Personal Care Assistant

Vision for Education - Sheffield; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Personal Care Assistant

Rotherham

GBP 444.60 - GBP 524.90 per week - Dependant on experience

Temporary

Start date: 14/04/2025 - December 2025. Temporary to permanent positions available!

The role

As a SEND 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.

Working with students with special educational needs is an extremely rewarding environment to work in; however, it 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 works with a school in the Rotherham area that caters for needs including but not limited to PMLD, MLD, ADHD, ADD, ASD, Global Delay, VI, HI, SEMH, and behaviours that challenge. This school is passionate about providing the best quality of education, care, and specialist support for all their pupils and puts them at the centre of everything they do. It is important that this is at the forefront of your values as well.

Requirements

• 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 experience is highly desirable.
• Team Teach certification is highly desirable, but we provide this training FREE OF CHARGE.
• 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 the 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.

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 an experienced SEND Care Assistant who can enthuse, motivate, and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education, please contact our Sheffield Branch on (phone number removed) or email your CV to (url removed).