Job Title: Education Healthcare Assistant
Location: Bournemouth
Salary: £13.68 - £16.12 per hour (Depending on experience)
Start Date: Immediate or September 2025
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Are you passionate about supporting young people with medical needs in their learning journey? Join a compassionate and committed school community in Bournemouth as an Education Healthcare Assistant, where your care can make a lasting difference!
About the School: The school are committed to providing a nurturing and supportive environment for students with moderate to severe learning difficulties. They believe in the power of education to transform lives, and their dedicated team plays a key role in helping the students reach their full potential. With a strong focus on inclusivity and respect, the school offers a wide range of facilities including a hydrotherapy pool, multi-sensory rooms, and specialised therapy spaces, alongside a rich curriculum that spans from Early Years to Post 16. Students benefit from small class sizes, collaborative planning between teachers and therapists, and a variety of enrichment activities designed to build confidence, independence, and personal growth.
Responsibilities:
Support Personalised Learning: Assist students with moderate to severe learning difficulties in accessing the curriculum, tailored to their individual educational and health care plans.
Provide Specialist Care: Deliver day-to-day healthcare support, including administering medication, assisting with feeding and toileting, and implementing therapeutic routines in collaboration with healthcare professionals.
Enhance Wellbeing: Support students’ emotional and physical wellbeing throughout the school day, promoting independence, dignity, and confidence in a nurturing environment.
Facilitate Access to Specialist Facilities: Help students engage safely and effectively in activities within specialised areas such as the hydrotherapy pool, multi-sensory rooms, and therapy suites.
Collaborate with Staff Teams: Work closely with teachers, therapists, and pastoral staff to ensure a joined-up approach to student care and progress, both in and out of the classroom.
Encourage Inclusion: Promote a culture of respect, understanding, and inclusion by supporting students in a way that values their individuality and encourages active participation.
Support Enrichment Activities: Assist with off-site visits and on-site enrichment programmes, helping students to build life skills, confidence, and social development.
Contribute to a Safe Environment: Maintain high standards of safeguarding, ensuring that all interactions are in line with the school’s policies and always promote student safety.
Requirements:
Experience working with children or young people with special educational needs (SEN), particularly those with moderate to severe learning difficulties.
A compassionate and patient approach, with a strong desire to support students’ holistic development—emotionally, physically, and academically.
The ability to work collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and wider school staff to support integrated learning and care.
A basic understanding of medical, physical, or personal care needs in a school or care environment (training provided).
Confidence in assisting with or learning to assist with therapeutic activities such as hydrotherapy, sensory integration, and physical support.
Excellent communication skills and a consistent, calm approach to behaviour and emotional regulation support.
Flexibility and resilience when working in a fast-paced, varied, and hands-on educational environment.
A relevant Level 2 or Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, Education, or a related field (desirable but not essential).
An Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or willingness to apply.
What We Offer:
Competitive hourly rate.
Ongoing professional development and training.
Supportive team environment.
If you are passionate about supporting students and looking to gain valuable experience, apply now to join GSL Education as an Education Healthcare Assistant in Bournemouth.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection, and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
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