Healthcare Assistant to SEND Teaching Assistant

Healthcare Assistant to SEND Teaching Assistant

Are you a Healthcare Assistant looking for a more rewarding, balanced role that still uses your care skills?
A specialist SEND school in Skelmersdale is looking for dedicated and compassionate people to join their team as SEND Teaching Assistants, supporting children with complex medical and developmental needs.

If you're looking for sociable hours, a calmer pace and a career that aligns better with family life, this could be the perfect next step.

Why this role suits Healthcare Assistants

This position allows you to use your existing skills in:

Personal care

Mobility support

Following care plans

Safeguarding

Communication and trust building

Supporting individuals with complex needs

All within a school-based environment that offers structure, routine and no night shifts, no weekends, and no long overtime.

What you'll be doing

Supporting children with complex medical needs

Assisting with personal care and physical support

Helping children with mobility, positioning and sensory regulation

Working alongside school nurses, therapists and teachers

Using communication tools such as Makaton, PECS or BSL

Creating a warm, nurturing environment where children feel safe and valued

Why Healthcare Assistants love this role

Sociable hours: Monday to Friday, term time only, 08:30 - 15:30

Perfect for parents: work hours that align with school times

Predictable routine: no nights, no weekends, no 12-hour shifts

Transferable skills: your HCA experience is valued and highly relevant

Ongoing training: hoists, moving and handling, medical support, safeguarding

Supportive school environment with a strong team approach

Additional benefits

Local placement in Skelmersdale

£100 joining bonus after 10 shifts

£250 refer-a-friend scheme

Excellent long-term career prospects in SEND and education

Apply Today

If you want a role that is meaningful, family-friendly and still rooted in the care and support you love, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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Aspire People Limited provides services as an Education Agency and an Education Employment Business. Aspire People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects every candidate to share this commitment. Placements are subject, to appropriate Child Protection screening, including checks with former employers and the Disclosure and Barring Checks
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed