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Role Overview: Join Our Team at Busy Bees – Leading Nursery Group in the UK As an Early Years Educator, you will play a leading role in fostering the intellectual, social, and emotional development of children at Busy Bees. Join a company that values high-quality education and provides ample growth opportunities. About Us Busy Bees is the UK's leading nursery group, with nearly 400 nurseries across the UK and more overseas. We are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life and are proud to have won awards for our workplace culture. At Busy Bees, we ensure that every member of our team feels heard, valued, and nurtured. Why Work at Busy Bees? We offer a supportive environment that empowers you to create engaging, educational spaces where children can thrive. As part of our team, you’ll be introduced to our unique Bee Curious curriculum, designed to foster curiosity and confidence in young learners. Our Charitable Commitment Through our partnership with BBC Children in Need, we offer fantastic opportunities for community involvement and fundraising to support children's lives. About our Nursery Busy Bees Chichester, rated Good by Ofsted, has a capacity of 92 children and features a one-level building where each room has its own garden. Our longstanding staff team is fully first aid trained, ensuring a safe environment for all children. We offer the option of early drop-off at 7 AM and have an experienced preschool teacher on staff. Our nursery engages in weekly visits to a local care home and enjoys local walks and outings whenever possible. Conveniently located within walking distance of Chichester University and St. Richard's Hospital, we also have a bus stop outside that provides easy access to Chichester city center, with excellent transport links to London, Portsmouth, Southampton, and Brighton. Additionally, we offer free parking for staff, creating a supportive and accessible environment for everyone. Busy Bees Benefits • Competitive salary, • Ongoing professional development and career progression, • Our ‘Hive’ benefits and wellbeing hub, with discounts across a huge range of retailers, • Up to 28 days holiday per year (including bank holidays), • Your birthday off – it’s our gift to you!, • 50% childcare discount, • Enhanced family leave and return to work bonus, • Menopause support through Peppy, • Financial support through Salary Finance, • Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders, • Cycle to Work scheme, • Easy access to your workplace pension through Cushon, • Discounted Private Medical Insurance (PMI), • Create a Safe, Stimulating Environment: Prepare materials and arrange rooms to encourage children's growth and learning., • Lead Educational Activities: Plan and deliver activities that support children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)., • Level 3 (or above) qualification in Early Years Education., • Proven experience in working with children under 5 and a genuine interest in early childhood education

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll look after the different needs of our residents to enable us to deliver quality, person-centred care and support. Your role will involve supervising and inspiring a team of dedicated Care Assistants alongside the Deputy General Manager. You can also expect to support the clinical team in a specific area, such as medication, assessments, care plans or care reviews. Like everyone here, as a Senior Care Assistant, you'll always respect the dignity and preferences of our residents as well playing your own part in creating an environment that's warm, welcoming and vibrant. ABOUT YOU You should have an NVQ Level 3 or Advanced Diploma in Health & Social Care to join us as a Senior Care Assistant. We'll also need to see that you have specific knowledge of clinical care for the elderly. We're looking for people who are warm-hearted, compassionate and committed to giving each resident individualised care and support. You'll have the opportunity to develop your career through ongoing training opportunities, so there's no limit to how far you can go with us. Many of our Senior Carer Assistants progress into Care Practitioner, Regional Carer or nursing roles. REWARDS PACKAGE In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including: Free training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards' And so much more! If you'd like to use your motivational and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Regional Care Assistant with Barchester care homes, you'll deliver warm, empathetic and respectful care and support across a 20-mile radius to help our residents get the most out of life. It's a very varied role that will see you provide cover as and when we need it. On a practical level, you can expect to monitor the delivery of care when on duty, contribute to the person-centred care planning process for each resident and record observations on things like temperature and blood pressure amongst a range of other important tasks. The role of Bank Regional Care Assistant also involves providing support and companionship it's vital for us that every resident enjoys meaningful one-to-one time with our carers, every single shift. ABOUT YOU A background in care is important for the role of Bank Regional Care Assistant, and you'll need a good understanding of elderly care. A Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care would be useful, as would a good understanding of the wider healthcare industry. Ideally, you'll also have a C or above in GCSE English and Maths. Dedicated and compassionate, your passion for people means you'll go above and beyond to support the wellbeing of residents. Flexibility is important and, because you'll be travelling across the area, you'll either need your own car or ready access to one. We'll cover your mileage when you travel over five miles from your main home, and if you're on duty at the time of an inspection and we achieve a Good' rating, you'll qualify for a bonus. REWARDS PACKAGE As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously. As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary. If you'd like to use your care experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Bradshaw Lodge Are you looking for a new opportunity within the Care Sector? Do you have an NVQ Level 3? We are actively recruiting exceptional, caring individuals who want to join our team at Bradshaw Lodge, Shripney, Bognor Regis! Your role will be based in Bradshaw Lodge which is well under construction and set to open in October 2025! Oyster Care Homes are focused on making our homes not just luxury places for our residents to live, but also wonderful places for our team members to work. As a Care Team Leader (Deputy Manager) you will lead by example and coach/mentor our care teams on a daily/nightly basis to ensure our residents are well cared for, motivated and stimulated to achieve a fulfilled and enriched life. Key Responsibilities: -To act as the person in charge of the home outside of office hours or in the absence of the General Manager and/or the Care Manager, ensuring that legislation is adhered to and standards are maintained. -To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To act as a key worker for a named group of residents, ensuring that these responsibilities are carried out in full. -Responsible for; understanding and complying with statutory and legal requirements that are relevant, including; Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act to ensure that all care teams and other staff maintain a safe environment throughout the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control. -Undertake Move-In assessments for potential new residents, as delegated by the General Manager. Discuss findings with the General Manager and / or the Care Manager before agreeing suitability for placement. -To participate in the formulation of individual care plans for each resident. -Responsible for the ordering and administering of medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both. -To respect and maintain confidentiality of resident's personal information at all times, this includes resident's behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day-to-day care and to ensure that all care teams and other staff understand and respect this. -Undertaking general care assistant duties throughout the home as and when required. – Complete quality audits as delegated by the General or Care Manager. -Complete supervisions and appraisals of staff as delegated by the General Manager or Care Manager. -As part of your role as Deputy Manager you will be required to be on call for the home in the case of an emergency on a rota basis. You will be expected to work on a permanent rolling rota of three consecutive shifts on, followed by three consecutive shifts off with the following shift options: Full Time Nights: 20:00-08:00 totalling to an average of 42 hours per week. Hourly Rate of Pay: £16.25 (Nights) We will offer FULL Induction Training Programme PAID Breaks FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme Uniform Tunic PROVIDED PAY Day Breakfast FREE Meal on Shift Are you a friendly, hard-working individual, with excellent communication skills that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Then we'd love to hear from you! We are currently unable to offer sponsorship. Fill out the form below to apply. TPBN1_UKTJ

