Job Advert Personal Care Assistant December 2025 Temporary

Nexus Multi Academy Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A progressive educational trust in Milton Keynes seeks a Personal Care Assistant on a temporary part-time contract. You’ll support the physical and emotional wellbeing of students and promote a positive learning environment. The ideal candidate is energetic, nurturing, and possesses excellent interpersonal skills. The role offers various training opportunities and benefits including flexible working and access to wellbeing support resources. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children with severe learning disabilities.

Benefits

Access to wellbeing support resources

Discount schemes

Cycle to Work Scheme

Annual leave increases based on length of service

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SEN is advantageous.
• Experience as a Personal Care Assistant in mainstream or specialist education settings is desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a flexibility and nurturing attitude are essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of children and facilitate access to learning.
• Respond to individual needs including personal care.
• Promote a positive culture and support with attainment and progress.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Energy

Caring attitude

Nurturing attitude

Job description

Position: Personal Care Assistant (Temporary)

Hours and Salary: 35hrs per week, 45 paid weeks per year. Notts Grade 3 NJC points 5 – 7

School and Location: Fountaindale School, Mansfield, NG18 5BA

Contract type: Part-time, Temporary until 31/08/2026, Term-Time

Closing date: Monday 12 January 2026

Start date: As soon as possible

About our School

Fountaindale School believes that it takes a village to raise a child and our staff play an important role in this. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Personal Care Assistant to work one-to-one with a wonderful young pupil. Are you an energetic individual who will put young people at the centre of your work? Do you believe in our core values: Belong, Engage and Enjoy? If so, then come and join us.

Take a look at our video and see what it could be like if you joined the Fountaindale Family: https://youtu.be/QhSxMnMHajI

Our Personal Care Assistants work as a valued part of the class team to support the physical and emotional wellbeing of our pupils. The role is varied, active, and above all, rewarding.

Working at Fountaindale will suit anyone who is supportive, caring and nurturing, who takes pride in helping children take small but incredibly powerful steps towards a meaningful independent adulthood.

You will discover a huge range of training opportunities relating to educational, medical, moving and handling and bespoke interventions that will develop you as a professional as well as a person.

If you like the idea of working in an aspiring environment within strong teams who share the common goal of making a difference for our young people then come and join the Fountaindale family.

Fountaindale is a special school for young people from 3 – 18 with severe learning disabilities or profound and multiple learning disabilities. At Fountaindale we are passionate that every day matters for children and have our children and families at the heart of everything we do.

A beautiful modern building nestled in a stunning woodland setting, we have a range of facilities for children with physical and sensory needs including a hydrotherapy pool, sensory room, woodland walk and outdoor play areas.

About the Trust

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is an award winning Multi Academy Trust founded in 2016 with 19 unique SEND and mainstream academies. We are a growing, forward thinking and innovative Trust with a shared ethos, vision and values for a personalised child centred approach. We are committed and invested in “Learning together, to be the best we can be” and it is as relatable to every employee and partner of our Trust as it is to our children, young adults and their families.

Key Responsibilities

You will be required to ensure the safety of our children and young people and facilitate their access to learning by responding to individual needs, which may include personal care and hygiene needs such as toileting and changing. You will respond to the emotional, social and mental health needs of our children and young people, promote a positive culture, and provide support with attainment and progress. You will have the opportunity to make judgments on the attainment and progress of our students and help them celebrate success. You will work as part of a dedicated, motivated team committed to improving the life chances of our children and young people.

Qualifications and Skills

Knowledge of SEN is advantageous. Experience as a Personal Care Assistant in mainstream or specialist education settings is desirable. Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, energy, caring, and nurturing attitude are essential.

What you can expect from us

• Access to free wellbeing support resources including counselling, medical and legal advice and an option to top up to private healthcare via corporate membership of a healthcare plan.
• Access to discount schemes for savings with high street retailers, restaurants, activities and lifestyle services.
• Auto enrolment into a leading pension scheme with Teachers Pension Scheme or Local.
• Access to extensive and tailored career pathways, CPD programmes, training and coaching giving you the opportunity to grow and develop your career.
• An induction package to help you settle in and approach your role with confidence.
• The ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other professionals, TAs, teachers and the wider team.
• Internal opportunities across the Trust academies and work with specialised leaders in education on nationally recognised projects.
• Flexible working policies.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Annual leave increases based on length of service plus bank holidays for support staff.

Benefits

• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual leave increases based on length of service plus bank holidays for support staff

To apply

We warmly welcome visitors to the school. To organise a visit or if you would like an informal and confidential conversation about the role, please contact Karen Redgate, School Resource Manager on 01623 792671 or email [e-mail].

For an application form please contact [e-mail]. Completed applications should be sent to [e-mail].

All candidates are advised to refer to the job profile before making an application. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Further information

Further information can be found on our school website www.fountaindaleschool.org.

Safeguarding and Recruitment

Nexus Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

This post involves working with children and young people. If successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level and a barred list check. Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Service can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosurebarring-service-check.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.