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Work with us. Join our dedicated and passionate team to make a real difference to emotionally traumatised children
Our promise to you…
At The Mulberry Bush you’ll find a dedicated team of friendly, caring people who are working together to provide a range of services to meet the needs of emotionally troubled and traumatised children, young people, their families and communities.
The Mulberry Bush is committed to continually developing and improving the package and benefits for our staff, to ensure we can attract and retain the very best people. We are passionate about enhancing the health, wellbeing and quality of life for all those who work at The Mulberry Bush.
We truly believe The Mulberry Bush is an amazing place to work, and here are some of the fantastic benefits that you’ll receive:
Learn more about The Mulberry Bush
“Emotionally, working with the children at The Mulberry Bush is much more than just a job. To be alongside these children and the challenges they face takes determination, patience and resilience but the rewards are immeasurable. The relationships you build and the memories you make with them and the times you share together really makes a difference to their futures – not many jobs can say that.”
Team Member
“I came to The Mulberry Bush School as an agency worker and never left! I had never planned to work with this age group of children however I was really keen to learn. I have been learning every day since. Each day is different and brings new challenges. One of the best things at The Mulberry Bush is the support that is given in many different ways. We work as a team and every problem is challenged as a team. I have always been encouraged to bring new ideas to the school.”
Team Member
Enhanced Parental Leave Salary Entitlement
In keeping with The Mulberry Bush’s aim of providing an employment benefits package which will help us to attract and retain the people who can contribute most effectively to the achievement of our goals, we are delighted to announce an enhanced salary entitlement when members of our team are taking various forms of parental leave.
If you have at least one year’s service with The Mulberry Bush, you will be entitled to the following:
- if you take statutory maternity leave or adoption leave, your full basic salary will be maintained for the first 13 weeks of your period of leave;
- if you take statutory shared parental leave – the length of which will vary dependent upon the arrangements you choose with your partner, you will receive full basic salary paid for a period pro-rata to the 13 weeks offered for maternity and adoption leave; and
- if you take statutory paternity leave, you will be paid full basic salary for the two-week period.
Sick Pay
We do not want our staff to face financial hardship when they are absent due to sickness which is why we offer the following sick pay:
- 25 days at full pay
- 50 days half pay
Employee Assistance Programme
The health and wellbeing of our Mulberry Bush team is really important to us. We are therefore delighted to offer all staff access to an Employee Assistance Programme ( EAP) delivered by Health Assured – The UK’s leading health and wellbeing provider.
The services available are:
- Life support: Access to counselling for emotional problems and a pathway to structured therapy sessions (employees only) at your convenience.
- Legal information: For issues that cause anxiety or distress including debt management, consumer, property or neighbour disputes (employees only).
- Bereavement support: Health Assured offers qualified and experienced counsellors who can help with grief plus legal advisors to help with related legal matters.
- Medical information: Qualified nurses are on hand to offer support on a range of medical or health-related issues offering practical information and advice.
- Online CBT: We recognise the value of self-help tools in dealing with a range of issues, which is why we have a range of CBT self-help modules, informative fact sheets and invaluable advice videos from leading qualified counsellors.
In addition to the EAP, we are excited to offer you all access to My Healthy Advantage, Health Assured’s comprehensive health and wellbeing app.
Through My Healthy Advantage, you will have access to a range of features, all aimed at improving your health and wellbeing. These include:
- Live chat and support
- Personalised news feed
- Weekly mood tracker
- Four-week plans
- Mini health checks
- Breathing techniques
Refer a Friend Scheme
Staff are encouraged and rewarded for introducing anybody they feel could make a difference at The Mulberry Bush
First Stage
If your contact completes an application form and is subsequentially invited to interview you will receive £50.
Second stage
If this person is then appointed you will receive £200.
Third stage
On completion of a successful probationary period, you will receive a further £300.
Government Backed Schemes
Cycle to work scheme
Save 26-40% on a new bike for work. Tax is complicated; the cycle to work scheme is not. You choose a bike, hire it for an agreed length of time, then wind its value down to a negligible amount. It’s like a year-round sale, with interest free credit available in over 2,000 retailers.
Free Vaccinations
All staff are entitled to an annual free flu vaccination.
Blue Light Card
Benefits of the Blue Light Card which provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with a range of discounts from large national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including groceries, holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more! For further information on what they offer, here is a link to their website. Welcome to Blue Light Card
The Mulberry Bush qualify for the Blue Light card and app. It is based upon individuals taking out personal membership. For a two-year access to the extensive online and high street discounts the scheme offers, it will cost you a fee of £4.99/2 years.
To register, go to this page - Blue Light Card Registration. To create an account, you are asked for your ID or a recent payslip – we would recommend your payslip. You are asked to select the service sector in which you are employed – choose Social Care from the drop-down list. On the next page, you are asked to select a trust on another dropdown list, and you should choose Residential Care. You will then be asked to provide your personal details, home address, etc. On the next page you will be asked the company name, and you will have to upload your recent payslip.
It will take up to 1 week to get your application approved.
The Charity
Our school
The heart of the charity’s practice expertise is The Mulberry Bush School in Standlake, Oxfordshire.
Outreach
Training, consultation and support to schools, care services and organisations working with challenging or vulnerable children, their families and communities.
Our research
The Mulberry Bush is committed to research in therapeutic residential and foster care.
Consulting
Offering bespoke consultancy, training, and supervision to help teams create safer, more supportive environments for both staff and those they care for.
Third Space
The Mulberry Bush Third Space is the National Centre for Reflective Practice.