Support Worker (Casual Residential Childcare Worker)
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Category
Children's services
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Job reference
SE/025
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Salary
£8.07 per hour
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Location
Pastens, Oxted Surrey
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Closing date
30 September 2010
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Contract term
Casual
More information
Pastens is a unique and innovative project which comprises four houses arranged in a campus style layout. It is home to children and young adults who have severe learning disabilities and display challenging behaviour and who may also, in the case of one house, have profound physical disabilities. Some children may also have associated health conditions such as epilepsy, cerebral palsy etc.
These posts are ideal for individuals who would like the rewarding experience of professional childcare work, but cannot commit to a permanent post. We use these posts to cover permanent members of staff’s absence due to maternity, training, illness etc. Duties include caring for the children and undertaking domestic duties in the house.
Essential requirements;
- Adaptable and able to communicate at all levels.
- Sensitive to the needs of children/young people with severe learning difficulties and physical disabilities.
- Organised approach to work.
- Experience of caring for children.
- Value other cultures and religions and have an understanding of people with disabilities.
- Able to work duties as per rota.
Closing date: 30th June 2010
Application forms and vacancy information
Please save the documents listed below to your computer. You can do this by clicking the links and following the instructions given by your operating system; usually, this will involve selecting the option to save the file to your desktop. You should read all the documents carefully. Use information provided in the Job description and Person specification to help you complete your application. Please note: We do not accept CVs.
We would really appreciate you taking the time to complete and return the Equal Opportunities Form along with your application. This will allow us to monitor effectively and ensure we are reaching an appropriately diverse audience.
How to apply
There are three ways to apply for a job at Action for Children. In all instances please send your completed application form and equal opportunities form, so it reaches Action for Children by 30 September 2010, quoting the job reference - SE/025, to:
