Personal Care Assistant
Elms Bank, Bury, Lancashire, M45 8PJ24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 25 hours per week Monday to Friday Term Time Only
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until July 2026
Pay scale
- Grade 4, SCP 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Personal Care Assistant
Grade 4 scp 3 - Actual Pay £14,385.35
We are looking for a compassionate and reliable personal care assistant to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children with special educational needs, helping them access learning, develop confidence, and thrive in a supportive school environment.
Elms Bank School & College is full of energy, care, and a strong sense of community. Guided by our vision, “Excellence for All,” we are committed to providing high-quality education tailored to each pupil’s individual needs. We offer specialist pathways and a broad, meaningful curriculum enriched with real-life experiences; all designed to raise aspirations and develop confidence, independence, and resilience.
If you would like to know more, we would be delighted to welcome you to our school. Visits prior to application are both welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school on 0161 766 1597 or by emailing enquiries@elmsbank.oaklp.co.uk to arrange.
Application
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of the advertisement, should we identify an appropriate candidate.
For further information about the role please contact hr@oaklp.co.uk
Oak Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in their care and expects everybody working for the organisation to share this commitment. To this end any offer of employment will be subject to safer recruitment checks and clearances.
Oak Learning Partnership
Our trust is cross phase and consists of primary, special, and secondary schools. We have a vision to transform lives through a highly inclusive approach.
‘Inclusion is at the heart of our trust’.
What the school offers its staff
Our Employee Benefits
At Oak Learning Partnership, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive, and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress, and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
You will benefit from:
- Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- A strong and caring ethos among staff and students
- Networking opportunities across our trust
- Salary sacrifices cycle to work scheme
- Healthcare plan through Medicash and is an easy to use health insurance. The health cash plan provides cashback towards your everyday healthcare bills, benefiting from a range of digital and virtual tools to help you protect and improve your wellbeing. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals
- Health and Wellbeing through Medicash with access to a 24/7 Telephone Support Service and Face to Face counselling service.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Elms Bank
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 344 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Elms Bank website
- Email address
- hr@oaklp.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01615530030
Arranging a visit to Elms Bank
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@oaklp.co.uk.
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