Care Enabler - Sherbourne Fields School

What is the job role?

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a team of professionals supporting a range of pupils from 4
-19 years with a broad spectrum of need including physical disabilities, medical conditions and learning need.

As a Personal Care Enabler you will support the class teams in promoting the welfare of children across the school. These duties include the following:

• Assisting pupils in implementing personal care programmes throughout the school day
• Practical support for personal hygiene
• Personal care (eating, drinking, toileting)
• Cleaning and maintenance of personal care equipment

If you are flexible in your approach with a positive and caring personality; able to demonstrate excellent communication skills coupled with an abundance of common sense; have bags of energy with a can do attitude then we would love to hear from you.

As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to:

• Be part of a positive professional environment
• Work with committed, supportive and friendly colleagues
• Be supported with your training and staff development needs
• Utilise our gym and health and wellbeing suite

Sherbourne Fields is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Full enhanced DBS check will be carried out for this post.

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under‑represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre‑employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre‑employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.