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Senior Residential Activities and Child Care Officer

Chalk Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2SF

This job expired on 20 March 2026 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  6 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - Permanent 1 day - 14:30 - 22:30 1 day - 07:30 - 16:00 Fridays - 07:30 - 15:00
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,024 - £33,699 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience) Actual Salary: £25,425 - £29,004 per annum
• Additional allowances:

  This role carries a £1,500 Joining Bonus**

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Chalk Hill, Sudbury*
• 37.5 hours per week, 39weeks per year - Permanent
• 1 day - 14:30 - 22:30
• 1 day - 07:30 - 16:00
• Fridays - 07:30 - 15:00
• Salary: £30,024 - £33,699 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Actual Salary:£25,425 - £29,004 per annum
• This role carries a£1,500 Joining Bonus**

*Relocation to Bury St Edmunds in September 2026

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Senior Residential Activities and Child Care Officer (Senior RACCO)to join our dedicated residential team. You will lead and coordinate the daily operations of the residential provision, ensuring that all students receive exceptional care, support, and opportunities to thrive. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining outstanding standards of wellbeing, safeguarding, and emotional development within a nurturing educational environment.

As Senior RACCO, you will provide day-to-day supervision, guidance, and mentoring to Residential Activities and Child Care Officers, supporting staff development and consistency of care across the setting. You will take the lead in monitoring students emotional, physical, and social wellbeing, overseeing care plans, managing risk assessments, and ensuring that safeguarding and compliance standards are met. You will also plan and deliver engaging residential activities that build independence, life skills, and social confidence, while promoting strong communication and teamwork between residential, educational, and therapeutic staff.

This role requires a proactive and resilient professional with a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) and proven experience in a residential childcare or SEN environment, specialising in SEMH. A strong understanding of child protection, health and safety, and behaviour management is essential, alongside excellent organisational and leadership skills. In return, you will join a forward-thinking team within the Eastern Education Group, where professional development is encouraged, and your contribution will make a genuine difference in the lives of young people.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Chalk Hill

• School type: Academy, ages 8 to 16
• School size: 9 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 8 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chalk Hill website
• Email address: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chalk-hill-sudbury

Arranging a visit to Chalk Hill

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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