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Could you make a difference to the lives of children? Lansdowne Secure Children’s home is one of only 14 in the England & Wales and is a modern, state of the art building with excellent and diverse facilities.

We are looking for Support workers to join our care team. We put children at the heart of everything we do. If this is also you, then you’d likely be a good match for us and we want to hear from you.

This role is a waking nights support worker where you will be required to maintain the excellent care provision to the children throughout the night as required.

You’ll work as part of a dedicated, supportive team, and will be responsible for providing the day-to-day safe and secure care of the children at Lansdowne. Keeping the children engaged and occupied, you’ll encourage and participate in fun, enriching activities with the young people, such as sports, cooking, arts and crafts and many more. As part of the rota you will be required to do sleep ins in the home on occasion.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have experience working with children
• Have experience working in high pressure situations which require quick thinking and appropriate action
• Are a creative thinker
• Can manage difficult conversations and challenge poor behaviour

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist and we will be shortlisting on the below criteria, so please be sure to highlight the below points in your Supporting Statement.

• Experience of working with or looking after children.
• Knowledge or experience of Safeguarding of children

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page .

Please download the Job Description & Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will take place face to face at Lansdowne Secure Unit within two weeks of the closing date.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Please note that unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role, so if you do require sponsorship, we will be unable to progress with your application.

We understand that the great care we provide is down to the great staff we have. We don’t just talk about this, we demonstrate it. As the largest employer in East Sussex, we can offer excellent and identified career pathways, breadth of work to choose from and unparalleled training as well as fantastic pension and benefits.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Samuel Bennett via Samuel.bennett@Eastsussex.gov.uk .

For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex.