Are you our next Care Assistant?
Thank you for your interest in this rewarding and impactful opportunity. We’re excited to welcome a caring, reliable, and learner-focused individual to join our team in a role that truly makes a difference.
As a Care Assistant at West Lea School, you’ll play a vital part in supporting the health, wellbeing, and independence of our learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). You’ll work closely with class teams, healthcare professionals, and families to provide high-quality personal and medical care, helping learners feel safe, included, and confident in their school environment.
This is more than a care role - it’s a chance to empower young people to overcome barriers, build life skills, and flourish in every aspect of their development.
We’re looking for someone who is:
• Passionate about inclusion and learner wellbeing
• Experienced in providing personal or medical care
• Calm, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent
• Skilled at working collaboratively with learners, families, and professionals
• Reliable, proactive, and committed to high standards of care
If you’re someone who believes in the power of care to support growth, dignity, and independence, we’d love to hear from you.
This is a term-time only, permanent position (36 hours/week, 39 weeks/year), with an actual salary of approximately £23,933 per annum, equivalent to a full-time salary of £27,345.
We offer a fantastic benefits package, including a generous pension scheme with 19.01% employer contributions.
West Lea School, Staff and the governing body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our recruitment process is rigorous and appointments made are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, a medical check and satisfactory references.