Personal Care Assistant

Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 1HU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  26 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) 32.5 Hours Per Week - Actual salary £18,363

Personal Care Assistant job summary

Main duties include:

To work as part of a team in the development of personal care programmes for pupils.

To assist in implementing pupils' own personal care programme during the school day, specifically in relation to practical support for personal hygiene, toileting and continence training, eating and drinking.

To provide personal support with individual medical conditions that may require specialist training.

To provide practical assistance in relation to identified physical needs e.g. dressing, grooming, meal times and organisation of learning equipment.

Keeping records related to personal care Maintaining daily written communication between home and school.

Maintaining and cleaning personal care equipment and materials, clothing etc. and maintenance of toiletry supplies.

Providing personal assistance to identified pupil/pupils in physical/practical activities e.g. PE, school visits organised by the school etc.

To work on conjunction with other key workers involved in supporting the pupils' educational and health care needs under the guidance of the class teacher, SENCO.

To work within the framework of the school's agreed policies and procedures

To participate in staff meetings, in-service training and courses, when relevant.

Any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined, subject to the proviso that normally any changes of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms.

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

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

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 Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 346 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mapplewells-primary-and-nursery-school

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