Personal Care Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; England; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated school in the UK seeks a compassionate Personal Care Assistant to support children with special educational needs. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact by helping students access learning and grow in a nurturing environment. Candidates should possess a reliable nature and a keen desire to contribute to the welfare of children. The position comes with various employee benefits, including a pension scheme and continuous professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Salary sacrifices cycle to work scheme

Healthcare plan through Medicash

Qualifications

• Must be compassionate and reliable.
• Experience with children with special educational needs is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Help children access learning.
• Develop children's confidence.
• Thrive in a supportive school environment.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Job description

Overview

Personal Care Assistant

Grade 4 scp 3 - Actual Pay £14,385.35

We are looking for a compassionate and reliable personal care assistant to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children with special educational needs, helping them access learning, develop confidence, and thrive in a supportive school environment.

Elms Bank School & College is full of energy, care, and a strong sense of community. Guided by our vision, “Excellence for All,” we are committed to providing high-quality education tailored to each pupil’s individual needs. We offer specialist pathways and a broad, meaningful curriculum enriched with real-life experiences; all designed to raise aspirations and develop confidence, independence, and resilience.

If you would like to know more, we would be delighted to welcome you to our school. Visits prior to application are both welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school on 0161 766 1597 or by emailing [e-mail] to arrange.

Application

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.

For further information about the role please contact [e-mail]

Safeguarding

Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.

Oak Learning Partnership

Our trust is cross phase and consists of primary, special, and secondary schools. We have a vision to transform lives through a highly inclusive approach.

“Inclusion is at the heart of our trust”.

What the school offers its staff

Our Employee Benefits

At Oak Learning Partnership, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.

You will benefit from:

• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
• Networking opportunities across our trust
• Salary sacrifices cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare plan through Medicash and is an easy to use health insurance. The health cash plan provides cashback towards your everyday healthcare bills, benefiting from a range of digital and virtual tools to help you protect and improve your wellbeing. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals
• Health and Wellbeing through Medicash with access to a 24/7 Telephone Support Service and Face to Face counselling service.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.