# School Health Care Assistant - Part time > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-health-care-assistant-part-time/4b332eca-fa3a-4254-af62-139d7329d465 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-health-care-assistant-part-time/4b332eca-fa3a-4254-af62-139d7329d465.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Term time hours, 30 hours per week (Term Time Only) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-09T12:33:26.625Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/School_Health_Care_Assistant/School_Health_Care_Assistant-v8118788 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8118788?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about supporting children’s health and wellbeing? We are looking for a dedicated and organised School Health Care Assistant to join our friendly and dynamic screening team within Oxford Health’s 0–19 Children’s Public Health Service. The role is to provide support to the 0-19 CYP Public Health Service for children, young people, and families, to implement the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme by delivering the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), Vision screening and supporting Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) in a variety of settings. Working Thirty hours per week Term Time Only in the East of Oxfordshire and surrounding areas within the county.  This would be an ideal role for someone seeking to work part time hours during school term times.  We would advise a working schedule of 9.00am to 3.00pm, 5 days per week but are flexible to accommodate a working pattern that would suit both the candidate and the service. Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required. ### Main duties of the job As a key member of the school screening team, you will help deliver two essential public health programmes to primary school children across Oxfordshire: - Vision Screening - National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) You will work closely with the Screening Lead, Screening Administrator, and Locality Team Leads, contributing to the smooth running of the service and ensuring high standards of care and accuracy. ### Key Responsibilities - Carry out vision and NCMP screening in primary schools, following established protocols. - Liaise with schools to schedule screening visits and manage appointment logistics. - Maintain accurate records and manage documentation related to screening outcomes. - Escalate concerns appropriately and seek support when needed. - Support your locality team with wider public health tasks where appropriate. ### What We’re Looking For - Strong organisational and administrative skills. - Confidence in working independently and as part of a team. - Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality screening. - Willingness to learn and apply training effectively. - A caring and professional approach to working with children and families. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ## Person Specification ### Ideal **Essential** - Has experience of working as an administrator/completing administrative duties ### ideal **Essential** - Has experience working with children **Desirable** - Has experience working in a screening programme and/or working with children ### Essential **Essential** - Achieved grade C and above in Maths - Achieved grade C and above in English **Desirable** - Has skills in the use of IT ## Documents - [shca jd (pdf, 144.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10414747) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.