School-Based Personal Care Assistant — Special Needs

Senploy; Salford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive daily pay

Full-time, Monday-Friday

Long-term opportunities

Dedicated SEND consultant with 14+ yrs

Safeguarding, Prevent and Cyber Safety

£100 referral reward scheme

Holiday pay accrued and paid per term

Ongoing support during placement

Job summary

Cover People is recruiting a Personal Care Assistant for a specialist secondary school in Salford. The role focuses on supporting pupils with complex needs, including autism, with personal care, mobility and daily activities to help them access education.

You will join a close-knit team, deliver compassionate care, and adapt to changing routines while promoting dignity and safety in a school setting. DBS on Update Service is required and prior school experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Essential: Experience providing specialist care to children or young adults with complex needs.
• DBS on the Update Service.
• Personal care and moving & handling training.
• Experience supporting individuals with disabilities, Autism or complex needs.
• Ideally, previous experience working in a school or educational setting.
• Care workers with relevant specialist experience will also be considered.
• Confident working as part of a wider support team.
• Hardworking, patient, resilient and adaptable.
• Comfortable dealing with challenging situations and changing routines.
• A genuine passion for supporting young people and improving their quality of life.
• Important: General elderly care experience alone will not be sufficient. You must have relevant experience supporting children or young adults with special needs and complex care requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and hygiene support to pupils.
• Assist with moving and handling safely and sensitively.
• Support pupils with complex physical, medical or additional needs as required.
• Promote dignity, comfort, safety and independence.
• Work alongside teachers and a wider team of support staff.
• Adapt to changing routines, pupil needs and daily challenges.
• Help create a positive, caring and inclusive school environment.

Skills

Specialist care experience

DBS update service

Personal care & moving handling

Disabilities/Autism experience

School/educational setting

Team player

Resilience & adaptability

Job description

Cover People is recruiting a Personal Care Assistant for a specialist secondary school in Salford. The role focuses on supporting pupils with complex needs, including autism, with personal care, mobility and daily activities to help them access education.

You will join a close-knit team, deliver compassionate care, and adapt to changing routines while promoting dignity and safety in a school setting. DBS on Update Service is required and prior school experience is advantageous.