Residential Child Care Assistant
Vale of Evesham School, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 1BNThis job expired on 13 July 2025
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
13 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,033.00 - £20,286.00 Annually (Actual) £25,584 - £27,269 FTE
Residential Child Care Assistant job summary
Vale of Evesham School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Residential Care Assistant with a real passion for, and commitment to, working with children with complex learning needs to join our committed residential staff team in supporting our pupils before and after school. The school caters for pupils who have moderate, severe and profound learning difficulties. The residential provision caters for weekly boarders, which ensures that we offer a 24-hour curriculum for up to 15 pupils in 3 suites. Many of our pupils have other barriers to their learning including autism, challenging behaviour, physical disabilities and complex health needs.
Vale of Evesham School is a very special place to work. If you have a passion to make a positive difference to the lives of our pupils and can bring expertise and continued dynamism to our staff body, then we would welcome your application. We are a member of Central Learning Partnership Trust who work collaboratively and share expertise to improve opportunities and life chances for all our young people.
The post benefits from set shift patterns, with no weekend or bank holiday working required. Normal working hours are Monday to Thursday evenings, and Tuesday to Friday mornings, and some daytime working, on an agreed shift pattern. It is a term time only position, so you would not be required to work during school holidays, however the salary is split into 12 equal monthly payments. Sleep-in duties may be required, these are paid separately in addition to the above salary. An example rota would be:
Monday 3.00pm – 10.00pm
Tuesday 7.30am - 9.15am & 3.00pm – 10.00pm
Wednesday 7.30am – 9.15am & 3.00pm – 8.00pm
Thursday 7.30am – 9.15am & 2.00pm – 9.30pm
Friday 7.30am – 9.15am
We are looking for someone who is:
Flexible, adaptable and creative and able to respond positively to change.
Willing to undertake the NVQ Level 3 Health & Social Care (Children & Young People)
The ability to use technology to record pupil information and store and retrieve data
Is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
Has experience of working with pupils with complex learning needs.
Will uphold and promote the ethos and values of the school.
In return we can offer:
Dedicated staff committed to achieving high standards
Opportunities for professional development
A happy, stimulated and safe learning environment
Wellbeing and staff support
To apply for this vacancy, please complete the vacancy through the My New Term platform, accessible via the school website www.valeofeveshamschool.org
The school prides itself on its welcoming and positive environment and would warmly encourage you to visit the school by prior arrangement. Please contact our Business Manager at Victoria.jervis@valeofeveshamschool.org if you would like to visit school.
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 13th July 2025
Interviews: TBC – week commencing 14th July 2025
Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.
CLPT is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose to us information about any:
adult cautions (simple or conditional);
conditional cautions;
convictions in a Court of Law; and
This information can be disclosed either verbally at interview or by completing a relevant conviction form after interview if that is your preference. It is an offence for anyone to apply for a role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
In accordance with the Childcare Act 2006 and the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009 the Governors are required to obtain an additional staff disqualification declaration for employees within settings providing care for early years childcare (this covers the age range from birth until 1st September following a child’s fifth birthday i.e. up to and including reception age) or later years childcare (this covers children above reception age but who have not attained the age of 8) in nursery, primary or secondary school educational settings, or if when directly concerned with the management of such childcare related establishments. This declaration is to confirm that you are not disqualified ‘by association’ to anyone currently residing within your household who is disqualified under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009.
We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. If you are successful, we will ask you to provide appropriate documents, such as a passport, visa or full birth certificate and national insurance number to confirm this. (Further details are available from the UK Border Agency website).
CLPT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. CLPT expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post involves working with children and therefore will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
If you are shortlisted for an interview, we shall request two references at this stage to comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The academy values diversity and inclusion welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. Equality is promoted and the academy will guarantee an interview to disabled candidates if the essential job criteria is met fully.
Further information about the job
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.
About Vale of Evesham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 19
- School size
- 187 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Vale of Evesham School website
Vale of Evesham School is part of Central Learning Partnership Trust. We cater for approx. 185 pupils with a range of cognition and learning difficulties, aged from 4-19. The pupils are ably supported at all levels by just over 140 staff. Vale of Evesham School also incorporates a residential provision, known as ‘Blossom House’ that has 15 spaces for pupils who board with us, four nights a week, from Monday to Friday.
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