Educare Assistant

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Penny Field School in Leeds is seeking an Educare Assistant to join our pastoral support team. You will support pupils with day-to-day welfare, personal care and academic access under the Lead Educarer, helping children and young people aged 2–19 with complex needs.

The role is 27.5 hours per week, 9am–3pm, Monday to Friday. We offer safeguarding training, ongoing professional development, and a welcoming school community within the Wellspring Academy Trust.

Qualifications

• Ability to relate well to both children and adults.
• Safe, calm and happy approach to working within a team.
• Basic technology skills (computers, video, photocopiers).
• Strong commitment to child protection, health and safety, and confidentiality.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.

Responsibilities

• Attend to students' personal, health, hygiene and medical needs including feeding and toileting.
• Ensure cleanliness and safety of changing spaces and learning areas.
• Establish trusting, supportive and positive relationships with students, acting as a positive role model.
• Participate in school enrichment activities and work within a multi-disciplinary team around the child.

Skills

Relating to children and adults

Team player

Basic technology skills

Child protection awareness

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

Tools

Computers

Video

Photocopiers

Job description

Join Our Team: at Penny Field School as an Educare Assistant

Hours of work 9am - 3pm, Monday to Friday - 27.5hrs per week

Pay Grade: B1 Scale (Points 4-6) £15,581 to £16,078 Actual per annum

About Us

Penny Field School is a truly unique special school catering to fantastic children and young people aged 2-19 with severe and complex needs. As part of the Wellspring Academy Trust, our mission is to provide high-quality, bespoke learning experiences that support our students' journeys toward independence and community inclusion. We provide a safe and nurturing environment where every student can thrive.

The Role

As an Educare Assistant, you will be a vital member of our pastoral support team. Working under the direct instruction of the Lead Educarer, you will enable students to access their curriculum by supporting their day-to-day welfare, emotional growth and personal care.

Key Responsibilities

• Personal & Intimate Care: Attend to students personal, health, hygiene and medical needs including feeding, toileting, moving/handling, and hydrotherapy/swimming
• Environment Readiness: Ensure the cleanliness, safety, and "operating readiness" of changing spaces and learning areas (laundry duties, restocking wipes/gloves, sanitising standing frames)
• Relationship Building: Establish trusting, supportive and positive relationships with students, acting as an exceptional role model.
• Enrichment & Collaboration: Participate in school enrichment activities and work cohesively within a multi-disciplinary team around the child.

What We Offer You

• A happy, welcoming, and deeply supportive team of staff.
• Strong, passionate leadership that puts the needs of students first.
• A firm commitment to your ongoing professional development and training
• Wonderful students who will reward your hard work with memories that last a lifetime.

Who We Are Looking For

• Someone with the ability to relate well to both children and adults.
• Someone who has a safe, calm and happy approach to working constructively within a team.
• Basic technology skills (computers, video, photocopiers).
• A strong commitment to child protection, health and safety, and confidentiality protocols.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.

Please review the full job description and person specification in the attached supporting documents.

If you require any further information please contact: Hannah Duffey at [e-mail]

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview.

Further pre‑employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under‑represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/ countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.

As you will be working with children, this post requires you to undertake regulated activity. It is an offence to seek to work in regulated activity with a group with which you are barred.