Residential Childcare Worker
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- £11.82 per hour
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 29 September 2020
Job overview
Salary: £11.82 per hour (Actual salary will depend on number of hours worked)
Hours: Various arrangements available (Shifts are 7-9am Tuesday to Friday and/or 4-9pm Monday to Thursday).
Contract: 1 year Fixed Term Contract with possibility to be made permanent.
Working Pattern: Term Time Only – 39 Weeks per year OR Bank Staff Claims Only
Make a difference to a child or young person’s life.
Opportunities to join our highly motivated and skilled team as a Residential Childcare Worker have become available within our residential unit, Richley House.
The main focus of this provision is to ensure children and young people get the best possible experience whilst staying at Richley House. Children and young people come to the residential unit to access a waking day curriculum as well as an extended opportunity to make friends and socialise.
Comments from the our young people regarding qualities they have identified as important for a Residential Childcare worker include;
• “Fun Loving”
• “Will Listen to Me”
• “Sing and Dance with me”
• “Put me first”
• “Have a big smile”
Linden Lodge School is a leading provider of education for visually-impaired children and young people aged 2 – 19 years. We have a three acre campus in Wimbledon with good transport links (8 minutes’ walk from Southfields underground station on the district line and well positioned for 493 and 39 bus routes) offering innovative indoor and outdoor facilities to support teaching and learning whilst promoting children and young people’s independence.
We are a family friendly employer who offers flexible shifts and a friendly, supportive team environment where the development of our staff is a key priority for the unit.
If you think you can make a difference and are committed to providing high quality care and support to the children and young people within this provision, please apply for this exciting and rewarding role.
Candidates must possess a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare OR be willing to undertake this qualification
We can offer you:
• Personalised induction programme
• The opportunity to undertake recognised qualifications such as NVQ Level 3
Qualification
• A positive and supportive team within Richley House
• A staff wellbeing programme which includes:
o Employee Assistance programme
o Free local gym membership
o End of term staff awards
o Weekly art and Pilates classes
Linden Lodge School is a very special place to work and staff wellbeing is very important to us. In addition to our Staff wellbeing programme you will be provided with tailored in-house and external training appropriate to your needs and interests.
I would like to know more: If you have specific questions about the role or the Residential provision, Please e-mail head@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk and mark your e-mail “Residential Vacancy”.
Completed applications should be emailed to: hradministrator@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk.
You can also download an application and details from the school website http://www.lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk/75/staff-vacancies/cat/7/linden-lodge-school
Closing Date for all applications: 29th September 2020
Shortlisting: 30th September 2020
Interview Date: Week commencing 5th October 2020
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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