Healthcare Assistant

Daventry Hill School, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 0QE

26 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 August 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: £26,824.00 - £29,064.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary £22,967 to £24,885 (Pro Rata)

Healthcare Assistant job summary

Healthcare Assistant

Salary: Grade G Points 8-13 £26,824-£29,064 (FTE) - Actual Salary £22,967 to £24,885 pro rata

Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Hours of Work:

Monday: 8.30am-4.30pm (Training)

Tuesday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Wednesday: 8.30am-5.00pm (Training)

Thursday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Friday: 8.30am-3.30pm

Daventry Hill School is a specialist school which caters for the needs of over 200 pupils from the ages of 4 to 18. Our fantastic pupils have a wide range of needs including PMLD, SLD, MLD and complex learning difficulties; with additional needs such as ASD and SLCN. The school is part of Creating Tomorrow Trust which is a growing Trust supporting schools who believe that children can achieve irrespective of their learning needs.

Our purpose is to create happy, successful people and our vision is to inspire and empower our young people to achieve success.

We are a school of choice and currently oversubscribed. We strongly believe in our wider commitment to the community and work with other schools and local businesses to develop the provision for young people with SEND as a whole. 

We are looking to recruit a Healthcare Assistant to support our fantastic students, specifically those with identified additional/complex health needs. Candidates with suitable experience, motivation and commitment have the opportunity to apply for the role.

We would welcome applications from those with experience and understanding of working with children with identified additional/complex health needs in the health service, social care settings or in schools.

The position will include:

• supporting students with their medication & healthcare needs

• providing personal care and wellbeing

• monitoring medical needs across the school

• liaising with medical professionals

Are you:

• an experienced healthcare assistant, with knowledge of health care plans and medication administration

• patient and sensitive to the needs of individuals

• committed to working in a school supporting young people with additional needs

• able to work as part of a team

If you are, then we can offer:

A nurturing group of staff, who are committed to achieving high standards for our pupils and students

A strong ethos and collaborative working

Dedicated teaching assistants and pastoral support

An induction programme

Closing Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026 @ Midnight

Interview Date: Thursday 10th September 2026

Creating Tomorrow Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of all pupils, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for the successful candidates.

Creating Tomorrow Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date if we have sufficient candidates for the job role.

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

Creating Tomorrow Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children, promoting the welfare of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

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 Daventry Hill School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 18
• Size: 235 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Daventry Hill School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/daventry-hill-school

Daventry Hill School is a specialist school which caters for the needs of over 200 pupils from the ages of 4 to 18. Our fantastic pupils have a wide range of needs including PMLD, SLD, MLD and complex learning difficulties; with additional needs such as ASD and SLCN. The school is part of Creating Tomorrow Trust which is a growing Trust supporting schools who believe that children can achieve irrespective of their learning needs.

The school has undertaken a significant transitional phase, recognised by Ofsted, and benefits from a committed Leadership Team with a very clear and strong vision for school improvement. The school recently achieved great success by winning the SEND School of the Year, Headteacher of the Year and the overall School of the Year at the Northamptonshire Education Awards 2022.

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