Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 30 per week
Are you looking for a new fun exciting career working with young people? Then Beaulieu House is the perfect place for you. We are currently recruiting for Support Workers in both our Children’s Home and Short Breaks service.
Beaulieu House is a children's home and short breaks service for children with disabilities located in Newport Isle of Wight. Our recent Ofsted inspection graded us as 'Good'. As a support worker at Beaulieu House, you will have the opportunity to have a positive impact and improve the quality of life of our young people. We always are trying to offer our young person the chance to develop independence through life skills. We also want to make sure our young people have fun and access new experiences. We are child led and are always looking for activities for the individual, we and our young people have had great fun accessing Legoland, Island attractions, Marwell Zoo and much more.
We are looking for passionate and proactive support workers to join our team in the children's home and short breaks service at Beaulieu House. This rewarding role involves supporting children with behaviours that challenge and complex medical needs to achieve their full potential.
The role is suitable for anyone who has a passion for supporting young people with developing independence and enriching their lives through activities and experiences. Our staff team come from all different backgrounds and level of experience. Some have lots of experience in the care or social sector and some come with no experience. At Beaulieu House we offer a wide range of training opportunities to support our staff team with their own personal development.
As a Support Worker at Beaulieu House, you can expect benefits such as;
• Employee Assistance Program – wellbeing
• LGA pension
• Comprehensive training
• Shift enhancements and overtime opportunities
This is a challenging yet exciting position, if you would like to have a look around, please get in touch to arrange a time.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Richard Evans at 01983 533024 or richard.evans@iow.gov.uk.
When you join #TeamIWC you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
A relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available to new employees specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to take up a role with us. If you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible get your travel costs reimbursed. Further details are available upon request.
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer, who is proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. In addition to this, we are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of other areas of commitments, this means that providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
As we leave the 10- year strategic partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council it is worth noting that the employer will be the Isle of Wight Council and employment is on Isle of Wight terms and conditions. Hampshire County Council has delivered, on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council, all of its children’s services functions and will continue to do so until the partnership ends in 2023.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
If you have difficulty completing your online application or if you need further information about how to apply, telephone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Please note only applications completed and submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. If unsuccessful, we actively encourage you to revisit our job pages and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.
Closing Date: 4 January 2024