Personal Care Assistant

Educato Limited; Oldham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Educato Limited in Oldham is seeking an experienced Personal Care Assistant to support children and young people aged 7-18+ with a range of complex needs in a specialist SEN school. The role involves hands-on personal care throughout the day, ensuring pupils are treated with dignity, patience and respect while promoting independence wherever possible.

You will work closely with teaching staff to keep pupils safe, comfortable and able to access learning activities.

Qualifications

• Experience providing personal care, ideally within an SEN school, care or healthcare setting.
• Experience providing personal care, ideally within an SEN school, care or healthcare setting.
• Confidence supporting children and young adults with complex physical and learning needs.
• Experience with manual handling and hoisting would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Providing personal care, including toileting, changing and supporting pupils with hygiene routines.
• Assisting pupils with feeding and mealtimes where required.
• Supporting pupils with physical disabilities and mobility needs.
• Using hoists and specialist equipment where required and appropriately trained.
• Supporting pupils with complex SEN needs, including non-verbal communication.
• Encouraging independence and helping pupils develop essential daily living skills.
• Working closely with teaching staff to maintain a safe, supportive and inclusive environment.

Skills

Personal care

Manual handling

Teamwork

Reliability

Patient and proactive

Tools

Hoists

Specialist equipment

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Personal Care Assistant to join a specialist SEN school in Oldham, supporting children and young people aged 7-18+ with a range of complex additional needs.

The school supports pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), autism, physical disabilities and complex medical and personal care needs.

This role will involve providing hands-on personal care throughout the school day, ensuring pupils are supported with dignity, patience and respect while encouraging independence wherever possible.

You will work closely with teaching assistants, teachers and other support staff to ensure pupils are comfortable, safe and able to access their daily learning activities.

Your Responsibilities

• Providing personal care, including toileting, changing and supporting pupils with hygiene routines.
• Providing personal care, including toileting, changing and supporting pupils with hygiene routines.
• Assisting pupils with feeding and mealtimes where required.
• Assisting pupils with feeding and mealtimes where required.
• Supporting pupils with physical disabilities and mobility needs.
• Supporting pupils with physical disabilities and mobility needs.
• Using hoists and specialist equipment where required and appropriately trained.
• Using hoists and specialist equipment where required and appropriately trained.
• Supporting pupils with complex SEN needs, including non-verbal communication.
• Supporting pupils with complex SEN needs, including non-verbal communication.
• Encouraging independence and helping pupils develop essential daily living skills.
• Encouraging independence and helping pupils develop essential daily living skills.
• Working closely with teaching staff to maintain a safe, supportive and inclusive environment.
• Working closely with teaching staff to maintain a safe, supportive and inclusive environment.

We would love to hear from you if you have experience providing personal care and are looking for a rewarding role supporting children and young adults with complex additional needs.

Please note: Applicants must already hold the required Child and Adult Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service to be considered for this position.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (child and adult workforce), satisfactory references, and full compliance with KCSIE (2026) guidance and safer recruitment standards. Overseas police checks may be required where applicable.

Previous Experience

• Previous experience providing personal care, ideally within an SEN school, care or healthcare setting.
• Previous experience providing personal care, ideally within an SEN school, care or healthcare setting.
• Confidence supporting children and young adults with complex physical and learning needs.
• Confidence supporting children and young adults with complex physical and learning needs.
• Experience with manual handling and hoisting would be advantageous.
• Experience with manual handling and hoisting would be advantageous.
• A caring, patient and proactive approach.
• A caring, patient and proactive approach.
• Reliability and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• Reliability and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• An enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service is essential. This is required due to the role involving personal care for children and young adults aged 7-18+.
• An enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS registered on the Update Service is essential. This is required due to the role involving personal care for children and young adults aged 7-18+.

Salary & Working Hours

£112.58 per day, paid weekly.

£112.58 per day, paid weekly.

Full-time hours, Monday to Friday.

Full-time hours, Monday to Friday.