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Bank SEN Adult Support Workers - Day or Night - Orchard Manor - Meldreth nr Royston Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary:  £11.72 - £12.78 per hour (linked to competency and qualifications) + 14.5% holiday pay + Night supplement £25 per shift Hours: Choose from a range of shift times that will suit any needs    Situated in the village of Meldreth, just ten miles south of Cambridge, on the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border. Orchard Manor offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults who have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties resulting in complex learning needs.    Set within 14 acres, our site provides extensive space for learning, developing and living in an environment where we have a range of incredible facilities that include:  - Music and Art Rooms - Rebound Therapy - Hydrotherapy - Hard and soft outdoor space - Forestry School - Adapted Kitchens - Enterprise Schemes - Sensory Rooms As one of our Bank Support Workers, you will work with our young adults who have varying degrees of special educational needs and disabilities. Your aim is to promote their confidence and independence and support them to lead a fulfilling life.   This is an incredibly challenging yet rewarding role, where being willing to lend a hand wherever required is essential.   Experience isn’t essential, the drive and compassion to empower and transform lives is.   Our bank staff are able to choose what shift they want to take on, giving them a great deal of flexibility when deciding to work days over nights, or weekdays over weekends.   You will have a chance to work with a supportive team whose common goal is to empower and support wherever is required.    Role Requirements  - Provide exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care and ensuring care during the night. - Ensuring that medical needs are met at all times - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Aurora Meldreth & Orchard Manor Position: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Location: Meldreth, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary:  £37,669 - £44,699 per annum, depending on skills and experience  Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 52 weeks a year   Aurora Meldreth Manor School is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.    Aurora Meldreth Manor Childrens Home offers up to 52 week placements for children, all of whom currently attend our on site school.   Aurora Orchard Manor is a residential transition service for 18 – 30 yr olds with a range of MLD – PMLD needs.   The main purpose of the role:   The role is a challenging, but exciting one.  It will require you to be versatile in your approach to providing individualised communication and dysphagia support to our specialist population.  The post will combine clinical, administrative and supervisory duties.  You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team under the supervision of senior leadership but will be expected to autonomously manage your caseload including assessment, direct and indirect therapy programmes and line managing a speech and language therapy assistant. The post holder will provide speech and language therapy services prioritising needs identified by the assessment process as stated in the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or via our MDT assessments of need.   Key Duties and Responsibilities: - Manage and prioritise a caseload including communication and dysphagia needs - Carry out comprehensive communication, swallowing, eating and drinking assessments - Provide advice on suitability and therapy needs of prospective students - Provide individual aims for communication and eating and drinking as part of the MDT for Individual Education Plans - Provide individual programmes for communication, assistive technology, swallowing and feeding - Deliver speech and language interventions to individuals, small groups or within the classroom as required - Maintain concise clinical recording in accordance with professional guidelines - Monitor eating and drinking support practice and provide training as required - Promote Total Communication practice across the service - Work with staff and family members to ensure consistent, joined up communication support - Attend and contribute to reviews, providing written reports where required - Make onward referrals for specialist assessment or advice in respect of AAC or dysphagia - Provide induction and individualised training as required - Supervise and line manage speech and language therapy assistant(s) - Work within professional boundaries and seek guidance where required

Bank/Casual Housekeeping Assistant Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary:  £11.72 - £11.93 ph (linked to competency and experience) + 14.5% holiday pay Hours: Choose from a range of shift times   What is a Bank Housekeeping Assistant?   Our bank staff are able to choose what shift they want to take on, giving them a great deal of flexibility when deciding to work days over nights, or weekdays over weekends.    Aurora Meldreth Manor/Orchard Manor   Situated in the village of Meldreth, just ten miles south of Cambridge, on the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border, Meldreth Manor and Orchard Manor provide education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people who have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties resulting in complex learning needs.    Set within 14 acres, our site provides extensive space for learning, developing and living in an environment where we have a range of incredible facilities that include:  - Music and Art Rooms - Rebound Therapy - Hydrotherapy - Hard and soft outdoor space - Forestry School - Adapted Kitchens - Enterprise Schemes - Sensory Rooms  We are currently seeking individuals to join our housekeeping team across our services in Meldreth on a casual basis, to cover sickness, annual leave and staffing gaps. Main duties include: - Dusting and polishing - Maintaining clean and sanitary kitchen areas - Vacuuming and washing floors - Tidying up rooms - Monitoring cleaning supplies and ordering more as and when needed - Reporting any necessary repairs - Keeping bathrooms stocked and clean - Emptying bins and disposing of waste  Please note that duties will vary and you must expect to lend a hand wherever is required. 

Team Leader – Young Adult Residential Care Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston - Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-time – 40 hours per week - Shifts Salary: £14.45 - £15.77 per hour (linked to competency and qualifications) Annual Salary:£30,056 - £32,802 per year for a 40 hour week    The Role: We are currently looking for a Team Leaderto work for Aurora Orchard Manor.  Rated CQC Outstanding Aurora Orchard Manor is set within 14 acres, Orchard Manor offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. With specialist facilities and a focus on promoting independence, we support each of our young people through the transition from education into adulthood with a focus on person-centred programmes to promote independence.   Find out more about the amazing work we do - Supported Living Accommodation for Young Adults Meldreth, Cambridge (theauroragroup.co.uk)   Key responsibilities: - Provide support to the Care Managers through the management, motivation and coaching of a team of support workers and Senior Support workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.  - Be responsible for a team that provide appropriate physical and emotional support to the young people through the work of the care team within a residential environment and with off-site activities. This will include: - Help with the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training. - Carry out supervisions along with dealing with Performance Management issues within your team.  - Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times. - Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date.  - Undertake on a regular basis sleeping-in duties for which an allowance is paid and waking night duties and undertake duty manager/on call responsibilities - Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care.  Duties will vary, for a full job description please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team: kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com

Support Worker - Orchard Manor - No Experience Needed  Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: £11.72 - £12.78 per hour (linked to competency and qualifications) PLUS £1500 Welcome bonus* Annual Salary:£24,375 - £26,582 per year for a 40 hour week  Hours: 40 hours per week  Training: Full training provided and once passed probation we will support and fund studying the Level 3 diploma in Health and Social Care   No experience necessary, full training given and fully funded study for Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification.   Have you got a passion for helping and empowering others? Are you wanting a career with progression and great benefits whilst making a difference?   Rated CQC Outstanding Aurora Orchard Manor are seeking compassionate and dedicated people to become Support Workers for our young people on a full or part time basis.   Set within 14 acres, Orchard Manor offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. With specialist facilities and a focus on promoting independence, we support each of our young people through the transition from education into adulthood.   Find out more about the amazing work we do - Supported Living Accommodation for Young Adults Meldreth, Cambridge (theauroragroup.co.uk)   The Role:   As a support worker you will be highly involved in personal care, this is supporting our young people with all aspects of personal hygiene including toileting, dressing and maintain their personal appearance.   As well as supporting with their medical needs you will also get involved in helping with the young adults therapies such as rebound therapy or hydrotherapy in our newly renovated pool. We also have sensory gardens, a skills centre, forestry school and rooms dedicated to art, music and much more.   Independence is prompted wherever is possible, the adults will often run their own days with what they like to do, so you could be helping make things in the sites enterprise scheme, going on shopping trips, taking part in forestry lessons or even going to the pub!!

Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary:£11.72 - £12.78 per hour   (£20,941.63 - £22,834.95 actual salary) depending on experience and qualifications Hours: Full time - 40 hrs per week, Mon - Fri. Term time only    The Aurora Meldreth Manor School is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.    We are a well resourced school with exceptional facilities and therapeutic team.   Due to the continued increase in our student role and expansion of the school provision we are currently looking for a Teaching Assistant to join our NAS accredited specialist team to create better outcomes and life chances for our students in their preparation for adult life.   Role responsibilities:  - Be crucial in supporting students with their learning, development and progress in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community - Help young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve their educational and personal goals - Support an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect - Place an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people - Develop a greater understanding of Special Education issues; the values of Aurora and demonstrate these in all aspects of the role - Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role - The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

Location: Meldreth, Nr Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: TA5 - TA7 (£12.15-£12.47) £21,709.61 - £22,281.73 pro rata Hours: Full time - 40 hrs per week, Mon - Fri. Term time only    The Aurora Meldreth Manor School is an independent Special day school which provides a highly specialist learning environment for students aged 6 to 19 who have a range of MLD and SLD needs including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach. Many of our students have complex medical needs and sensory/ physical impairments. Our students are supported to manage sensory overload, anxiety, low self-esteem, low confidence, and difficulty with transitions which is often demonstrative through their behaviours.    We are a well resourced school with exceptional facilities and therapeutic team.   Due to the continued increase in our student role and expansion of the school provision we are currently looking for experienced Level 2 Teaching Assistants to join our NAS accredited specialist team to create better outcomes and life chances for our students in their preparation for adult life.   Role responsibilities:  - Be crucial in supporting students with their learning, development and progress in all areas of the curriculum within a range of learning contexts including the classroom, the local environment and within the community - Help young people with a range of needs, including PMLD, complex medical conditions and autism to achieve their educational and personal goals - Support an environment that fosters equality, diversity and the rights of all young people to be seen as learners and be treated with respect - Place an emphasis on support and empowerment of young people - Develop a greater understanding of Special Education issues; the values of Aurora and demonstrate these in all aspects of the role - Provide high quality support in all aspects of the role - The role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care routines

