Personal Care Assistant
Fountaindale School, Mansfield, NG18 5BA12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 July 2024 at 8am
Date listed
25 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time: 35 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 3 NJC points 5 – 7 £23,500 - £24,294 Actual salary = £19, 237.27 - £19,887.24
What skills and experience we're looking for
Due to planned expansion, we are looking to appoint five personal care assistants. We are looking for individuals with enthusiasm and energy who can put children and young people at the centre of their work. At Fountaindale we are passionate that every day matters for children and have our children and families at the heart of everything we do.
Our personal care assistants work as a valued part of the class team to support the physical and emotional wellbeing of our pupils. The role is varied, active, and above all, rewarding. Your role will involve promoting pupil independence, supporting pupils with their personal and postural care needs, following individual behaviour management strategies and supporting children to access learning. Full training will be provided.
Do you:
- Have a sense of humour?
- Have a good basic education and willingness and ability to undertake training to enhance your skills?
- Possess good communication and interpersonal skills?
- Enjoy working as part of a team?
- Relish a challenge and enjoy working young people with a range of SEND including behaviour issues?
- Have a passion for learning new skills?
What the school offers its staff
Fountaindale is a school for children and young people who are 3 to 18 years old and who have profound and multiple learning needs, complex physical and medical needs and sensory needs.
A vibrant, busy and popular school, located in beautiful woodland surroundings. The school is modern, purpose-built and has facilities such as a hydrotherapy pool, a school minibus, a sensory room, a woodland walk and outdoor play areas.
Nexus Multi Academy Trust is a growing, award-winning Trust, founded in 2016. The vision for Nexus is that we are constantly “Learning together, to be the best we can be.” This vision drives our commitment to making our Trust a great place to be, work, and learn.
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
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Fountaindale School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 18
- School size
- 73 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Fountaindale School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kredgate@nexusmat.org
- Phone number
- 01623 792671
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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