Personal Care Assistant

Personal Care Assistant – Gorton:

Prospero Teaching are currently working with a large SEN provision in the Gorton area, to recruit for personal care assistants to start ASAP. This is a full-time, long-term position with a likelihood of going permanent for the successful candidate.

You will be required to support pupils aged 11-19 with PMLD, on a 1:1 basis. The ideal candidate for this role will need to be resilient, as due to the complex needs of the young people, they can exhibit challenging behaviours. You must have previous experience within a similar role, whether this be in a school or care setting.

Position Details:

• Location: Gorton
• Position: Personal Care Assistant
• Type of Work: Temporary
• Full time only
• Minimum Rate of Pay: £95 per day, depending on experience
• Start date: Jan 2026
• End date: Ongoing/Temp to Perm

Experience, Training and Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a similar role is essential, whether it be adult or child, care or school setting
• Up to date Safeguarding training within the last year (desired but training can be provided)
• Manual Handling training is highly desired
• Child and Adult DBS on the update service, or willingness to get one
• Team Teach training is highly desired

To be eligible for this role through Prospero Teaching, you must:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional references

Other

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

By registering with Prospero Teaching, you will be working with a team of dedicated professionals with a wealth of educational experience to help you find your next career move.

In addition, you will also benefit from

• access to free accredited training courses for teachers and support staff, ensuring you are able to continue your professional development
• support with interview preparations so you’re fully prepared and confident to interview for your next role
• support with lesson planning and classroom management to support you to create stimulating and varied lessons
• a generous recommend a friend referral scheme

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Ideally, you will already have a full DBS on the update service but if not, we can process a new one.

Proud to be listed in the Times as one of ‘The Best Companies To Work For’, Prospero Teaching is an innovative and forward-thinking recruitment agency. With over two decades of experience, our education consultants work hard to find you the most suitable role, from a wide range of teaching jobs across the UK, in thousands of excellent schools, academies, and nurseries. We are an APSCO-audited education agency, and our awards for excellence demonstrate our commitment to high-quality service and best practice.