Job details
Job role Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern Part time
Contract type Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary £7,028.11 - £7,252.45 Annually (Actual)NJC points 4-6, 12 hours per week, 39 weeks (term time only plus 1 week inset)
Personal Care Assistant job summary
Lime Trust is a Multi Academy Trust formed of 9 schools over 11 locations across Luton, Peterborough and the London Boroughs of Havering and Waltham Forest. We have grown to include four primary schools and five special schools, with 2500 pupils and over 760 employees. In our academies we strive to ensure that:
- Learners are safe and enjoy learning
- Everyone feels included, respected, and valued
- An ambitious curriculum develops our learners for the challenges of life and adulthood
- Employee potential is recognised and invested in
The Trust's vision is to provide high quality education for pupils through school-to-school collaboration, Trust direction, high challenge and high support. Our values of Respect, Equity, Self-worth, Partnership, Enjoyment, Communication and Trust are core to all we do.
We passionately believe in promoting the well-being of our teams and have a wide range of benefits and systems to support our staff, you can read more about this in the attached recruitment brochure.
Lime Academy Orton has 2 campuses, Orton Goldhay and Orton Malborne, the successful candidate could be offered a position at either site.
Overview of the role:
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join our growing Trust and to help create an exceptional learning experience for our learners by supporting them with their personal care needs.
The successful candidate's duties and responsibilities will be to support with all personal care needs, including toileting, dressing, feeding, medical needs, postural management and supporting with therapy programmes. We strive to ensure our learners reach their full potential to allow them to actively participate in the wider community and to prepare them for adult life.
This can be a challenging environment, therefore determination and resilience are key characteristics for the post.
Visits to our schools are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office on 01733 391800 to discuss the role further or to arrange a visit.
Applications will be reviewed as submitted and candidates could be called for interview prior to the closing date.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.
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 are not accepted.
Visas cannot be sponsored.