Healthcare Support Assistant

Protocol Education Ltd; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An education and care provider is looking for a Healthcare Support Assistant to support children with physical, medical, and sensory needs in Sunderland. The role offers the chance to work in a nurturing environment, assisting with care routines, learning, and emotional support. Ideal for candidates with care experience or those open to training. Competitive pay of £89 to £110 per day with support and training provided, including emotional wellbeing courses.

Benefits

FREE Thrive emotional wellbeing training

FREE SEND and medical needs CPD

Weekly pay

Friendly consultant support

Qualifications

• Experience in community, NHS, residential or personal care.
• Willingness to undergo training in personal care tasks.
• Ability to support children with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Supporting physical care routines and mobility needs.
• Helping run structured learning and sensory activities.
• Assisting with communication and emotional regulation.
• Ensuring pupils feel safe and included.

Skills

Care experience

Experience with hoists

Warm approach to supporting children

Job description

Healthcare Support Assistant (Children & Young People) – Sunderland/Peterlee

Pay: £89 to £110 per day

Start: Immediate

Contract: Long‑term

If you’ve worked in health or care and want to bring your skills into a school environment, this is a brilliant crossover role.

You’ll support pupils with physical, medical and sensory needs, working alongside teachers, physios and specialist staff in a caring, structured setting.

Your role:

• Supporting physical care routines and mobility needs
• Helping run structured learning and sensory activities
• Assisting with communication and emotional regulation
• Ensuring pupils feel safe, supported and included

We’re keen to speak to people with:

• Care experience (community, NHS, residential or personal care)
• Experience with hoists, feeding plans or personal care, or open to training
• A warm, respectful approach to supporting children with complex needs

Extra support from Protocol:

• FREE Thrive emotional wellbeing training
• FREE SEND and medical needs CPD
• Weekly pay and a friendly consultant

If you want a role that blends healthcare and education beautifully, this one’s ideal.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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