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Support Worker - Young Adults   Join the team at Hyde Lodge, making a real difference to the lives of vulnerable adults and receive a £1500 welcome bonus   Location: Westbury Park, Bristol (Good transport links and free parking available on site) Hourly Rate:£11.83-£12.78ph - Linked to experience and qualifications.  Annual Salary:£24,606.40 - £26,582.00 PLUS £1500 Welcome bonus* Hours: 40 hours per week – (working to a 2 week rota pattern which typically includes working every other weekend) Overtime is also available.   Please note: we are unable to assist with sponsorship   Aurora Hyde lodge   Based in Westbury Park, we make a difference to the lives of 7-8 vulnerable adults by providing a homely supported living and learning environment for young adults aged 19+ with severe and complex learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.   Your role   As one of our support workers you’ll be supporting our young people with all aspects of their supported living (including personal care) and supporting them in a wide range of learning, development and social activities including arts and crafts, cookery, music, gardening, swimming, shopping trips and fun social occasions.   We offer and pay for training and give you the opportunity to develop your career. On top of this you will earn a competitive salary and generous benefits package.   You will be working 1:1 with a resident on each shift where you will have the freedom to plan their day in line with their choices and wishes, enabling them to be as independent as possible, seeing them thrive and enjoying making memories.

Night Support Worker - Term Time Only Location: Cranborne, Dorset Hourly rate: £11.72 - £12.78+ £25 per night shift worked Annual Salary: £22,904.54 - £24,976.11 pro rata annual salary (FTE = £26,663.00 - £29,074.50)  Contract: permanent, full-time, term time only Hours: 7.45pm-8.15am- 4 on 4 off shifts- average of 43.75 hours per week.   About Us: At our Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional, autism and mental health needs.   We’re currently looking for a number of Life Preparation & Transition Night Support Workers to assist our students in their homes (on-site) (no personal care responsibilities). Come and join our exciting team and make a difference.   Our working environment is amazing - To take a virtual tour around our site, click here; Boveridge Virtual Tour The role: As a Night support worker, you will play an important role in our young people’s lives, preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training, or employment.   Following a handover from our day team, you’ll support our students with their evening routine. You will mentor and support our young people in their evening activities, sports, or hobbies both on and off site and ensure they settle for night. This will be with the use of verbal and visual prompting dependent on the need of the young person.    You’ll also provide a key liaison point for parents and carers and ensure all health/medical needs are looked after throughout the night. You will be the listening ear and emotional support for young people to talk to after a busy day.   The key to this role will be your ability to participate and to motivate whilst ensuring our students develop their own independent living skills.

Senior Support Worker, Orchard Manor  Location: Meldreth - Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week Salary: £13.05 - £13.65 per hour (£27,144 - £28,392 per annum) dependent on qualifications    Rated CQC Outstanding Aurora Orchard Manor are seeking compassionate and dedicated people to become Senior Support Workers for our young people on a full 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:    Your role will be to provide support to the Team Leaders and Care Managers in managing, motivating and coaching a team of support workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.   You’ll 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.    As our shift leader you’ll be expected to support the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training.   You’ll also be expected to 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.   This is very much a hands-on role where you will work directly with our young people and will provide appropriate personal care and emotional support to those using our services.

Registered Manager Location: Westbury Park, Bristol Salary: £45,000.00 - £47,000 Hours: 40 hours per week   Based in Westbury Park, Aurora Hyde lodge (Rated CQC ‘Good’) makes a difference to the lives of 7-8 vulnerable adults by providing a homely supported living and learning environment for young adults aged 19+ with severe and complex learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.   The main purpose of the role:   As our Registered Manager, you will be responsible for the operational day-to-day management of the service, ensuring continued compliance with relevant legislation. Working in partnership with colleagues in the senior management team and your wider Aurora colleagues; you will drive the provision of a high quality service enabling individual needs and organisational priorities to be met in accordance with available resources.   You will provide leadership of a CQC Registered Adult’s Home which provides a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the enjoyment, outcomes, health, safety and welfare of clients first.   You will  lead the day to day behaviour management programmes for each resident ensuring that staff are trained, supported and engaged to provide consistent responses to all clients. The home’s leader must ensure that reflective supervision and learning takes place following incidents for all stakeholders.    Key duties:  - Provide effective leadership using a trust based relationship model which embraces a culture of high support and high challenge to enable positive outcomes for clients. - Lead, motivate, coach, and manage the performance and development of the staff team ensuring the quality of care as well as effective deployment of team resources to ensure CQC & Aurora standards are exceeded. - Oversee and take responsibility for the effective and efficient day to day running of the home. - Oversee and take responsibility for all aspects of the care plans for each resident. - Enable effective delivery of the agreed behaviour management programme for each resident. - Ensure that the staff team all deliver the agreed response and that reflective and learning practice are fully embedded and embraced - Understand what quality and good care is in practice, be able to articulate this and act as a role model in demonstrating this in practice. Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

