Educational Health Care Assistant
Job description
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Educational Health Care Assistant - SEND School
Primary or Secondary | Long-Term or Short-Term Supply | Term-Time Only
I'm currently working with several SEND schools who are looking for dedicated Educational Health Care Assistants to support students across both primary and secondary age ranges. These roles are available on a short-term or long-term supply basis and are ideal for individuals with experience in care, SEND, or school-based support roles.
About the Role
As an Educational Health Care Assistant, you'll play a vital part in supporting pupils with a range of special educational needs and disabilities. This may include autism, complex learning needs, SEMH, physical disabilities, or medical requirements.
You will work closely with teaching staff and support teams to help deliver care, promote independence, and ensure students are fully supported throughout the school day.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing 1:1 or small-group support to pupils with diverse SEND needs
- Assisting with personal care and mobility (where required)
- Supporting students with communication, engagement, and regulation
- Following individual care plans and EHCP guidance
- Working collaboratively with teachers, therapists, and support staff
- Promoting a safe, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment
- Assisting with daily routines and classroom activities
What We're Looking For
- Experience in a SEND, care, or school setting
- A patient, compassionate, and proactive approach
- Confidence supporting children or young people with varied needs
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Flexibility to work across either primary or secondary age groups
Position Details
- Term-time only
- Short-term or long-term supplyoptions available
- Full-time rolescommonly available
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your CV personal statement with direct SEND experience — the advert lists autism, SEMH, complex learning needs, and physical disabilities as priority areas, so name the specific conditions you have supported.
📊 Quantify your support experience: e.g. "Delivered 1:1 EHCP-aligned support to 6 pupils with autism across a 30-week placement, contributing to 100% attendance targets for 4 students."
🎯 Explicitly reference EHCP and care plan experience in your work history bullets — the advert calls this out as a key responsibility and ATS systems will scan for it.
🌐 Highlight flexibility across primary and secondary age groups if applicable — the advert covers both phases and supply roles, so noting your cross-phase experience strengthens your application.
🤝 Include any collaborative work with therapists, SENCOs, or multi-disciplinary teams — the advert specifically mentions working alongside teachers, therapists, and support staff as a core requirement.
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- •Delivered EHCP-aligned 1:1 support to 5 pupils with autism and SEMH needs across a 28-week long-term supply placement, contributing to a 15% improvement in classroom engagement scores.
- •Assisted with personal care and mobility routines for 3 pupils with physical disabilities in a SEND primary school, maintaining 100% compliance with individual care plans throughout a full academic term.
- •Collaborated with a SENCO, speech and language therapist, and class teacher to implement tailored communication strategies for 4 non-verbal pupils, reducing dysregulation incidents by 20% over 10 weeks.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Teaching Personnel's Educational Health Care Assistant roles across County Durham SEND schools align directly with my hands-on experience delivering 1:1 EHCP-guided support and personal care to pupils with autism, SEMH, and complex learning needs. I am confident working across both primary and secondary age ranges and am available for short or long-term supply placements on a term-time basis.
My background in SEND school and care settings has equipped me to follow individual care plans, support communication and regulation strategies, and collaborate closely with teachers, therapists, and support staff to promote independence and inclusion throughout the school day. I have supported pupils with a range of needs including physical disabilities and non-verbal communication requirements, always maintaining dignity and a nurturing approach.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you interpret and implement an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in a classroom setting?
- ›What strategies have you used to support a pupil with autism during periods of dysregulation?
- ›How do you adapt communication techniques for pupils with non-verbal or limited verbal communication needs?
- ›Describe your experience with personal care routines in a school or care setting and how you maintain dignity.
- ›How do you support a pupil's independence while still meeting their physical or medical care requirements?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you supported a pupil through a particularly challenging situation — what did you do and what was the outcome?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to a change in a pupil's needs or care plan.
- ›Give an example of how you have worked collaboratively with a teacher or therapist to improve outcomes for a pupil.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage a difficult behaviour while maintaining a safe and nurturing environment.
- ›Describe a situation where you supported a pupil's inclusion in classroom activities despite significant barriers.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you supported a pupil through a particularly challenging situation — what did you do and what was the outcome?
Describe a situation where you had to adapt quickly to a change in a pupil's needs or care plan.