Healthcare Assistant - SEN School

TN United Kingdom; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a compassionate Healthcare Assistant in Barnsley, working within a special school to support children with complex healthcare needs. This rewarding role involves collaborating with a dedicated team to empower students, ensuring they thrive both academically and personally. You will provide essential care, including enteral feeding and medication management, while fostering meaningful connections with students. Join a passionate organization that values your contributions and offers flexible hours, competitive pay, and ongoing professional development. Make a real impact on the lives of young learners every day!

Benefits

Flexible hours

Confirmed rotas

Holiday pay

Full clinical training

Ongoing professional training and development

Qualifications

• Experience with enteral feeding and medication administration.
• Ability to manage diabetes and epilepsy in children.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled care to children with complex healthcare needs.
• Collaborate with teachers and staff to support student health.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Experience in fast-paced environments

Job description

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28.04.2025

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12.06.2025

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Job Description:

If you are looking for a rewarding new role within healthcare, you are in the right place!

Working in healthcare can be incredibly fulfilling as it allows you to make a positive impact on people's lives every day.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within an educational setting in Barnsley as a Healthcare assistant. Greenacre is a special school educating children and young people aged 3-19 years with severe and complex care needs.

At Greenacre, you'll join our committed School Health Team, dedicated to supporting children with a variety of ongoing, complex healthcare needs.

Our team works hand-in-hand with teachers, teaching assistants, and pastoral staff to provide essential support for students with additional complex healthcare needs. This collaboration helps ensure that students can fully participate in their education while effectively meeting their needs.

By working together, we can empower every student to achieve their full potential and thrive both inside and outside the classroom.

Duties of the care team

We are looking for a friendly, dedicated, and compassionate team to provide highly skilled care to children who have additional healthcare needs, including:

• Enteral feeding
• Administration of regular and emergency medication
• Diabetes and epilepsy management
• Personal care
• Moving & handling

Pay Rates:

£12.50 per hour

Approx. £100 per 8-hour shift

This position is Monday to Friday, Term time only

Part Time Days available (up to 3 shifts per week)

• 9:30am - 3:00pm
• 8:00am – 3:30pm

To be successful in this role it is essential that you have experience with the following:

• Applicants must have previous relevant 3 months healthcare experience working with children.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Professional and positive approach

We believe in fostering meaningful connections, building trust, and promoting a sense of belonging.

This is a personally rewarding role where you can build on your clinical skills and experience, whilst delivering exceptional care and support to our service user, really making an impact on their day-to-day life.

Why work for Apollo Home Healthcare? We specialise in the provision of highly complex clinical care services delivered in the homes of service users. We are passionate about delivering the highest standard of care and we recognise that our Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers are integral to doing this. In return for your hard work and dedication you will receive:

• Flexible hours to suit
• Confirmed rotas
• Excellent rates of pay
• Holiday pay
• Full clinical training
• Opportunity to work with other service users in the area
• Ongoing professional training and development

Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01902 847111 or email on [emailprotected] to find out more. Apply for this job