Work For Us
Thank you for your interest in working for St Rose’s.
We are an inspiring and rewarding place to work, with a happy, family atmosphere. Our vision is to be an exceptional specialist school delivering the highest quality of education, therapy and care for children and young people to enable them to achieve their maximum independence and develop as valued members of society.
We recognise that our staff are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our staff is critical to our success. We have a strong commitment to support our staff in continuing their professional development and offer many ways to achieve this including through our own programme which seeks to ensure that staff can learn and develop skills that keep them at the forefront of developments in the field of education, therapy and care. Our staff’s specialist skills and dedicated approach are vital to the highly individual education and care we offer to enable our students to achieve their potential.
We are ambitious about equality, diversity and inclusion, and very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description.
We are also a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from candidates with a disability and health conditions and where possible reasonable adjustments are made.
We offer all of our staff the following benefits:
• A supportive ethos and well-being of all staff
• Employee Assistance Programme through Optima Health
• Staff referral/recruitment bonus of £100
• Employer contributions to Nest Pensions or Teachers Pension Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Free meals for care staff working evenings and weekends
• Free parking
• Free use of our hydrotherapy swimming pool on a Monday evening (term time only)
• Non-teaching staff salaries are in line with NJC bands and NHS Bands
• Paid study support (criteria applies)
• Subsidised fees for our on-site Nursery
• Subsidised lunches
• Very generous annual leave entitlement for non-teaching staff equating to 30 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or term time only posts)
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all appointments are subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and successful applicants will be expected to subscribe to the DBS update service.
Current Vacancies
Occupational Therapist – Band 7
An Occupational Therapist is required to work in a lively environment with a friendly, well-established and highly specialist multi-disciplinary team. Working with children and young people aged between 5 – 25. Therapists with knowledge, experience and skills in at least one of the following areas are invited to apply, complex needs, Sensory Integration, physical disability or autism, positive behaviour and managing a small team would be beneficial. The opportunity to be creative and innovative within the role of Occupational Therapist, developing the role of Occupational Therapy within the setting, delivering person centered therapy to achieve positive outcomes for the children and young people we work with.
Care Assistant
Due to an increase in the numbers of children and young people joining us at our residential school and college, we have variety of part-time care assistant positions available with shifts that include evenings and weekends, some waking night work is also required. Providing personal care, assisting with eating and drinking, and moving and handling are all important aspects of this role. You will work closely with other care professionals to create a safe and supportive environment that promotes the independence and dignity of our students. A level 3 qualification in health and social care is required, if you don’t already have this qualification you will need to commence the course once you have joined us.