Care Support Worker (Bowden House School) at East Sussex County Council

Seaford, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Aug, 26

Salary

27694.0

Posted On

22 May, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Caregiving, Childcare, Flexibility, Communication, Patient Care, Safeguarding

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Salary: £25,583 to £27,694 per annum Contract type: Permanent Working pattern: Full-time, term-time only. Annualized hours, worked during 38 weeks of term time. Closing date: 12 June 2026 Interview date: To Be Confirmed How to apply: To obtain an application pack for either post contact the school via telephone: 01323 893138 or email: admin@bowdenhouse.towerhamlets.sch.uk [admin@bowdenhouse.towerhamlets.sch.uk] Who to contact if you have a query: Craig Sorrell, Admin@bowdenhouse.towerhamlets.sch.uk [Admin@bowdenhouse.towerhamlets.sch.uk] BOWDEN HOUSE SCHOOL – FIRLE RD SEAFORD EAST SUSSEX OFSTED - Outstanding Residential Special School Competitive salary and working hours, excellent staff welfare package and Local Government pension scheme. Care Support Worker at Bowden House School. Full time - 13 weeks holiday per year (school holidays), no weekend work. Location - Approximately 8 miles from Eastbourne and 12 miles from Brighton An amazing opportunity has risen in our Care Team. If you are caring, kind and passionate and would like to join our established, friendly hard-working team please apply. It is essential that successful applicants are flexible in their approach to work. The Care Support Worker post is an ideal entry into a caring career as training is provided. All candidates will be required to sign up and complete a health & social care diploma, unless an equivalent qualification has been awarded. Please note evening shifts and sleep-in duties are required. * For candidates who do not have a Diploma 3 in Caring for Children & Young People the salary is from £25,583 to £25,989. * For candidates who have the Diploma 3 qualification the salary is from £26,403 to £27,694. The Job Description and Person Specification fully outlines the requirements of this post. The school is committed to the Safeguarding and Protection of Children. We appoint staff in positions of trust and it is our duty under Safer Recruitment to ensure that they are fit to work with vulnerable young people. References and an enhanced DBS that are satisfactory to us, will be a condition of the appointment. We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunity throughout our workforce and in service delivery. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age. Additional Information Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Responsibilities

Provide care and support to children and young people within a residential special school setting. Duties include working evening shifts and performing sleep-in duties to ensure student welfare.