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

Location: Minehead, Somerset Salary: £11.72-£12.78 per hour + 13% Holiday Pay  Hours: Flexible shifts to suit you Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place. We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready. The main purpose of the role:   As one of our Bank/CasualLearning Support Practitioners your role will be to assist our students in our residential houses and at Foxes Hotel, to help achieve our mission which is to equip young adults with learning disabilities to find sustainable employment in the hospitality sector and to live independently   Key Duties:   - As an LSP we expect you to have high expectations of all students, and to constantly challenge and stretch each student at every opportunity. - As an LSP we expect you at all times, and under the guidance of the House Team Leaders/Tutors, to support the students in their learning, enabling them to reach their full potential. - We expect all LSPs to professionally and effectively support with managing student behaviour, seeking further advice and guidance where appropriate. - Work professionally and collaboratively with the session tutor to develop a positive, constructive and proactive relationship that benefits the students and contributes significantly to their success within each session and over the duration of the course. - Use strategies to promote students’ wider skills development, such as in communication, self-advocacy, presentation skills and team work. - Work professionally 1:1 with students as directed by House Team Leaders and other LSP’s, monitoring their personal management and independent skills. For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Part Time learning Support Practitioner   Location: Minehead, Somerset Salary:£18,043.47 - £19,647.77 (FTE £24,378.00 - £26,582.00) Hours: 32 Hours per week Contract: FTC until December 2024 Term time plus additional days and training (42 weeks per year)   Please note: there is a requirement for shift work including weekends and sleep-ins. The number of sleep-in shifts do vary and are paid at a flat rate of £65 (in addition to your annual salary) Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place. We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready. The main purpose of the role:   As one of our Learning Support Practitioners your role will be to assist our students in our residential houses and at Foxes Hotel, to help achieve our mission which is to equip young adults with learning disabilities to find sustainable employment in the hospitality sector and to live independently   The role does require all successful candidates to be able to work a mixture of shifts,  7am-3pm, 2pm-10pm and 10am-6pm on a 3 week rota pattern.   Key Duties:   - As an LSP we expect you to have high expectations of all students, and to constantly challenge and stretch each student at every opportunity. - As an LSP we expect you at all times, and under the guidance of the House Team Leaders/Tutors, to support the students in their learning, enabling them to reach their full potential. - We expect all LSPs to professionally and effectively support with managing student behaviour, seeking further advice and guidance where appropriate. - Work professionally and collaboratively with the session tutor to develop a positive, constructive and proactive relationship that benefits the students and contributes significantly to their success within each session and over the duration of the course. - Use strategies to promote students’ wider skills development, such as in communication, self-advocacy, presentation skills and team work. - Work professionally 1:1 with students as directed by House Team Leaders and other LSP’s, monitoring their personal management and independent skills. For the full job description, please contact Adele from the recruitment team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Night Support Worker Location: Cranborne, Dorset Hourly rate: £11.72 - £12.78+ £25 per night shift worked (approx. an additional £4,000 per year) Annual Salary: £26,663.00 - £29,074.50  Contract: permanent, full-time, year-round Hours: 7.45pm-8.15am- 4 on 4 off shifts- average of 43.75 hours per week.   About Us: At our Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional, autism and mental health needs.   We’re currently looking for a number of Life Preparation & Transition Night Support Workers to assist our students in their homes (on-site) (no personal care responsibilities). Come and join our exciting team and make a difference.   Our working environment is amazing - To take a virtual tour around our site, click here; Boveridge Virtual Tour The role: As a Night support worker, you will play an important role in our young people’s lives, preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training, or employment.   Following a handover from our day team, you’ll support our students with their evening routine. You will mentor and support our young people in their evening activities, sports, or hobbies both on and off site and ensure they settle for night. This will be with the use of verbal and visual prompting dependent on the need of the young person.    You’ll also provide a key liaison point for parents and carers and ensure all health/medical needs are looked after throughout the night. You will be the listening ear and emotional support for young people to talk to after a busy day.   The key to this role will be your ability to participate and to motivate whilst ensuring our students develop their own independent living skills.

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!!

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   

Location: Cranborne, Dorset Salary: £13.05-£13.65 per hour + £25 per night shift worked (approx. an additional £4,000 per year) Annual Salary: £29,688.75 - £31,053.75 Hours: 7.45pm-8.15am- 4 on 4 off shifts- average of 43.75 hours per week. Part time hours will also be considered.   At our Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional and mental health needs, by preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training or employment.    We’re currently looking for a Senior NightSupport Worker to assist our students at home (on-site) and during off-site activities.   Our working environment is amazing - To take a virtual tour around our site, click here; Boveridge Virtual Tour   The main purpose of the role:   The role is about supporting your Night Team Manager (and deputising in their absence) in working with a team of Support Workers to maintain a stable, happy and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first. The role will provide appropriate physical and emotional support to young people through the work of the support team within residential environments and with off-site activities.   Key duties: - Work directly and flexibly with all young people including covering absenteeism supporting on and off-site activities. - Ensure that all young people receive a high standard of care and live in a safe, clean and homely environment. - Ensure that each young person is treated as an individual, for instance bedrooms being personalised - Ensure that the health needs of the young people are met at all times - Take responsibility for the shift including making decisions regarding staffing levels and allocation in the absence of the Night Team Manager. - Complete regular supervisions and support the process of formal performance review. - Ensure Keyworker responsibilities are carried out - Take team meetings once a month - Keep records accurate and up-to-date in order to ensure information on the young person supports and informs reviews and development plans for the individual including documentation relating to learning, behaviour and well-being outcomes.   For the full job description, please contact Kirsty from the recruitment team kirsty.wilkinson@the-aurora-group.com