THOMAS WOLSEY ORMISTON ACADEMY

SEN Personal Care Assistant

Salary: Grade 1 point 2 £22,366 pro rata (approx £11,699 per annum)

Job term: Fixed Term from 1.9.2024 to 31.8.2025

Appointment: 39 weeks (term time only plus one week) , Monday - Friday 10 am – 2.30 pm, 22.5 hrs per week  

Place of work: Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy, IP1 6SG

Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 31 July, 2024

·       Are you committed, enthusiastic, with good communication and teamwork skills?

·       Do you have experience of working with young people with special needs?

·       Do you have the aspiration and desire to make a difference?

·       Can you provide exceptional care, guidance and support, so that pupils thrive and make excellent progress in their personal development?

We are looking to appoint a Personal Care Assistant and the main duties include:

·       providing personal care

·       supervising children and encouraging them in positive play and behaviours

·       supporting children with other care needs such as feeding and positioning

Ideally you will have experience of working with children in a similar role, although training can be given. We offer excellent support to our staff ensuring that all staff get the additional support and training that they need and opportunities to build upon their experience.

Our school caters for children from 3 to 16 with complex physical, medical and sensory needs.  We have an evolving school population of 100+ pupils with ever more complex needs. Our special school is in purpose built accommodation, has an outstanding reputation for the personal development or our pupils and holds inclusion at its heart. We were rated Good (Ofsted November 2021).  

There are over one hundred multi-disciplinary staff on site, working to meet our children's educational, health, physical and emotional development. 

To access the online application form and more information please visit oatcareers.co.uk. 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, qualifications, online searches, prohibition check, two references and enhanced DBS check including Children’s Barred List.

Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Ormiston Academies Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Flexible working opportunities will be considered. 

The closing date is Wednesday 31st July 2024, early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a suitable candidate be found.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact sharon.newman@thomaswolseyoa.co.uk or emily.webster@thomaswolseyoa.co.uk.