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Child Disability Support Worker, Bournemouth
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Client:
GSL Education
Location:
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Job Reference:
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Job Views:
8
Posted:
25.06.2025
Expiry Date:
09.08.2025
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Job Description:
Job Title: Child Disability Support Worker
Location: Bournemouth
Salary: £13.68 - £16.12 per hour (Depending on experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Do you have the compassion, patience, and dedication to support children with disabilities in reaching their full potential?
GSL Education are inviting applications for the position of Child Disability Support Worker at a specialist education provision in Bournemouth. This role involves both academic assistance and personal care, ensuring that each child can participate fully in school life and make consistent progress.
About the School
This school is more than a place of learning—it’s a community that nurtures self-worth and achievement. With facilities such as hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms, and a team that values holistic progress, the school ensures that learners with additional needs are met with understanding, opportunity, and encouragement at every stage of their educational journey.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide one-to-one and small group support for pupils with disabilities.
* Assist with personal care tasks, including feeding, toileting, and mobility support, where required.
* Implement individualised learning plans and behaviour support strategies.
* Facilitate communication using assistive technologies or alternative communication methods (e.g., PECS, Makaton).
* Monitor pupil engagement and report on progress to the wider SEN team.
* Promote inclusion, dignity, and independence for all students.
* Support pupils’ emotional well-being and social development.
Job Requirements:
* Experience working with children or young people with disabilities in an educational, care, or health setting.
* A calm, patient, and empathetic approach to support.
* An understanding of SEN, particularly Disabilities, is beneficial.
* Willingness to assist with personal care tasks.
* Understanding of safeguarding and child protection practices.
* Confidence using or learning alternative communication methods.
* A relevant qualification in childcare, support work, or special needs education is desirable.
To Work with GSL Education as a Child Disability Support Worker, You Must:
* Have the right to work in the UK.
* Have an up-to-date CV with two relevant references from the last two years.
* Have an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or be willing to apply for a new one through GSL Education.
Why Join GSL Education?
* Competitive hourly rates based on experience and qualifications.
* Ongoing CPD and training opportunities.
* A dedicated consultant to support your career development.
* Opportunities to work in outstanding specialist settings.
If you're ready to make a difference in the lives of children with disabilities and want to be part of a supportive, specialist team, apply today to become a Child Disability Support Worker in Bournemouth through GSL Education.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks, including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the ‘Child Disability Support Worker’ role, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.
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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom
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