Teaching Assistant Personal Care
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Posted on:
23-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Accountable to: SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator)
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent with Part Time working considered for an exceptional candidate
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: Grade 3 (Points 5-7) Full time equivalent 25583 - 26403 Actual Salary 19010 - 19619
We are seeking an inspirational Teaching Assistant with a responsibility for intimate care to join our growing SEND team and to help support students throughout their time with us. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a school with some of the strongest student outcomes in Somerset both in terms of academic achievement and progression onto meaningful post-16 education and September 2025 our outcomes placed Preston among the top three schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 this role helps ensure that our students with SEND can attain just as well.
Preston School has a clear and ambitious vision: To Achieve Excellence by Inspiring Ambition For Every Student Every Day. We are committed to delivering outstanding education and wider opportunities for our students and we seek a Teaching Assistant who wholeheartedly shares this vision.
Based in the heart of Somerset the successful applicant will benefit from beautiful surroundings a strong commitment to continued professional development and join a welcoming and supportive staff community.
We encourage early applications for this role as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. What We Are Looking For:
An inspirational Teaching Assistant with the ability to provide personal care to pupils who require assistance with toileting changing feeding and hygiene needs.
A commitment to securing strong student outcomes by supporting consistently high-quality teaching and targeted intervention work when required
An ability to work with small groups of students and on a one-to-one basis as required
Strong English and Maths skills to enable the effective support of students and clear communication with their families
What We Offer:
A school ranked in the top 3 in Somerset for academic attainment in the last academic year
Clear and consistent behaviour management routines with centralised detentions
A focus on workload and wellbeing with strong centralised curriculum planning
Strong links within the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership which support strong continued professional development and further career opportunities for our staff
A Cycle to Work scheme and free eye tests along with access to an employee benefits platform
Key Skills
- Senior Care
- Patient Care
- Hoyer Lift
- Caregiving
- Cleaning Experience
- Vital Signs Experience
- Dementia Care
- Home Care
- Gastric Lavage
- Heavy Lifting
- Alzheimers Care
- Medication Administration
About Company
The Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (MNSP) was founded in 2010 following the hard federation between Norton Hill and Somervale Schools. Both secondary schools serve Midsomer Norton, Radstock and the surrounding villages.
