Care Assistant

We are looking to appoint a Personal Care Assistant to provide a caring, high quality and nurturing provision for the school. You would be joining an exceptional and supportive team of professionals, who are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and our mission to make every day count for the children. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide.

Greenwood is a lovely school with 420 pupils on role and an 80 place Nursery. Team Greenwood work together to bring out the best in our pupils and each other. We are an inclusive, nurturing school with excellent relationships with the families we serve. Greenwood sits at the heart of the community and our parental partnerships help to ensure our children succeed. Greenwood is situated on an extensive site with inspiring learning environments which support learning across school. Staff at Greenwood genuinely care for our children and go the extra mile to support their emotional well-being and academic success.

We can offer you:

• A fantastic working environment, in a team that works together for the benefit of children in our school
• Fantastic children who love coming to school and who we are very proud of.
• Support to develop you within this role, to be the best you can be, and to help you develop for your next career step
• An opportunity to be part of a supportive, developmental partnership
• The opportunity for quality Continuous Professional Learning
• A varied job where no day is the same!
• The opportunity for flexible working and generous holiday entitlement.
• Pensions scheme with generous employer contributions.
• An organisation committed to supporting and enabling all staff

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about working with children and puts the children's needs and well being before anything else.
• Is interested in education and impacting on the lives of children.
• Is caring, calm and motivated.
• Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Can work effectively with and without direction.
• Enthusiasm, energy, integrity, and professionalism.
• Is a team player.
• Has an eye for detail.
• Is willing to roll up their sleeves up and get stuck in.

Your core duties will be:

• Assisting pupils in implementing their own personal care programmes during the school day.
• Providing practical assistance in relation to other identified physical needs e.g. transportation, dressing, meal times, organisation of learning equipment.
• Maintaining and cleaning personal care equipment and materials, clothing etc. Maintenance of toiletry supplies
• Providing personal assistance to identified pupil/pupils in physical/practical activities e.g. physical education, cookery, school visits, therapeutic treatments organised by the school etc.
• Working in cooperation with other key workers involved in supporting the pupils’ educational and health care needs under the guidance of the class teacher or other responsible officer.

For further information about Flying High Partnership, visit our website or have a look at our Recruitment Information Booklet where you can hear from our CEO, Staff, and Children from across the Partnership.

We welcome applications from both internal and external candidates. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.