Personal Care Assistant
Fountaindale School, Mansfield, NG18 5BA14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 35 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC points 5 – 7 £25,584 - £26,403. Actual salary = £20,943 - £21,613
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our Opportunity
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic, hardworking and flexible Personal Care Assistant to join a team of dedicated staff who are committed to providing an excellent learning environment and become part of a successful team in a busy working environment.
Whether you are an experienced Personal Care Assistant who has worked within a mainstream or specialist education setting, or someone who has exceptional vocational skills and a real drive to make a difference in children’s lives, you must be able to provide our children with aspirations for their futures along with promoting a positive culture in everything you do.
Knowledge of SEN will be advantageous and you must be able to respond to the emotional, social and mental health needs of our children and young people. You will be required to ensure the safety of our children and young people and facilitate their access to learning by responding to individual needs, which may include personal care and hygiene needs such as toileting and changing.
Via your excellent interpersonal skills, you will have the opportunity to make judgements on the attainment and progress of our students and be able to help them celebrate success.
You will be part of a committed staff team who are motivated every day by improving the life chances of our children and young people.
What the school offers its staff
What you can expect from us
Wellbeing – Pay – Careers and Training – Annual Leave and Flexibility
Access to free wellbeing support resources including counselling, medical and legal advice and an option to top up to private healthcare via corporate membership of a healthcare plan.
Access to discount schemes for savings with high street retailers, restaurants, activities and lifestyle services
Auto enrolment into a leading pension scheme with Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
Access to extensive and tailored career pathways, CPD programmes, training and coaching giving you the opportunity to grow and develop your career
An Induction package to help you settle in and approach your role with confidence and enthusiasm
The ability to contribute to and share quality practice with other professionals, TAs, Teachers and the wider team
Internal opportunities across the Trust academies and to work with specialised leaders in education on nationally recognised projects
Flexible working policies
Cycle to Work Scheme
Annual leave increases based on length of service plus bank holidays for support staff
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to kredgate@nexusmat.org
CVs are not accepted.
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About Fountaindale School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 18
- School size
- 84 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Fountaindale School website
- Email address
- kredgate@nexusmat.org
Arranging a visit to Fountaindale School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kredgate@nexusmat.org.
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