Healthcare Assistant - Term Time

Five Acre Wood School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-7056-866S
• Posted:16/01/2026
• Pay:Actual salary £20,636.64 (including SEN allowance)
• Start Date:TBC
• App Close Date:30/01/2026 at 10:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Are you a caring, warm, compassionate and supportive person looking for your next career move within the Education Sector? If so, we would love to hear from you.

A Personal Care Assistant is required at this very special school. We are looking for a Personal Care Assistant to work at our Loose site, Monday to Friday 10.30am-2.30pm, term time only including inset days. Salary KSB plus SEN Allowance. 

The role would be supporting pupils with personal and health care needs, or could be supporting an individual pupil. A rota would be in place for the Personal Care Assistant to support classes with personal care throughout the day, in order to support teaching and other staff in assisting the delivery of the curriculum and other learning processes.

Job Purpose:

• To provide 1:1 care of the day-to-day needs of individual pupil(s) under the direction Learning Approach Lead, Strategic Lead and Classroom Teachers. This will also be in conjunction with healthcare professionals, nurses etc. To support teaching and other staff in assisting the delivery of the curriculum and other learning processes, in direct contact with pupils.

Main Duties:

• Provide help with dietary needs, medication administration, mobility and personal care including supporting bathroom visits.
• To adhere at all times to the personalised plan of care for each child, and to school policies.
• To work in line with handling plans and HCPs as well as EHCP and any other personalised documentation for pupils.
• To support with manual handling of assisting students, pushing wheelchairs etc.

Please see job description for a full list of duties.

You will benefit from opportunities for further professional development and career progression as we value and support staff in all aspects of school life.

The successful candidate will also have a strong commitment to inclusive principles and be committed to safeguarding children and young people.

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Information about the school

Five Acre Wood is an “Outstanding", forward looking school with an international reputation. We are ambitious for our pupils, and we pride ourselves on working with many leaders in the field of special education.

We play an important role in our community and enjoy strong local links which give our pupils opportunities to play active and meaningful roles in their own communities.

We are an innovative school and have worked on a number of unique projects to provide pupils with unique and diverse learning opportunities. These include; FAWrient Express café in a train carriage, giving pupils hands-on experience in hospitality training; 7FAW7 - a library inside a real plane fuselage designed to meet the diverse needs of our pupils; FAWtilus - a dedicated counselling space for pupils and staff; FAWbulous Bus - a soft-play facility that also teaches pupils how to safely board a bus; Platform FAW - our new coffee roastery where pupils can learn to roast and bag their own coffee; Peggy’s FAWtique - a shop space where pupils can develop valuable sales techniques; Radio FAW All - our very own radio station, which offers pupils exciting opportunities to get involved in radio broadcasting and research; FAW Records - our own record label. We have released a number of singles and music videos; Five Acre Woodstock Festival - our annual festival created especially for pupils to experience the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a real performance.

It may need to be seen to be believed! Please click this link to view our videos: https://www.youtube.com/@FiveAcreWoodRecords

Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Nicola Devereux
• Address:Boughton Lane, Maidstone , Kent, ME15 9QF
• Telephone: (01622) 743925
• Email: hr@five-acre.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01622 744828

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• Health Care Assistant