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Personal Care Assistant

Vision for Education Ltd

Swindon

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Job summary

A leading education agency is seeking a Personal Care Assistant in Swindon to support teachers and students with diverse learning needs. This role involves personal care assistance and requires a nurturing and flexible approach. Ideal candidates will have experience with special needs and a genuine desire to make a difference.

Benefits

Guaranteed pay scheme

Social and networking events

Pension contributions

CPD for professional development

Access to free courses

Qualifications

Experience supporting children with various learning needs.
Moving and handling training is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Support class teacher and assist students with personal care.
Provide guidance to students with special educational needs.

Skills

Reliable

Flexible

Creative

Nurturing

Caring

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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.

SEND schools - Swindon

Primary & Secondary Aged Children

Start Date: September 2025

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.

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 gemma.lee-beresford@visionforeducation.co.uk

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