· Promote the values, aims and ethos of the College both within their role as a Personal care Assistant and within the corporate life of the College.
· Have an awareness / experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities / difficulties, autism, physical disabilities, mental health needs and visual impairment.
· Support students’ to manage their personal care needs. This includes assisting with the toileting and hygiene needs of students with a range of complex physical needs; many of which require moving and handling techniques for example using hoists and other transfer equipment.
· This role is of a physical nature and involves various people handling techniques, this role can be physically strenuous at times.
· A willingness to support the students to work towards independence in appropriate areas of their personal care; under the guidance of the occupational therapist
· Work with the occupational therapy physical team to maintain high standards of infection control, including: hand washing, universal hygiene procedures, appropriate disposal of waste materials, dealing with bodily fluid spillages and assisting students and colleagues in adopting sound infection control measures.
· Undertake any relevant training to support your role and be responsible for maintaining your own professional development.
· Undertake tasks relevant to maintaining good standards of care, such as stocking the personal care rooms, equipment checks and cleaning tasks in line with infection control requirements.
· Communicate effectively with students, team members, carers, families and healthcare professionals.
· Work with colleagues to offer a personal care service that meets the needs of the students.
· Input information onto Databridge as required and maintain accurate, professional written and electronic records in line with GDPR.
· Participate in staff training and be responsible for your own professional development.
· Attend regular team meetings and other college meetings as required.
· Demonstrate a good understanding of equality and diversity and encourage students to be involved in their care, respecting their physical, emotional and social needs.
· Become familiar with all emergency procedures and with policies, protocols and procedures pertaining to personal care, academic and residential activities, including Health and Safety, Student Complaints, Safeguarding etc.
· Work under supervision from the occupational therapist to provide a high quality service measured against national standards.
· Have an awareness of Ofsted and CQC regulations with regards to Specialist Colleges.
· Work effectively as both part of a team and on your own initiative and ensure that the needs of the students are at the centre of all you do.
· Perform such other duties commensurate with the status of the post as the Principal shall from time to time decide.
Please take time to review the job description attached.
Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.
Safeguarding Commitments
As part of our commitment to safeguarding, and in line with updated guidance published in September 2026, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information.
Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are available.
We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children & Adult’s Barred List information, identity checks, o nline checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
