Personal Care Assistant

Visionedu; Swindon; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education supply agency is seeking a Personal Care Assistant to support students with special educational needs in Swindon. The role involves assisting teachers and providing personal care, requiring a nurturing and flexible individual. Ideal candidates will have experience with diverse learning needs and be available full-time during term time.

Benefits

Excellent daily rates paid via PAYE

Guaranteed pay scheme

Social and networking events

Pension contributions

CPD for professional development

Access to a dedicated consultant

Free courses such as Team Teach

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young adults with various learning needs.
• Moving and handling training is highly desirable.
• Genuine desire to make a difference.

Responsibilities

• Support the class teacher and other teaching assistants in lesson delivery.
• Provide guidance to students with special educational needs.
• Assist with personal care and moving/handling tasks.

Skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Creativity

Nurturing nature

Job description

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SEND school - Devizes

Primary & Secondary aged children

Start Date: September 2025 (opportunity to start sooner if you're free)

The role

As a Personal Care Assistant, you will be required to support the class teacher and other teaching assistants in the delivery of lessons, whilst also providing support and guidance to the students in their variety of learning needs and assistance with personal care / moving and handling with hoists. We have helped many Care Support Workers to transfer their experience into a school-based setting.

Working with students with special educational needs is an extremely rewarding environment to work in, however can be challenging getting to know the needs of students and therefore this role benefits from consistency and continuity.

Ideally for this role you will have in date moving and handling training or have recent experience in this.

The School

Vision for education currently work with a school in the Swindon area, that cater for needs including but not limited to PMLD, MLD, ADHD, ADD, ASD, Global Delay, VI, HI, and behaviours that challenge. You must be available 8:30am to 3:30pm on a full-time basis during term time.

This school is passionate about providing the best quality of education, care and specialist support for all their pupils and put them at the centre of everything they do. It is important that this is at the forefront of your values also.

Requirements

To be considered for the position of Personal Care Assistant you will:

• Be reliable, flexible and creative!
• Have experience supporting children and young adults with a range of different learning needs and abilities – PMLD, MLD, ADHD, ADD, ASD, Global Delay, VI, HI, SEMH
• Ideally have your own transport or close public transport links
• Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team, have a nurturing and caring nature and a genuine desire to make a difference.
• Moving and handling is highly desirable
• Experience with both small group and 1:1 is beneficial
  
  

What we offer

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration).
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.
• Access to free courses such as Team Teach.
  
  

About Us

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

If you are a Personal Care Assistant who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call Gemma on or [e-mail]

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