Support staff - Care assistant
Job Profile
Personal Care Assistants are appointed to work with children over the whole age range as part of a team under the general direction of the Head Teacher
The Personal Care Assistant will be a member of the support staff. The general duties will be to assist pupils with their day to day personal care needs and to work alongside other professional staff to further pupils’ personal independence skills.
Job Description
Nottinghamshire has produced a generic job description for
Please note that the job description shown here is for guidance only and may not necessarily match the individual job descriptions of all schools.
Qualifications
There are usually no formal academic qualifications needed but many schools might ask for GCSEs at A-C, including English and maths
CPD Opportunities
Where am I now?
Use the journey planner on the Training and Development Agency (TDA) website for support staff to build a personal development route for yourself.
You can register for the planner here www.skills4schools.co.uk/register.asp
