Job description
Newfield School,
Old Bank Lane,
Blackburn
BB1 2PW
Job Title: Education Health Care Assistant
Grade/Salary: Grade C, SP 3-5
Contract Type: Permanent. Part time, term time
Contract Terms: 32.5 or 11.5 hours per week
Closing Date: Sunday 19 February 2023
Required From: April 2023
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Education Health Care Assistants – Grade C - Permanent
32.5 hours or 11.5 hours
£20812 to £21575 pro rata salary range
£10.79 to £11.18 per hour
Newfield School is an impressive, well-resourced special school situated in Blackburn, Lancashire providing high quality specialist education, care and therapy for children and young people aged 2 - 19 years with a wide range of learning difficulties including autism, PMLD, SLD, complex medical needs, sensory impairments and physical disabilities.
We are looking to appoint a number of enthusiastic and committed Education Health Care Assistants to join our busy, demanding and rewarding school, starting in April 2023.
Under the direction of teachers and senior staff, you will provide support to individuals and groups of children to access outcomes as outlined in each individual’s Education Health Care Plan.
You will support pupil’s education, health, medical, physical and general care needs following agreed plans, promote effective communication for all pupils using a range of agreed strategies e.g.: Makaton, PECS, communication aides etc. and provide general support to the teacher in the management of pupils and the classroom.
Whilst we particularly welcome applicants with experience of working with children and young people, it is more important that you have a child centred approach in working with our very special children as a full programme of training and development will be provided.
Please see details of working patterns below to be worked 39 weeks per year during term time including 5 annual professional development full days:
Hours per Week – 32.5
- Working Pattern – 8.30am to 3.30pm each day
- Actual Salary £15,755 - £16,333 based on working part time during term time
Hours per Week – 11.5
- Working Pattern –
- 11:30am to 1:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
- 11:30am to 3pm on Wednesdays
- There may be additional hours available in addition to your contracted hours for those who would want to work them
- Actual Salary £5,810 - £6,023 based on working part time during term time
You will also be required to work until 5 pm on six occasions per year in order to undertake training and meet with your class team – these dates will be planned in advance and you will have plenty of notice.
Application packs are available to download from this page. Completed applications should be returned to [email protected]
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 obliges employers to take reasonable steps to reduce any workplace risks, therefore we encourage all of our employees to be vaccinated to protect themselves and everyone else at the workplace.