Child Health Care Assistant

The Role

Are you looking for a challenging and highly rewarding role, working in a team that strives to deliver high quality inclusive education?

Guildford Grove Primary School is looking to appoint a dedicated and compassionate Child Heath Care Assistant to join our team in the Lighthouse Specialist Centre for Deaf Children. You will be responsible for providing support and care on a 1:1 basis, assisting a child with their daily activities, and promoting their development and wellbeing.

This is a fixed term role until August 2025.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a caring and compassionate attitude towards children
• Have good communication skills
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Be well organised and efficient
• Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence and resilience
• Be flexible and pro-active

In return we can offer you:

• A school which values inclusion and provides an opportunity to excel in meeting the needs of a range of learners, including those with additional needs
• Happy and enthusiastic children who love to learn
• An experienced, welcoming team who strive to keep up to date with current educational research and evidence informed practice
• A school that goes beyond the academic subjects and provides amazing enrichment opportunities for all pupils, including trips, musical performances and sporting events
• Excellent networking and career opportunities across our growing academy trust
• Employee benefits scheme including Employee Assistance Scheme, high street discounts, cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, discounted gym membership and free will-writing service
• Local Government Pension Scheme

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged. Please contact Claire Sutton (admin@guildfordgrove.surrey.sch.uk) for more information.

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date so we would recommend that you submit your application as early as possible.