Job description
Job Title: School Health Care Support Worker
Location: Portland
Salary: £13.68 - £16.12 per hour (Depending on experience)
Start Date: Immediate
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Are you a compassionate individual with a passion for providing care and support to children with additional needs?
GSL Education are welcoming applications for a School Health Care Support Worker to join a dedicated specialist SEN school in Portland. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a child’s life from day one.
Role Overview:
As a School Health Care Support Worker, you will provide essential medical and pastoral care to pupils with complex health conditions and additional learning needs. You’ll support students with a range of diagnoses including Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC), and other medical conditions that require hands-on personal care and therapeutic support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver personal care, including toileting, feeding, and hygiene support.
- Administer or assist with medication and feeding routines under supervision.
- Monitor students’ physical and emotional wellbeing throughout the day.
- Provide classroom support during structured learning and therapeutic activities.
- Maintain clear documentation and contribute to individual care plans.
- Liaise with teachers, therapists, nurses, and families to provide consistent support.
- Uphold safeguarding policies and maintain a safe environment for all learners.
Job Requirements:
- Previous experience in a care, health, or SEN school setting is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of working with children or young people with medical or complex needs.
- Comfortable delivering intimate care and undertaking manual handling duties.
- Strong understanding of safeguarding and health & safety procedures.
- Kind-hearted, calm, and reliable, with a team-focused mindset.
- Ability to work under direction and also show initiative when needed.
- Have an updated CV (covering the last ten years barring any unexplained gaps) and an enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service (or be willing to apply for one).
What does GSL Education Offer?
- Enjoy an hourly pay of £12.82 - £14.72, depending on your experience and qualifications.
- Long-term, full-time placement in a supportive SEN environment.
- Ongoing access to CPD and accredited training opportunities.
- A committed consultant to guide and support your journey.
If you’re looking for a rewarding career where every day brings a new opportunity to make a difference, we want to hear from you.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the ‘School Health Care Support Worker’ role, please click 'apply now' to submit your full and up-to-date CV and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.