Care Assistant


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Mansfield, NG18 4JW
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you enthusiastic, caring and hard-working?

Do you have experience of, or passion for, supporting pupils with additional needs?

Do you demonstrate high standards of organisation and care in your work?

Are you willing to make a wider contribution to the life of the school?

If the answer is yes, you may be the person we are looking for!

The successful candidate will:

• Be a calm, caring and patient individual;

• Want to be part of the wider life of school;

• Be nurturing, have a great work-ethic and a positive outlook;

• Have great communication skills, a good sense of humour and will want to contribute to being part of a happy and supportive team.

What the school offers its staff

We are a 2-form entry primary school with 450 pupils on role, located in a warm and inviting community. We are proud of our school's simple ethos: "Be Kind, Work Hard, Be Brave". We believe that these values help us to create a positive and nurturing learning environment where every child can thrive and achieve their full potential.

At Berry Hill we have:

• Friendly, well-behaved children, who enjoy coming to school;

• Opportunities for everyone to contribute their ideas and have a voice;

• A long-term commitment to teamwork in a supportive environment;

• A commitment to all our children to enable them to reach their potential;

• The scope to develop within school.

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.

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