Salary £17,372 - £22,937
Permanent, Full time
Based in Crawley
37 hours per week
Interview date: 17th May 2016

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly Criminal Records Bureau check)
Child Care Officer positions span three grades. When making your application, please express a preference regarding whether you are applying for a grade 5 Child Care Officer, a grade 6 Child Care Officer or a grade 7 Child Care Officer, depending on your qualifications and experience. This can be detailed at the top of the application form in the preference area. Please ensure you use the correct role profile when making your application.

Please indicate which post(s) you are applying for by detailing your preference(s) at the top of the application form in the preference area.

Teasel Close is a very well established young people’s home for 5 young people. It has been rated as “Outstanding” by Ofsted for the last 7 years.

The overall aim of Teasel Close is to provide high quality care in a warm and caring environment where the young people are supported in coming to terms with their past and current issues and begin to prepare for their future. We seek to promote the well-being of the young people in our care by providing an atmosphere where interpersonal relationships are based on mutual respect and understanding.

Our location in a suburb of Crawley means we maintain a presence in the local community as well as having easy access to public transport and local shop and leisure facilities.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Child Care Officers to join our established and experienced staff team. A comprehensive training package will be available on starting. You will be involved in supporting them throughout their daily routines, education , organising leisure activities ,maintaining appropriate behaviour, support family contact, in time taking on a key working role for certain Young People and sometimes managing challenging behaviour. Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour would be an advantage although not essential. What is essential is a caring attitude and an open mind to learn and become involved in all aspects of their lives.

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly Criminal Records Bureau check)