About the role
Personal Care Assistant
Rotherham
£444.70.00 - £497.15 per week - Dependant on experience
Temporary
Start date: 16/06/2025 – April 2026. Temporary to permanent positions available! Flexible start date
The role
As a SEND Personal Care Assistant, you will be required to support the class teacher and other teaching assistants in the delivery of lessons, whilst also providing support and guidance to the students in their variety of learning needs and assistance with personal care / moving and handling with hoists.
We have helped many Care Support Workers to transfer their experience into a school based setting.
Working with students with special educational needs is an extremely rewarding environment to work in, however can be challenging getting to know the needs of students and therefore this role benefits from consistency and continuity.
Ideally for this role you will have in date moving and handling training or have recent experience in this.
The School
Vision for education currently work with a school in the Rotherham area, that cater for needs including but not limited to PMLD, MLD, ADHD, ADD, ASD, Global Delay, VI, HI, SEMH and behaviours that challenge.
This school is passionate about providing the best quality of education, care and specialist support for all their pupils and put them at the centre of everything they do. It is important that this is at the forefront of your values also.
Requirements
To be considered for the position of SEND Personal Care Assistant you will:
1. Be reliable, flexible and creative!
2. Have experience supporting children and young adults with a range of different learning needs and abilities – PMLD, MLD, ADHD, ADD, ASD, Global Delay, VI, HI, SEMH
3. Ideally have your own transport or close public transport links
4. Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team, have a nurturing and caring nature and a genuine desire to make a difference.
5. Moving and handling is highly desirable
6. Team Teach is highly desirable but we provide this training FREE OF CHARGE
7. Experience with both small group and 1:1 is beneficial
What we offer
8. Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration).
9. Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
10. Social and networking events.
11. Pension contributions.
12. CPD to help with your professional development.
13. Access to a dedicated consultant
About us
We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators.
We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.