Personal Care Assistant

Looking to do more of what you love?

Are you based in/near the Romford area?

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people?

If you answer yes to all of these questions, then this role is for you.

Starting in January 2025, this is a great opportunity for proactive and positive Health Care Support Workers with personal care and behavioural management experience to join the team at this Specialist school in Romford.

This is a Specialist School for students aged 3 to 19 years old with severe learning disabilities (SLD), profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD).

Some of the students may also have additional physical and sensory impairments or challenging behaviour.

This role will provide you with the chance to work under the guidance of SEN trained staff, undertaking support programmes that enable access to learning for all pupils in an inclusive and progressive environment.

This is an ideal opportunity if you are looking for a support position that will challenge you to utilise your skills, knowledge, communication and creativity to develop different approaches that help children and young people.

Main Duties

• Attend to the personal needs of pupils and implement related personal programmes, including social, health, physical, hygiene, first-aid and welfare matters.
• Supervise and provide support to pupils ensuring their safety and access to learning activities during lunchtime.
• Support pupils to understand instructions, and in respect of local and national learning strategies such as literacy, numeracy, early years - KS4, as directed by the teacher.
• Establish good relationships with pupils, acting as a role model, being aware of and responding appropriately to their individual needs, and encouraging pupils to interact with others and engage in activities with others.
• Prepare the classroom following lunch and clear afterwards.

Benefits of working with us:

* Your personal online lounge where you can update your availability for work
* Competitive rates of pay
* Professional support from our expert team of consultants
* Continued support through all placements via a dedicated consultant
* Free CPD courses.
* Plus a great recommend a friend scheme!

If this is something that sounds suitable for you, please apply now!

At Career Teachers we are fully compliant with Agency Worker Regulations, ensuring you receive equal treatment for pay and conditions after a 12 week qualifying period. Please ask for further details.

All quoted rates are inclusive of 12.07% holiday pay.

Benefits of working with Career Teachers

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

- Attend an interview in person;

- Give details for us to complete Reference checks;

- Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.