Residential Support Worker

East Park is… Recruiting

East Park, a Grant Aided Special School in Glasgow, is a leading provider of specialist day and residential education services for children with complex needs, including Autism.

Position overview

We are looking for full time Support Workers to join our team!

  • Do you want to make a difference to a young person’s life while enhancing your own professional and personal development?
  • Do you have experience in providing care either in a work setting or through personal experiences?
  • Do you have the ability to remain calm in difficult situations?

     

Are you a positive, caring, compassionate individual with a desire to support our young people in their development and create a safe, nurturing environment for them, then apply now.

Day shift and night shift posts are available.

  • Competitive rates – up to £14.55 per hour
  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Career progression
  • Formal qualifications gained whilst working.

You will provide outstanding care for our young people with complex additional support needs and provide stability in their lives. Each person has an individual support plan and full training will be provided for this role.

Help our young people gain confidence, promote their independence, and help them lead rewarding and fulfilling lives, while enriching your own every single day. You can really change a life here at East Park!

Successful candidates will be required to register with the SSSC within 6 months of their start date.

To view the full details of this post, please download a Job Description below.

Due to the shift pattern for this post, you must be over the age of 18, or be turning 18 no later than 2 weeks from when the job advert closes.

You must disclose this information to the hiring manager at interview stage.

Benefits of joining East Park:

  • Blue Light Discounts
  • Gym Discounts available
  • Employee Assistance Programme and Health Cash Plan- including 24/7 Counselling and Advice line.
  • Company pension
  • Free Yoga Classes for all employees

The Small Print

Please note CVs will not be accepted as part of your application.

East Park is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and creating a workplace culture in which diversity and inclusion is valued and everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

A copy of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy is available on request.

A Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Enhanced Disclosure is required for all East Park posts.

If you have an additional communication support need and would like to request an application form, job description or any other information in audio format, large print or with easy read formatting tailored to your needs please e-mail recruitment@eastpark.org.uk and we would be happy to help.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You can download a copy of the Job Description

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

You can download an application form here.  Please ‘Save As’ the completed form to your device then e-mail it to recruitment@eastpark.org.uk.

If you are working on a mobile device or tablet, please click here for our online application form.

Please note that you cannot save the online version of the application form and return to finish it later.

APPLICATION GUIDANCE

Guidance on what information we require on our application forms can be downloaded here.

CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 7th May 2024 at 12noon

FURTHER INFORMATION

Lisa Howitt, Business and IT Support Officer
Mhairi Boyle, HR Officer

recruitment@eastpark.org.uk

Tel:  0141 946 2050

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