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Childcare Officer

Eaton Hall Specialist Academy, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7BU

This job expired on 30 November 2023 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  30 November 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 October 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,497.00 - £23,408.00 Annually (Actual) Scale F12 – 17 - £26,421 - £28,770 paid pro-rata Actual Salary £21,497 - £23,408 per annum and £1344 per annum allowance

Childcare Officer job summary

Childcare Officers

Scale F12 – 17 - £26,421 - £28,770 paid pro-rata

Actual Salary £21,497 - £23,408 per annum 

35 hours per week plus one Sleep In per week (Tuesday and Thursday) 

£1344 per annum allowance

Term time plus 1 week

Start: September 2023

Come and join our growing team and be part of the successful ‘Broad Horizons Education Trust’. 

Eaton Hall Specialist Academy is a residential special school for boys in the age range 7 – 16 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.  Our students arrive with disrupted educational experiences and complex difficulties and our team will be responsible for ensuring that they leave with superb outcomes academically, socially and behaviorally.  The Academy is part of Broad Horizons Education Trust and we share their vision that improving the life chances of all pupils is at the heart of all we do.

We are looking to recruit Childcare Officers who will be responsible for the care and leisure time of groups of students under the supervision and the direction of the Senior Childcare Officer team.  The successful candidate will be responsible for the care and control provided to students and training and counselling of students in personal and social competence.  The successful candidates will be an advocate for a small group of children supporting both their home and their development in school.  You will be required to participate in the sleep in rota where you will stay overnight in the school.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to be part of a highly motivated exceptional team who strive to achieve the highest standards and who are instrumental in ensuring that we change children's lives.  All residential staff are required to hold or complete a level 3 qualification on completion of their probationary period.

The Academy runs a very strong staff support and development programme. The successful candidates will be reliable, persistent and loyal, with a good sense of humour and strength of character.  The academy is looking for people who have a variety of interests outside the curriculum that would lend themselves to leading activities with children.

The successful applicants must  have a good level of education and be prepared to undergo any further training as requested by the Trust and will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore you will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether disqualified under these regulations. 

For more information regarding this vacancy please contact the Recruitment Team by email at recruitment@bhetrust.co.uk .

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Closing Date: Wednesday 29th November 2023 at 9:00am

Interviews: D ate to be confirmed

This Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether disqualified under these regulations.  Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and attend a Warner Interview. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. If applicable the following will be required: a certificate of good conduct, for teaching posts, a letter of professional standing from the professional regulating authority in the country in which the applicant has worked.We are an equal opportunities employer.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Eaton Hall Specialist Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 53 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Eaton Hall Specialist Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eaton-hall-specialist-academy

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