Specialist Pupil Care Assistant – SEND | ASAP Start

Senploy; South Hams; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Senploy is seeking a Specialist Pupil Care Assistant to support children and young people with additional needs in Ivybridge. The role blends practical care with helping pupils participate in school life and develop independence, within a specialist education setting.

You will help pupils access learning, support mobility, and assist with personal care, while respecting health and care plans and dignity. DBS required or willing to obtain. Immediate start and term-time hours available.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with additional needs, across schools, healthcare, social care or residential settings.
• Caring, patient and professional approach with good communication.

Responsibilities

• Providing individual care and classroom support.
• Assisting pupils with personal care and daily activities.
• Supporting physical and mobility needs.
• Helping children participate in adapted learning tasks.
• Encouraging independence and practical life skills.
• Supporting communication and social development.
• Providing reassurance during challenging moments.
• Following individual health, education and care plans.
• Supporting pupils during breaks and wider school activities.
• Sharing observations with teachers and specialist colleagues.

Skills

Caring

Patience

Communication skills

Respect dignity

Job description

Specialist Pupil Care Assistant – SEND | ASAP Start

If you're currently working in care or healthcare and would like a new challenge, specialist education could offer a rewarding next step.

We're recruiting a Specialist Pupil Care Assistant to support children and young people with additional needs in Ivybridge.

This role combines the practical responsibilities of care with the encouragement and support pupils need to participate in school life.

You'll help young people develop confidence, access learning and become as independent as possible, while ensuring their individual health and care needs are respected.

Every pupil has different strengths, needs and abilities.

You'll be supporting young people who may have complex learning difficulties, physical disabilities, autism, sensory needs or additional healthcare requirements.

Your day may involve:

• Providing individual care and classroom support.
• Assisting pupils with personal care and daily activities.
• Supporting physical and mobility needs.
• Helping children participate in adapted learning tasks.
• Encouraging independence and practical life skills.
• Supporting communication and social development.
• Providing reassurance during challenging moments.
• Following individual health, education and care plans.
• Supporting pupils during breaks and wider school activities.
• Sharing observations with teachers and specialist colleagues.

You’ll receive appropriate guidance and training around individual care requirements.

We're interested in candidates with experience supporting people with additional needs, whether that's within schools, healthcare, social care, disability services or residential settings.

Previous job titles could include:

Care Assistant | Healthcare Assistant | SEND Teaching Assistant | Support Worker | Learning Support Assistant | Personal Care Assistant

You’ll need a caring and professional approach, patience, good communication skills and the ability to respect individual dignity while promoting independence.

An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to obtain one, is essential.

With £90 per day, full-time term-time hours and an immediate start, this is an opportunity to develop your experience within specialist education while using the care skills you already have.