Personal Care Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Personal Care Assistant to join their compassionate team. This fixed-term opportunity aims to support children with special educational needs, helping them access learning and grow in confidence within a vibrant school environment. The ideal candidate will possess a caring attitude and a willingness to make a meaningful difference in students' lives. Competitive benefits include healthcare plans, professional development, and pension scheme enrollment.

Benefits

Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Networking opportunities

Healthcare plan through Medicash

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care or supporting individuals with special educational needs.
• Ability to work in a team and contribute to a supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist children with special educational needs to access learning.
• Help children develop confidence and thrive in a supportive environment.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Personal Care Assistant

We are looking for a compassionate and reliable personal care assistant to join our dedicated team.

Fixed Term Contract until 17/07/2026

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.

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.

In return 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.

Application

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

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’.

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.