Care Enabler

Woodlands, Birmingham, West Midlands, B46 3JE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,242.00 - £19,985.00 Annually (Actual)

Care Enabler job summary

What we need

We are looking for friendly, caring individuals to appoint to the role of Care Enabler, working within a team that provides support with personal care to learners with Special Educational Needs. You should share our ambition for every child to achieve their full potential, regardless of the complexity of their needs and be able to work collaboratively with several class teams to work towards this shared goal.

The main duties of the role include:

• provide personal care to children and young people, including changing nappies/continence pads, toileting, washing and dressing, and personal hygiene
• undertake in-school training to follow manual handling plans which set out how some children and young people might need physical support to move, and be moved
• maintain cleanliness of equipment such as personal care beds, in line with health and safety guidelines
• occasional washing and drying of clothes using facilities in school
• maintain cleanliness of hygiene rooms
• be able to support with wider school activities such as trips and readying for Hydrotherapy sessions

What we offer

• the offer to make a difference
• enthusiastic, friendly and engaged pupils who are keen to learn
• a supportive community of families and external partners
• talented, dedicated and hard working colleagues and leaders
• comprehensive induction and probation support

Rewards and benefits

We offer:

• A competitive salary
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with significant employer contributions (currently 18.7%)
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Enhanced employee assistant programme (including financial & legal support, medical information, family support, stress and anxiety advice)
• Well-being app and staff discounts
• Occupational health service
• Family friendly and employee health and well-being policies

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Woodlands

• School type: Academies, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 215 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodlands website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodlands-b46-3je

Woodlands School is a Broad Spectrum Special School, which is part of Unity MAT, catering for pupils aged 4-19 years. We have a warm, mutually supportive and caring ethos with enthusiastic and skilled staff who are highly aspirational and committed to pupil welfare, progress and life-chances.

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