs shifts on a rota basis
- A NVQ 3 in Health and Social Work would be desirable, but not essential, as Ruskin Mill Trust will financially support you to gain this qualification

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is rewarding and in return, we offer competitive salaries, with progression in pay once qualified, and a private pension scheme. In addition, staff receive:

- Staff receive a comprehensive induction, an excellent personal development plan and extensive training to include Autism, Attachment, Emotional Resilience, Holistic Support, _Practical Skills Therapeutic Education_ (PSTE), and CPI training
- Beautiful outdoor locations in which to work, with free lunches and car parking

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £22,490.00-£26,084.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Carmarthen: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: HP001