Personal Care Assistant – Teaching Assistant
Derby
Immediate Start
Provide Education are currently looking for a number of experienced Personal Care Assistants to work within the Derby area as Teaching Assistants. Within these roles, you will be required to support on a 1:1 basis. You’ll be working with students, aged 3-18 who have additional needs such as PMLD, ASC, Complex Needs, Global Development Delay and SLD. Whether you are an experienced Personal Care Assistant who has worked within a mainstream or specialist education setting, or someone who has exceptional vocational skills and a real drive to make a difference in children’s lives, we have an exciting opportunity for you. You will be required to ensure the safety of the children and young people and facilitate their access to learning by responding to individual needs, which may include personal care and hygiene needs such as toileting and changing.
Duties include:
Working on a 1:1 basis
Support the class teacher in addressing the needs of the pupils
Assist pupils who need particular help with behaviour management to overcome barriers to learning
Personal care including toileting and cleaning
Help to develop and implement IEPs/EHCPs and behaviour management strategies
The ideal candidate will be:
Have an understanding of needs including SLD, PMLD, GDD, ASC or Complex care needs
Be patient, resilient and empathetic to students’ individual needs
Experience of working with children and young adults as either a Youth Worker, a Sports Coach or within an education setting would be advantageous
An up-to-date DBS that is on the DBS Update Service (or be willing to undertake a new one)
Proof of Safeguarding at a minimum of Level 1 (or be willing to undergo online training)
Provide Education is a leading education recruitment agency placing Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Cover Supervisors, HLTAs and Nursery Nurses into Schools and Nurseries across the East Midlands.
Benefits of working with Provide Education:
Dedicated and specialist consultants committed to supporting you on your next career path
CCS Framework provider
Competitive rates of daily pay
£100 refer a friend scheme
Provide Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all supply staff to share this commitment. As part of our recruitment process, we will undertake the necessary checks to complete your registration with us, inclusive of a video interview, current references and DBS check.
Please apply below or send your CV to (url removed)
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As part of our registration process, you'll need an enhanced DBS check and we'll need to see and copy your original qualifications before any placement. Teaching roles require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent