Personal Care Assistant

Nansen Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 3HG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  23 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,796.00 - £26,824.00 Annually (FTE) (The above salary is full time equivalent. Salary will be worked out pro-rata- term time only and according to experience.)

Personal Care Assistant job summary

Nansen Primary School - Personal Care Assistant

Nansen Primary School part of Leigh Trust: 104 Naseby Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3HG

Salary: Grade 1 £24,796 - £26,824 (Full time equivalent)

(The above salary is full time equivalent. Salary will be worked out pro-rata- term time only and according to experience.)

E-mail: h.begum@nansen.bham.sch.uk (Office Manager)

Required: As soon as possible

Nansen Primary School is seeking to appoint a Personal Care Assistants to join our committed, enthusiastic and supportive team.

Hours - Part Time (to be negotiated) 9.30 am -2.30pm

Start Date - As soon as possible

Are you passionate about supporting children? Nansen Primary School has an exciting opportunity for a Personal Care Assistants to join our amazing team.

We pride ourselves on being a happy, warm and welcoming school with children at the heart of everything we do. We have high expectations and a culture of learning built on trust and support.

Our Vision and values

Our vision is to develop a community where children can enjoy a welcoming, secure, happy and healthy environment, all members can develop self-confidence, self-esteem, self-motivation, independence, compassion, tolerance and understanding.

As part of the Leigh Trust family of schools, we are “The TEAM that CARES.”

We can offer you:

The opportunity to work in a truly inclusive and forward thinking school.

A positive and enthusiastic staff, committed to achieving the best for all pupils.

Happy, motivated, keen to learn children

Commitment to support you in your continued professional development.

Support of a caring and motivated Senior Leadership Team.

The opportunity to collaborate with and benefit from the mutual support of schools within Leigh Trust.

We are looking for practitioners that:

Have a positive, optimistic outlook

Has a passion for teaching and learning.

Care deeply about children’s learning and their emotional wellbeing.

Have high expectations of attainment and behaviour.

Show initiative and work collaboratively with a team.

Great communication skills with the ability to build trust and confidence with parents, children and colleagues.

If you have the skills required and are interested in joining our successful team, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: Wednesday 5th November 2025 at 9.00 am

Interviews: Friday 14th November 2025 (afternoon)

How to apply

To apply for the post, please complete the application form via mynewterm portal using the link provided.

Only applications submitted via mynewterm will be accepted.

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/138799/EDV-2025-NPS-28047

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

Short-listed Candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Immigration Act

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).

Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Nansen Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 606 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Nansen Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nansen-primary-school-birmingham

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