Personal Care Assistant

Personal Care Assistant – Oldham: Prospero Teaching are currently working with a large SEN provision in the Oldham area to recruit for personal care assistants to start ASAP. This is a full-time position starting in September, supporting children with PMLD on a 1:1 basis. The role is initially temporary, however there is a potential for a permanent contract if successful. The ideal candidate for this role will need to be resilient, as due to the complex needs of the young people, they can exhibit challenging behaviours. You must have previous personal care experience, whether this be in a school or care setting. Position Details: Location: Oldham Position: Personal Care Assistant Type of Work: Temporary Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time only Minimum Rate of Pay: £95 per day, depending on experience Start date: ASAP End date: Ongoing/Temp to PermExperience, Training and Qualifications: Previous experience in a similar role is essential, whether it be adult or child Up to date Safeguarding training within the last year (desired but training can be provided) Manual Handling training is highly desiredTo be eligible for this role through Prospero Teaching, you must: Hold Right to Work in the UK Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application Provide two professional referencesOther If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. By registering with Prospero Teaching, you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals with a wealth of educational experience to help you find your next career move. In addition, you will also benefit from access to free accredited training courses for teachers and support staff, ensuring you are able to continue your professional development support with interview preparations so you\’re fully prepared and confident to interview for your next role support with lesson planning and classroom management to support you to create stimulating and varied lessons a generous recommend a friend referral schemeProspero Teaching is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Ideally, you will already have a full DBS on the update service but if not, we can process a new one