Residential Childcare Officer
Alfriston School, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2TS2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,625.00 - £27,770.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £4,155-£4,503 Per Annum + £35.53 Sleeping In Per Night
Residential Childcare Officer job summary
Role: Residential Childcare Officer
Salary: Bucks Pay Range 2 ISN 11-15 £25,625-£27,770 Pro Rata, Actual Salary £4,155-£4,503 Per Annum + £35.53 Sleeping In Per Night
Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only
Hours: 10 Hours + 1x Night Sleeping In
Start Date: As soon as available
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people?
We are looking for a Residential Childcare Officer to join our team in a Special Educational Needs (SEN) school, providing high-quality care and support to children and young people with additional needs in a residential setting. This role is essential in ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and development of our students by creating a nurturing and structured environment that supports their education, independence, and personal growth. You will work closely with students, staff, and families to promote a safe, stimulating, and inclusive residential experience, in line with safeguarding policies and best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality care and support to children and young people in a residential setting.
- Build positive, trusting relationships with young people, promoting their confidence and independence.
- Support the emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing of children, helping them overcome challenges.
- Assist with daily activities, including meals, education, leisure, and personal development.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience working with children and young people, preferably in a residential or social care setting.
- A compassionate, patient, and resilient approach.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- A relevant qualification (e.g., NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent) or a willingness to work towards one.
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children which will be reflected throughout recruitment. The selected candidate will be required to provide suitable references and undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up the post.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Alfriston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- School size
- 159 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Alfriston School website
Alfriston is an outstanding Special School with Academy status for girls aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech and language and communication difficulties. We currently have 164 girls on roll. All the pupils have an Education Health Care Plan and are taught in small groups and with additional support. Our staff are specialist subject teachers and are experienced in working with a range of special needs and abilities.
Pupils attend Alfriston from all over Buckinghamshire and some neighbouring counties. We also have weekly boarding provision for 20 pupils.
We consider the staff team as our most valuable resource. Training and development is a high priority in the school. There is also personal support given to staff to manage the diverse and challenging work needed to support pupils with significant special needs. At present there are 70 staff employed at the school working in the teaching, support, residential and administrative teams. We are proud of the excellent standard of education provided at Alfriston.
WHY WORK FOR ALFRISTON SCHOOL?
Alfriston School is based in Beaconsfield. The school benefits from outstanding modern facilities, all of our classrooms are fully equipped with interactive screens and access to class sets of laptops or iPads. All teachers are provided with a laptop that is renewed every three years. The school enjoys a recently modernised performing arts and music facilities that include the use of a dance studio, sound/recording studio and performance space, along with our exceptional sports facilities that caters for a range of indoor and outdoor activities including mountain biking, trampolining, cycling, football and many others. The school also enjoys use of its spacious swimming pool designed by a bespoke architect, as part of an upgrade of the sports facilities at Alfriston, the architects developed a concertina-like roof structure that echoes the shape of the pitched roofs on other buildings in the area causing minimal sound reverberation which is beneficial for the use of our students with their Special Educational Needs.
Alfriston offers a wide and diverse range of professional development opportunities for staff, including the opportunity to train with Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), a local Ofsted-outstanding school-centred teacher training provider.
Alfriston School also offers staff:
• A friendly working environment
• Supportive and caring colleagues
• Excellent opportunities for professional development
• Onsite parking
• Transport links (Chiltern Line and close to the M40)
• Discount on hire of selected school facilities
• Close to local amenities
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