Residential Childcare Worker plus Welcome Bonus

Porton, Wiltshire
Outcomes First Group

Join us to receive a £1000 welcome bonus, split between £500 after 1 month service and a further £500 after 6 months.

Acorn Education are currently hiring Residential Childcare Assistants in the Wiltshire area.

Role: Support Worker

Salary: Up to £27,209.00 per annum

Hours: Full Time; Permanent (45.5 on average a week, various shifts)

Location: Porton, Wiltshire

Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required

How we reward you

We want our occupants to have the best support possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Salary: Up to £27,209.00 per annum
• Receive £500 Welcome Bonus when you start work with us! Plus another £500 after you successfully pass your 6 month probation
• Funded qualifications: starting with working towards a funded Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare qualification. (if you do not currently hold this or equivalent)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Earn £1000 by referring a friend
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

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

The Opportunity

Our next Residential Childcare Worker will be someone who has:

• Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required
• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.

Some of your duties would be as follows;

• Supporting the young people to appointments and activities such as shopping or trips out
• Undertaking household tasks
• Engage our young people in tasks and activities

Acorn Education are recruiting Residential Childcare Workers to join our teams within the Wiltshire area.

At The Farmhouse your empathy and warmth will enable you to support vulnerable young people aged 7-18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). This means that the young people we support for may have experienced challenging or traumatic upbringings and may have difficulties with anxiety, mental health or in some cases self-harm.

This accommodation itself, is calm and quiet and located close to Salisbury. There are animals in the grounds which the occupants love to visit as a part of their therapeutic programs.

The Farmhouse is based in Porton, and is within commuting distance from Salisbury, Andover, Shaftesbury and surrounds.

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Acorn Education is part of Outcomes First Group. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a free fully Enhanced DBS and reimbursement of the Update Service Fee

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.