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Child Care Officers

Employer
Hamilton Lodge School and College
Location
Brighton, East Sussex
Salary
Pay level – NJC 9-17 £20,344-£23,836 (pro-rata)
Closing date
10 Jan 2022

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Child Care Officers

Pay level – NJC 9-17 £20,344-£23,836 (pro-rata)

40 hours per week term time only.

20 hours per week term time only

Sleep in allowance may be available.

The successful applicants will be experienced at working within a childcare setting.

They will work with pupils who are residential at the school Monday to Friday.

They will provide a range of one-to-one support and group activities.

They will be expected to work within all the school policies and work effectively and proactively within a team and with other professionals within the school.

Initially these posts will be fixed term to cover maternity leave. Successful candidates can expect to be deployed across all houses if required.

Their qualifications will include:

  • NVQ or L3 Health and Social Care Children and Young People
  • Education to a sufficient standard to support pupils’ after school learning
  • Level 1 BSL
  • Experience of working with young people with complex needs

Due to the nature of this post applicants must be aged 22 or over.

Your willingness to enhance your British Sign Language is essential.

Informal visits are strongly encouraged.

 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidates will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Company

Hamilton Lodge is a Special School and College for Deaf Children with many pupils being week day boarders.

Our students come from across the south and as far afield as Manchester.

We are in Brighton within a ten minute walk to the sea in one direction, and the new South Downs National Park in another.

We have excellent bus links to the train station and city centre.We cater for pupils from 5 to 19 years old and have a Child Centred Approach to communication using English and British Sign Language.

The school has been commended for its quality of care and offers pupils the opportunity to reach their potential through maintaining a positive approach, removing barriers to communication, providing good role models and celebrating achievement.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01273 682362
Location
Walpole Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 0LS
GB

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