Job Description

Chalk Hill - Sudbury
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - Permanent Salary: 26,409 - 28,624 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience) Actual Salary: 22,418 - 24,298 per annum

Additional 1,500 Joining Bonus!

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Part-time and full-time hours considered, please detail your preference and availability within your application.

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children and young people?

Join us as a Residential Activities and Child Care Officer (RACCO) to support the wellbeing, development, and care of children with moderate learning difficulties within our residential provision.

As a RACCO, you will play a vital role in creating a safe, secure, and nurturing environment where students can thrive. You? assist in the delivery of a supportive residential curriculum designed to promote self-respect, confidence, independence, and social integration.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the care and wellbeing of residential students, ensuring their physical and emotional needs are met. Implement academy policies and guidance, ensuring alignment with OFSTED inspection standards. Maintain high standards of health and safety and report any issues in line with the Academy Health and Safety Policy. Facilitate studentsacquisition of life skills, such as personal hygiene, social behaviour, and independence. Provide support during meals and other communal activities. Plan, organise, and deliver engaging activities that enhance the residential experience and foster integration into the community. Perform sleeping-in duties on a rota basis. Contribute to annual reviews and relevant meetings regarding individual studentsprogress. Prepare termly reports for designated key students.
This role is integral to our mission of providing high-quality education and care, ensuring students feel supported and empowered to participate in their community.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

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
We operate various schools and programmes designed to help children and young adults with SEND, offering specialised teaching, outreach services, and alternative provision to meet diverse educational needs.

We work closely with schools and communities across the eastern region of England, providing training, consultancy, and tailored support for both students and staff. Our services include trauma-informed approaches, safeguarding expertise, curriculum adaptation, and behaviour support.

We joined Eastern Education Group Trust (EEGT) in September 2024, further expanding our capacity to serve students across multiple institutions.

The Eastern Education Group helps shape and deliver education from primary through to those accessing University, Apprenticeships (higher and degree) and professional development in the workplace. We also support those people who simply have a passion for learning.

As a Group, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

The Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND APPLY DIRECTLY VIA OUR PORTAL. WE CANNOT ACCEPT INDEED APPLICATIONS OR CVS AS A FORMAL APPLICATION, THANK YOU

Completed application forms should be made via our recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days of the closing date, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date:

8:00am on Monday 2nd June

Interview Date

: To be held throughout

Please note that we reserve the right to appoint a successful candidate prior to 02/06/2025 - early applications are encouraged.

Potential relocation to Bury St Edmunds from January 2026*

This will be paid as 750 at the end of first month of employment and 750 after six months completed service. The entire sum will be repayable if you leave within the first two years of service. This only applies to direct applicants and not to those staff who come through an agency. Internal college policy applies.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The Group is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 22,418.00-28,624.00 per year

Additional pay:

Signing bonus
Benefits:

Canteen Company events Cycle to work scheme Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Store discount
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/06/2025