Care Officer
Protocol Education are seeking a Care Officer to join a SEND provision in Chigwell.
Do you want to make a difference?
Are you passionate about working with vulnerable children who have special needs?
Do you have a social care background?
Or even had personal experience supporting SEND?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
This role is for a Residential school, supporting specialist students who have Social/ Emotional/ Mental Health needs from the ages of 5- 11 years. Please see below hours.
These students may have come from distressed or toxic backgrounds. The right candidate will need to be confident with de-escalation strategies, tough and know how to handle challenging behaviours.
You must also be empathetic and have a good understanding or background in special educational needs or Social emotional, mental health.
Resilience and hard work are a must. An outdoors/sports/activity co-ordinator background would also be great, as this role entails a lot of outdoors activities.
Duties would include-
- Providing quality care for children in a residential setting
- Assisting in developing and implementing care plans for each child, ensuring their physical, therapeutic, emotional, and social needs are met
- Carrying out daily activities such as meals, recreational activities, and educational programs
- Ensuring the health and well-being of children, such as administering medication as needed
- Maintaining accurate records of ...