Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant or carer looking for daytime hours with no nights, no weekends and every school holiday off? Your experience is exactly what this school needs.

Principal Education is a recruitment agency working on behalf of an Ofsted Outstanding special school in Kingsbury, Brent. The school supports children and young people aged 3 to 19 with complex learning needs. Every pupil has an Education, Health and Care Plan, and many have autism or complex medical conditions. That's why people from healthcare and care backgrounds thrive here: the patience, observation and personal care skills you use every shift carry straight over.

The role

You'll work 10:30am to 2:30pm, Monday to Friday, as part of a class team.

• Support pupils one to one and in small groups during lessons
• Help pupils communicate using pictures, symbols and signing
• Support pupils at lunchtime, including help with eating
• Provide personal care and support with medical needs, with dignity and respect
• Work with teachers and therapists to help each pupil reach their goals

What you must bring

• Experience in care, healthcare, support work or a special educational needs setting
• A caring, calm and patient approach
• Comfort with personal care
• Availability for the full 10:30am to 2:30pm hours, term time
• An Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to complete a new application
• Two references and the right to work in the UK

Pay and benefits

• £105 to £125 per day, paid weekly
• Four hour days that fit around family, study or another job
• Term time only
• Experience in a school rated Outstanding by Ofsted
• Training from day one and a dedicated consultant supporting you throughout

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