Are you looking for a new opportunity within the Care Sector? Do you have an NVQ Level 3? We are actively recruiting exceptional, caring individuals who want to join our team at Bradshaw Lodge, Shripney, Bognor Regis! Your role will be based in Bradshaw Lodge which is well under construction and set to open in October 2025! Oyster Care Homes are focused on making our homes not just luxury places for our residents to live, but also wonderful places for our team members to work. As a Care Team Leader (Deputy Manager) you will lead by example and coach/mentor our care teams on a daily/nightly basis to ensure our residents are well cared for, motivated and stimulated to achieve a fulfilled and enriched life. Key Responsibilities: -To act as the person in charge of the home outside of office hours or in the absence of the General Manager and/or the Care Manager, ensuring that legislation is adhered to and standards are maintained. -To provide the highest level of personal care and attention to residents, following individual care plans carefully and ensuring that all contact is polite, friendly, warm and supportive. To act as a key worker for a named group of residents, ensuring that these responsibilities are carried out in full. -Responsible for; understanding and complying with statutory and legal requirements that are relevant, including; Health & Safety, COSHH, all aspects of the Health & Social Care Act to ensure that all care teams and other staff maintain a safe environment throughout the home. Understand and have an awareness of Infection Control. -Undertake Move-In assessments for potential new residents, as delegated by the General Manager. Discuss findings with the General Manager and / or the Care Manager before agreeing suitability for placement. -To participate in the formulation of individual care plans for each resident. -Responsible for the ordering and administering of medication to residents as prescribed, accurately maintaining appropriate records for both. -To respect and maintain confidentiality of residents personal information at all times, this includes residents behaviour and actions and any incidents that may occur in the course of day-to-day care and to ensure that all care teams and other staff understand and respect this. -Undertaking general care assistant duties throughout the home as and when required. Complete quality audits as delegated by the General or Care Manager. -Complete supervisions and appraisals of staff as delegated by the General Manager or Care Manager. -As part of your role as Deputy Manager you will be required to be on call for the home in the case of an emergency on a rota basis. You will be expected to work on a permanent rolling rota of three consecutive shifts on, followed by three consecutive shifts off with the following shift options: Full Time Nights: 20:00-08:00 totalling to an average of 42 hours per week. Hourly Rate of Pay: £16.25 (Nights) We will offer FULL Induction Training Programme PAID Breaks FULLY FUNDED Blue Light Card FULLY FUNDED Enhanced DBS Check Refer a Friend BONUS Scheme Uniform Tunic PROVIDED PAY Day Breakfast FREE Meal on Shift Are you a friendly, hard-working individual, with excellent communication skills that enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Then wed love to hear from you! We are currently unable to offer sponsorship. TPBN1_UKTJ

