Level 1 Male Care Assistant (COLL)

Education Impact Academy Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SEN Allowance

Onsite parking

LGPS / TPS pension

Employee assistance programme

Training and development

Job summary

Education Impact Academy Trust is recruiting a Level 1 Male Care Assistant to join The Hive College in Erdington, Birmingham. This permanent post is 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only. The salary is Grade 1 £25,614 FTE (£19,941.13 actual) with SEN Allowance £1,779 pro rata.

Enhanced DBS check is required. The right candidate will work as part of a supportive team to assist in personal care for male students with physical disabilities or medical conditions, contribute to a

Qualifications

• Assist in personal care and management of male students with physical disabilities.
• Contribute to a happy, safe and supportive environment.
• Experience with young adults with SEND.
• Strong communication with students and listening skills.
• Support our values and be a positive role model.
• Flexible and positive approach to change.
• Show initiative and work independently.
• Encourage students to improve independence.

Skills

Personal care

Teamwork

Communication

SEND experience

Job description

Post:Level 1 Male Care Assistant

Salary:Grade 1 - £25,614 FTE (£19,941.13 Actual)

Allowances: SEN Allowance - £1,779 pro rata

Hoursof work:32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, term time only

Contracttype:Permanent

Startdateofrole:ASAP

Closing date:2 November 2026

Interview date:W/C 16 November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required:Yes

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS NEED NOT APPLY

EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating The Hive College, Wilson Stuart School, Queensbury School Mayfield School, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'.

The Hive College is based in Erdington, Birmingham and is a Specialist Further Education College for learners aged 19-25 years with Special Educational Needs and disabilities. In November 2023 we were graded Outstanding in every single aspect of an Ofsted Inspection.

Our adopted college motto is ‘Believing is achieving’, which resonates through everything we do at The Hive and it’s at the heart of what we want our students to aspire to. We constantly strive for excellence, seeking innovative and collaborative ways of delivering the curriculum. As part of our on-going development of a highly successful specialist college, we have a Male Care Assistant vacancy to join our team of professional and dedicated people.

The college is a very happy and positive working environment. All staff are friendly and very supportive, we have excellent facilities and a superb environment to support teaching and learning and prepare our students for adulthood.

We offer three individualised study programmes for students with PMLD, SLD, MLD and ASD. Our study programmes focus on preparation for adulthood, which include:

• Employment
• Independent livin
• Good health
• Friends, relationships and community

The right candidate will have:

• The ability to work as part of a team assisting in the personal care and management of male students with a physical disabilities and/or medical conditions.
• Actively contributes to a happy safe and supportive environment.
• Experience of and the ability to deal positively with young adults with SEND.
• Communication skills to positively and effectively communicate with students and listen to them.
• The ability to support our values and ethos and be a positive role model.
• A flexible and positive approach to challenge and change.
• The ability to show initiative and work independently.
• The ability to encourage students to improve their independence.

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.
• An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
• Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers.
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.
• Family friendly policies.
• Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or discuss the role, please contact [e-mail]

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any changes.

Please read a copy of our Recruitment and Selection Policy here: EIAT-Recruitment-and-Selection-Policy.pdf.

To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and 2023, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:

DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK

To read a copy of our Privacy Notice for applicants please click on the link below:

GDPR/ FOI

Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitae (CV’s) or accept them instead of an application form.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying; while technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.