Moving and Manual Handling Practitioner

Bedelsford School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2QZ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  5 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Working Pattern: 33.75 Hours Per Week Term Time Only Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 08.30 -15.30 Tuesday 08.30 – 16.45
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: OHCAT Outer London PayScale, Grade E, SP 20-25, Actual Salary: £25,010.62 – 27,280.88 (FTE £31,155 – 33,983)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Moving and Manual Handling Practitioner to play a key role in supporting safe, effective and inclusive practice across the school. This post offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on pupils’ access to learning, physical development and wellbeing, while contributing to a positive and collaborative working environment.

Key Responsibilities:

To support Class teachers and class teams in their statutory obligations in relation to the Manual Handling Operations Regulations

• To facilitate relevant training/refreshers provisions through direct delivery, supervision of in-house trainers and liaison with relevant agencies to meet the learning needs through removing barriers to learning and participation (e.g. increased accessibility when student uses a standing frame)
• To keep a good record of staff training needs, delivered sessions and staff capabilities
• To deliver Manual Handling Induction to staff on their first day
• To plan and deliver Manual Handling training to all new staff within two weeks of their post
• To assess and order agreed students’ equipment, such as slings, harnesses
• To distribute slings to class teams

Key Requirements:

• GCSE grade A – C or equivalent in Literacy and Numeracy
• Experience of working and communicating successfully with children who are non-verbal and have complex communication needs
• High digital competency and IT skills
• Experience of preparing resources to support children’s learning using recognised symbol producing software such as Board maker
• Commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits: Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.

• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Find out what makes OHCAT a truly rewarding place to work - visit our ‘Work for Us’ page to hear from our Chief Executive Officer, John Prior, and watch inspiring messages from students and parents about the difference our staff make every day.

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

Bedelsford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Bedelsford School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bedelsford School website
• Email address: MHartzenberg@bedelsfordschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bedelsford-school

Bedelsford School is an outstanding special school which aims to provide innovative education and a challenging environment for pupils aged 2 to 19. The school specialises in educating pupils with a wide range of Physical Disabilities including those with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Moderate Learning Difficulties and Complex Health needs. However, we are a changing population and many of our pupils now have CLDD (complex learning difficulties and disabilities).

The school converted to Academy status in April 2016 and was last inspected by Ofsted in December 2018 . Inspectors observed: Bedelsford School has high expectations of all and aims to provide consistent and sustained improvement, working collegiately with key partners.

We keenly take account of the development of neuroscientific knowledge and research to better enable us to develop the skills of our staff team, understand the unique ways our pupils learn and implement the teaching strategies which will ensure pupils make the maximum progress they can.

Bedelsford School works in close partnership with Parents/Carers to ensure that collaborative goal setting takes place and that all students reach their full potential.

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