The ability to work on your own or in a team. Support for Health and Social Care Qualifications such as NVQ / QCF. Are you a care assistant with a natural person-centred approach with a desire to enable those who you support to achieve greater independence whilst obtaining career progression? We ar

Teaching Assistants Location: Chichester Start: January 2026 Contract: Temporary and Permanent positions available Teaching Personnel are proud to be working with a secondary school in Chichester, graded GOOD by Ofsted with an OUTSTANDING Sixth Form, seeking Teaching Assistants to join their SEN department from January 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to support students while contributing to a nurturing and inclusive learning environment. The school, located in the historic city of Chichester, caters for students aged 11 to 18 and offers a vibrant curriculum enriched by extracurricular opportunities in sports, arts, and community service. With modern facilities including state-of-the-art science labs, a well-equipped library, and extensive sports fields, the school is committed to fostering both academic excellence and personal growth. Successful candidates will provide support to individual students as well as small groups, focusing on pupils with special educational needs, learning difficulties, and behavioural challenges. There is also a requirement for a Teaching Assistant to join the specialist provision within the learning support department, which may involve intimate care. Experience of working with young people with SEN or social communication difficulties would be beneficial but is not essential. The school is looking for passionate individuals with a strong desire to help students overcome barriers to learning. Applicants must demonstrate high standards of communication, numeracy, and literacy, and hold GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above in English and Mathematics. If you are enthusiastic about making a real difference to young people s educational experiences, we encourage you to apply now with your CV. All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website.

Description Support people with learning disabilities to live full, happy lives. Location: Lennox Court, Chichester Salary: £29,449 per year Hours: 30 to 37 per week What you’ll be doing: Do you want to make a meaningful difference? Southdown is a not-for-profit provider of accommodation, care and support for 160 adults with learning and physical disabilities in our 23 supported living services and 4 residential care homes across Sussex. As a Deputy Manager, you’ll support the Service Manager to develop an excellent team, overseeing staff performance and good practice, training compliance, disciplinary procedures, professional development, inductions, appraisals and supervision. You will also support clients with daily living tasks including personal care, finances, health and medication, to enable them to live independent lives. You'll ensure clients get the right support by participating in client referrals, assessments and care plan updates. We welcome applications from candidates with previous experience in health and social care roles such as Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager, Service Manager, Care Home Manager, CQC Registered Manager. Service description: Lennox Court is a supported living service for 6 adults with learning disabilities. Lennox Court is a purpose-built, one storey building in the Parklands area of Chichester. The property has six self-contained flats – each with a specially-adapted bathroom. There is a communal lounge, dining room and kitchen where clients can socialise and take part in activities. The building is very close to the centre of Chichester (about 10 minutes’ walk) and train station (15 minutes’ walk), with frequent local buses. Our clients are supported to lead active, fulfilling lives and are supported to make the most of their local community while developing each client’s choice, control and independence. Perks and benefits: Health cost cash-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover. Interest-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car. Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets. Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high-street vendors. Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service. 22 days paid holiday plus bank holidays (or paid time in lieu for any bank holidays worked) Unsociable hours uplift: extra £4.40 per shift for waking nights. Sleep-in shifts: £61 per sleep-in shift (11pm-7am). On call rota: an allowance of £12 (weekday) or £25 (weekend and bank holiday). Knowledge, skills and experience What you'll need for the role: Previous experience working in a management role within a Learning Disabilities service or care home, including safeguarding, risk management and health and safety Experienced working with clients with learning disabilities who may present with challenges, following positive behaviour support principles A passion for leading teams in the provision of outstanding care Ensuring compliance with CQC standards, including preparing for inspections and managing audit processes You live within reasonable commuting distance of the service or are willing to relocate An Enhanced DBS Certificate paid for by Southdown What would be nice: Experience managing an operational service budget, including resource management to ensure staffing levels meet client needs while keeping within budget constraints. Experience managing a learning disabilities service with a good or outstanding CQC rating. Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) Training: You will receive ongoing training and coaching from your manager, as well as specific training courses throughout the year to help you develop your management skills and foster upwards career progression. How to apply: Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one-page application form. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and an appointment may be made before the advertisement is closed if a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Contact information: Our online careers page has a list of helpful FAQs that you can view here . If you have any further questions, please get in touch with recruitment via email at We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us, as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.

We welcome applications from candidates with previous experience in roles such as Health Care Assistant, Care Assistant, Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Nurse, Social Care Worker, Senior Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Nursing Home Assistant, Personal Assistant or Residential Care