Personal Care Assistant

Lime Academy Orton; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Lime Academy Orton is seeking a dedicated individual to join their team in supporting learners with personal care needs. The role involves assisting with essential tasks to help students reach their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment. Applicants should demonstrate determination and resilience, and will be part of a committed team focused on education and well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting personal care needs desired.
• Ability to work effectively in a challenging environment.

Responsibilities

• Support learners with personal care needs including toileting, dressing, and feeding.
• Assist with medical needs and therapy programmes.

Skills

Determination

Resilience

Job description

Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Luton, Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and five special schools, with 2500 pupils and over 760 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure that:

- Learners are safe and enjoy learning

- Everyone feels included, respected, and valued

- An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood

- Employee potential is recognised and invested in

The Trust’s vision is to provide high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do.

We passionately believe in promoting the well-being of our teams and have a wide range of benefits and systems to support our staff, you can read more about this in the attached recruitment brochure.

Lime Academy Orton has 2 campuses, Orton Goldhay and Orton Malborne, the successful candidate could be offered a position at either site.

Overview of the role:

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join our growing Trust and to help create an exceptional learning experience for our learners by supporting them with their personal care needs.

The successful candidate’s duties and responsibilities will be to support with all personal care needs, including toileting, dressing, feeding, medical needs, postural management and supporting with therapy programmes. We strive to ensure our learners reach their full potential to allow them to actively participate in the wider community and to prepare them for adult life.

This can be a challenging environment, therefore determination and resilience are key characteristics for the post.

Visits to our schools are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01733 391800 to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted and candidates could be called for interview prior to the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.