Care Support Worker; Bowden School

Closing Date

Wednesday 18 March 2026.

To obtain an application pack for either post contact the school via telephone or email admin@bow

Bowden House School
Firle Road
Seaford
BN25 2JB

Phone:
Email: admin@bow

An amazing opportunity has risen in our Care Team. Bowden House School (located approximately 8 miles from Eastbourne and 12 miles from Brighton) is looking for a Care Support Worker to join our team.

This position is full time, 13 weeks holiday per year (school holidays), no weekend work. The role offers a competitive salary and working hours, an excellent staff welfare package and a Local Government pension scheme.

It is essential that successful applicants are flexible in their approach to work.

The Care Support Worker post is an ideal entry point into a caring career as training is provided. All candidates will be required to sign up and complete a health & social care diploma, unless an equivalent qualification has been awarded. Evening shifts and sleep-in duties are required.

• For candidates who do not have a Diploma 3 in Caring for Children & Young People the salary is from £25,583 to £25,989.
• For candidates who have the Diploma 3 qualification the salary is from £26,403 to £27,694.

Salary: £25,583 – £27,694 per annum.

Contract type:
Permanent.
Working pattern:
Full time.

The job requires a Diploma 3 in Caring for Children & Young People, or an equivalent qualification. A health & social care diploma will be required for all candidates. References and an enhanced DBS that are satisfactory to the school will be a condition of the appointment.

The school is committed to safeguarding and protecting children. Staff in positions of trust must be fit to work with vulnerable young people.

We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunity throughout our workforce and in service delivery. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.