Position: Support Worker

Location: Lymington, Hampshire

Hours: 42 hr 

Salary Details: £12.74 - £13.00

The Cambian Group is looking for Support Workers to work with the professional team at Hill House School.  Recently judged by Ofsted to be an Outstanding provision, Hill House is a special school and care home setting offering 52-week support for young people aged 11-19 years old, who have a diagnosis of Autism and learning difficulties. Working within the professional team of therapy and education staff, you will be part of making a real difference to these young people, enabling them to achieve their personal best.

The Cambian Group is one of the largest providers of specialist behavioural health services for children and adults in the UK.  We are looking for staff to join our team that match our ethos of believing that every child or young person has a personal best.  Our work in the UK embraces many specialist services including adult mental health, acquired brain injury, children’s specialist education, children’s residential services and fostering services.

By carrying out these responsibilities well, you will be helping to provide the best possible quality of care for those who live at Hill House School.  You will also be helping to create a pleasant working environment for other people who work here. Full induction training is given as well as a range of other training opportunities, both internal and external. You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession and just like our residents you will be learning all the time through our on-going mentoring and support.

Candidate Profile

You will be a strong team player, confident, motivated and well organised. Patience and commitment are essential, but above all you’ll be someone with a genuine desire to help others.  Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post. You should have achieved an RQF Residential Child Care level 3 Diploma or similar qualification. 

The Cambian Group is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.  All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. The Cambian Group is an equal opportunities employer.

Cambian will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.