Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 15 per week (Weekends contracts)
Allowances: Standby Allowance (Single payment at hourly rate Grade 10C - £19.11)
At Beaulieu House our Ofsted rating is consistently ‘Good’ and over 70% of our staff team have been us for 3 years or more.
A team member fed back to Ofsted saying, “We are like a little family, I love it here and I wouldn’t change anything”.
If you are looking for a new, fun exciting career working with young people, then Beaulieu House will be the perfect place for you.
We are a children's home and short breaks service for children with disabilities and behaviours that challenge and we are located in Newport, Isle of Wight. As a support worker you will have the opportunity to have a positive impact and improve the quality of life of our young people. Our young people develop independence through life skills and have fun taking part in activities accessing Legoland, Tapnell Farm, IOW Zoo, Blackgang Chine, Amazon World, Marwell Zoo and much more.
This 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 levels of experience. Some have lots of experience in the care or social sector and some come with no experience. We offer a wide range of training opportunities to support our staff team with their own personal development. We take pride in supporting new staff members in gaining the necessary qualifications and skills for you to be able to succeed in your role. Working within the council will also give you the opportunity to progress further into a career in Social Care. Many of our team have progressed into Deputy Manager, Senior Support Worker and Social Worker roles.
Key Points of the Support Worker Role:
- Supporting our young people with their daily routine, accessing activities, personal care, supporting with medical needs, developing new skills and most importantly ‘having fun’.
- Being a young person’s key worker, completing and updating care plans and attending meetings and reviews.
- Completing daily recordings about the young person.
- Supporting our young people through behaviours that challenge.
- Using your passion and being proactive in sharing your ideas to improve the quality of life of our young people.
- Providing a ‘home away from home’ for all our young people, following our mission’s statement which is ‘We nurture, care for and safeguard our children while supporting individuality and encouraging adventure’.
- Completing ‘Stand By’ shifts.
As a Support Worker at Beaulieu House, you can expect benefits such as:
- Employee Assistance Program
- LGA pension
- Comprehensive training
- Shift enhancements and overtime opportunities
This is a challenging yet exciting position.
If you would like further information, would like to have a look around and an informal discussion please contact Richard Evans on richard.evans@iow.gov.uk or by telephone: 01983 533024.
- 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
Relocation: For some vacancies (subject to criteria) a relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available if you are specifically relocating to the Isle of Wight to work with us, or if you choose to commute to the Isle of Wight daily, you may be eligible to have some travel costs reimbursed.
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
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. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, 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.
If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 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. We actively encourage you to revisit our job page and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.
Closing Date: 31 July 2024