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General Assistant 2

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Downpatrick

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Permanent | Part-time
£14.99 - £15.74 an hour
3 days ago

Qualifications

Patient feeding support
Communication skills

Full job description

Job Reference:

26005938)

Primary Location

: Down-Downpatrick-Down High School

Contract Type : Permanent

Duration of Contract/Contract End Date : N/A

Status : Part-Time

Contract Options : Flexible working arrangements available during school holidays (E.g. Option 1, 2, 3)

Hours per Week : 30 hours per week

Working Pattern : Monday - Friday

Grade/Scale : General Assistant (Level II) | NJC pt 11 - 14 | £14.9917 - £15.7367 per hour

Additional Allowance(s) : Not Applicable

Anticipated Interview Date(s) : Week beginning 21 September

Additional Information: N/A

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: General Assistant 2 (Special Needs)

REPORTS TO: The Principal through class teacher

JOB PURPOSE

To be responsible to the Principal for the provision of assistance to teachers/classroom assistants in/outside school with care of pupils.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERAL ASSISTANCE

Assist pupils with toileting/personal hygiene/dressing including the use of basic toileting aids.
Ensure the safe mobility and general supervision of the pupil/s within school premises, including the playground and on school outings, transporting pupil’s belongings (if required).
Accompany teachers, classroom assistants and/or therapy staff with groups on outings or in respect of individual/group therapy programmes, e.g. swimming, educational outings, hydrotherapy etc.
Ensure appropriate care and feeding of pupils at meal times.
Ensure pupils comply with normal school rules and routines during the school day.
Clean equipment connected with daily activities in classroom and assist with setting out equipment as directed.
Such other duties as may be assigned within the level of the post. Those duties should be non-curricular.

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE

Undertake complex medical or invasive medical/clinical procedures.
Use of specialist equipment for toileting and mobility for which specialist training is required.
Provide specialist feeding support following assessment by a Speech and Language therapist under a formal programme identified by that assessment.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

Carry out all duties to comply with:

(a) the Health and Safety at Work (NI) order 1978;

(b) Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal requirements;

(c) Codes of Practice.

Carry out all duties in the working conditions normally inherent in the particular job.
Complete all necessary paperwork.
Carry out duties for jobs up to and including those in the same grade, provided such duties are within the competence of the employee.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to time.

In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

NOTES TO JOB APPLICANTS

You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.
You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.
The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below.
Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.
Please note that the Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that it believes most strongly meet the criteria for the role.
In the event of an excessive number of applications, the Selection Panel also reserves the right to apply any desirable criteria as outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting, in which case these will be applied in the order listed. It is important therefore that you also clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet any desirable criteria.

SECTION 1 - ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

The following are essential criteria which will initially be measured at the shortlisting stage and which may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form how, and to what extent you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted.

Factor

Essential Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

Have a minimum of six months’ experience of working with a child/children

Demonstrable experience in one or more of the following areas:

- Providing direct support to a child/children in a school setting
- Providing support to a teacher and/or school staff inside or outside of the classroom
- Providing additional direct support* to a child/children in a school setting

Additional support is defined as undertaking medical procedures, using specialist support equipment, or providing specialist feeding support.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Knowledge

Demonstrable knowledge of the requirements of a General Assistant 2 (Special Needs)

Shortlisting by Application Form

Other

Willingness to undertake job related training as and when required.

Shortlisting by Application Form

SECTION 2 - ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

The following are additional essential criteria which will be measured during the interview/selection stage.

Factor

Essential Criteria

Method of Assessment

Knowledge

Demonstrable knowledge of Safeguarding and Health and Safety regulations, as relevant to the role.

Interview

Skills / Abilities

Evidence of effective interpersonal, communication and team working skills.

Evidence of good planning and organising skills to ensure work is completed on time to the required standard.

Interview

Values Orientation

Evidence of how your experience and approach to work reflect the school’s values/ethos.

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