Job Title: Support Worker – Meldreth Manor Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston - Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time, minimum 24 hours per week Hours: We have a variety of shifts that could work for you - early mornings, evenings, weekends only.    Salary: £11.72 ph to £12.20 ph (linked to competency and qualifications) PLUS £1500 Welcome Bonus*  No experience necessary, full training given and fully funded study for Level 3 qualification. Aurora Meldreth Manor We are currently looking for a number of Support Workers in Meldreth, Nr. Royston (South Cambridgeshire / North Hertfordshire border), where our Aurora Meldreth Manor children’s home and school provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people aged 9-19 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury and degenerative disorders.   Find out more about the amazing work we do - Residential Children’s Home for Special Needs Meldreth, Cambridge (theauroragroup.co.uk)   Key Duties - Providing exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care. - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable - Helping develop their learning and social skills wherever possible

L3 Qualified Support Worker, Meldreth Manor Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: £12.31 ph to £12.78 ph (linked to competency and qualifications) PLUS £1500 Welcome bonus*    Hours: 4 week rota pattern – Ave 40hrs per week. Where possible we will also consider flexible shift patterns to suit you (PT hours also available)   We are currently looking for a number of Support Workers in Meldreth, Nr. Royston (South Cambridgeshire / North Hertfordshire border), where our Aurora Meldreth Manor children’s home and school provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people aged 9-19 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury and degenerative disorders.   Key Duties - Providing exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care. - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable - Helping develop their learning and social skills wherever possible  

Support Worker, Meldreth Manor - No Experience Needed!  Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary: £11.72 ph to £12.20ph (linked to competency and qualifications) Plus £1500 Welcome bonus *    Hours: 4 week rota pattern – Average 40hrs per week for full time and flexible part time shifts/hours available including weekend only hours.   Training: Full training is provided and once passed probation we will support and fund you completing Level 3 diploma in Residential Child Care   We are currently looking for a number of CareWorkers in Meldreth, Nr. Royston (South Cambridgeshire / North Hertfordshire border), where our Aurora Meldreth Manor children’s home and school provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people aged 9-19 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury and degenerative disorders.   Key Duties - Providing exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care. - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable - Helping develop their learning and social skills wherever possible    

Bank SEN Children's Support Workers- Day or Night Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston, Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border Salary:  £11.72 - £12.78 ph (linked to competency and qualifications) + 14.5% holiday pay + Night supplement £25 per shift Hours: Choose from a range of shift times that will suit any needs   What is a bank SEN Children's Support Worker?   Our bank staff are able to choose what shift they want to take on, giving them a great deal of flexibility when deciding to work days over nights, or weekdays over weekends.    Aurora Meldreth Manor   Situated in the village of Meldreth, just ten miles south of Cambridge, on the Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire border. Meldreth Manor provides education, care and therapeutic support for children and young people who have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties resulting in complex learning needs.    Set within 14 acres, our site provides extensive space for learning, developing and living in an environment where we have a range of incredible facilities that include:  - Music and Art Rooms - Rebound Therapy - Hydrotherapy - Hard and soft outdoor space - Forestry School - Adapted Kitchens - Enterprise Schemes - Sensory Rooms  As one of our Bank Support Workers, you will work with our children and young people who have varying degrees of special educational needs and disabilities. Your aim is to promote their confidence and independence and support them to lead a fulfilling life.   This is an incredibly challenging yet rewarding role, where being willing to lend a hand wherever required is essential.   Experience isn’t essential, the drive and compassion to empower and transform lives is.   You will have a chance to work with a supportive team whose common goal is to empower and support wherever is required.    Key Duties: - Provide exceptional high levels of care during all daily activities such as washing, dressing, socialising, learning, washing/personal care and ensuring care during the night. - DESIRABLE but not essential- Level 3 in Residential Child Care  - Ensuring that medical needs are met at all times - Assisting with therapy sessions such as hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. - Communicating effectively and building strong relationships that will empower the children and young adults are free to grow and develop - Ensuring that the environment is safe, supportive and enjoyable