Animal Care Assistant

Animal Care Assistant:

Varndean School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed and passionate Animal Care Assistant to care for our school animals. 3 hours per day, full year, flexible times of the day. Salary scale 3, point 7-8 (£26,403 - £26,824) Actual starting salary - £10,704.

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate and dynamic professional to work alongside the Individual Learning Support (ILS) team and students to provide care in all its forms for the school animals.

The right candidate will ideally have some experience working with animals in a practical setting, a positive ‘can-do’ approach to work and an interest in working within the education sector.

Strong team working and communication skills are essential as you will be working with staff and students to provide a high level of welfare for the animals and ensuring an overall collaborative approach to learning for our students.

Varndean is an excellent place to work. Ofsted in 2022 described the “inspirational leaders”, the “expert” teachers, “impressive” pupils and the “exceptionally strong” staff training.

We hope you will want to pursue an application further and you are welcome to make a pre-application visit to the school.

To apply please complete the application form and send/e-mail it, with a covering letter to Lynn Hill, Director of Finance and Operations, Varndean School vacancies@varndean.co.uk

The closing date is 9am on Friday 17th July. Early applications are encouraged as the school reserves the right to interview excellent candidates in advance of this date.

What Varndean Can Offer You:

Being an Animal Care Assistant at Varndean is an opportunity to work in a really inclusive school which prides itself on creating an environment where every child can thrive. Our pastoral system is an area of excellence and our extra curricular offer is second to none locally.

All teachers see themselves as teachers of SEND and are keen to make the adaptations necessary to help children succeed in their classroom. You will relish the opportunities to collaborate with colleagues at all levels, harnessing their expertise to enhance the provision on offer.

SEND intervention is organised across four main areas (ASC, SEMH x2, Cognition and Learning). Each of these has its own dedicated space, allocated TAs and a specialist leader.

As an integral part of our Individual Learning Support team you will make a meaningful difference in the lives of children with SEND.

Varndean has built a reputation for professional growth. Our commitment to CPD (internal and external), the quality of the professional dialogue and the time we spend on staff well being mean the school is a good place to work and one that will support your career ambitions.

In addition Varndean is beautifully situated at the top of a learning campus with views across Brighton and Hove to the English Channel. Along with the quality of education on offer our location makes Varndean an inspiring place to work. We hope you will want to find out more.

Varndean School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check. The school welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

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