Senior Care Officer
- Employer: Brighton & Hove City Council
- Reference: orbis/TP/25506/45595
- Published: Wed 24/09/2025, 0:00 AM
- Closing on: Wed 08/10/2025, 23:59 PM
- Working Pattern: Full Time
- Hours: 37.00
- Salary: £32,061 - £33,699 plus allowances for weekend, nights, etc
- DBS Check: No
- Workplace: On-Site
- Location: Drove Road
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Senior Care Officer
Job introduction
Do you enjoy working with children and young people with a range of disabilities?
Do you want to make a difference to young people’s lives and support them to meet their full potential?
If so, we want to hear from you!
Our Senior Care Officers care for children with complex disabilities who have Short Breaks at Drove Road, we also care for 3 full time young people. You will work in partnership with the young people’s parents / carers, our local special schools, social workers and our health colleagues to ensure that the young people experience the best care.
This is a full time permanent position.
For an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Thomas Interim Practice Manager rebecca.thomas@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Care Officer to work at Drove Road, a Short Breaks and full time residential home for disabled young people who have behaviours of concern. Due to the complexity of the young people’s disabilities the work can be challenging at times, but also very rewarding.
Do you have the resilience to work with children who have behaviours that challenge or complex health needs?
Can you be flexible with your working hours? This role may include working weekends and overnight shifts.
As a worker at Drove Road, you will be part of the Specialist Community Disability Service 0 – 24 working alongside social workers and social work resource officers to provide children with disabilities and their families the support that they need.
Senior Care Officers at Drove Road will be involved in the care of children with disabilities, this will include undertaking personal care, promoting the children’s health, education and relationships. Ensuring that their physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs are met and providing them with opportunities for play, leisure and learning.
You will also be expected to be a shift leader and supervise Home Care Support workers and work alongside the homes Management team.
We are looking for people who are enthusiastic and motivated to provide excellent care and support to ensure that the children meet their full potential, who enjoy being part of a team and who have experience of working with disabled children with complex needs.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
