Personal Care Assistant
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Mansfield, NG19 6EL |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 6 Sept 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will:
• Support children with personal hygiene and self-care programmes
• Have a knowledge of all roles and responsibilities related to the care and support of children.
• Prepare learning materials and resources, adapting the environment when necessary.
• Support play and leisure activities
• Support children with eating and drinking at break times and lunch times
Essential
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage conflicting demands
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and providing equality of opportunity
What the school offers its staff
At Diverse Academies, you’ll find yourself in a vibrant, inclusive and supportive environment, where everyone can grow, progress and achieve a fulfilling career. We offer a fantastic range of rewards and benefits, challenging and interesting work, and opportunities to achieve your potential.
In return you will benefit from:
• Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of at least 21.8%
• Excellent Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities covering technical, leadership and coaching skills via the trust’s Diverse Association for Professional Learning
• Employee Assistance Programme
• GP helpline
• Health and wellbeing advice and support
• Eyecare vouchers
• Salary sacrifice schemes – car scheme, cycle to work, home and electronics
• Lifestyle savings - discounts and offers on gym memberships, holidays, days out, shopping, restaurants, etc
• Health cash plan (personal or family) – where you pay monthly and can claim money back on private treatments such as dental, optical and therapies (e.g. physiotherapy, osteopathy etc)
• Childcare – breakfast and after school provision
• Take a look at our rewards and benefits online
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.