Healthcare and Education Assistant

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Temporary from Thursday 2nd September 2021

Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only

Closing Date: 24th June 2021

Interview Date: tbc

Finchale Primary School is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed Care Assistant. The successful candidate will be working with a child who has complex care needs. They will provide clinical support to manage fluids and nutrition via a MIC-KEY feeding tube as well as to support their physical and self-care needs

This is a personally rewarding role where the successful candidate can make a real difference to a child’s life.

We are looking for a care assistant with some previous experience. Experience of complex care would be advantageous; however, it is not essential as we will provide bespoke training for our child’s clinical aspects of care. Please note that his post should be regarded as temporary for as long as the child is a pupil at Finchale Primary.

To succeed in this post, you will need to:

· Have compassion, empathy and dedication.

· Provide medical support with aspects of self- care, administer feeds/fluids and follow medical plan.

· Have evidence of care experience.

· Have experience of working with children with a range of needs.

· Engage pupils in safe, enjoyable, and creative activities.

· Maintain accurate and relevant incident/accident records.

· Attend any training courses relevant to the post, ensuring continuing, personal and professional development.

· Work effectively as part of a team

· Present yourself as a role model to pupils in speech, dress, behaviour and attitude.

· Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post

· Undertake common duties and responsibilities in the areas of: Quality Assurance, Communication, Professional Practice, Health and Safety, Appraisal, Equality and Diversity, Confidentiality and Induction.

To apply you will need:

· Fully completed reference form with two references.

· Willingness to undertake training by complex needs nurse in relation to gastronomy feeds.

· Basic safeguarding training or a willingness to undertake safeguarding training.

· Willingness to complete an enhanced DBS.

Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when require.

Calculation of term time only pay

Term time only pay is calculated on the basis of the following:

• Number of ‘teaching’ weeks – 38 weeks; plus
• Public (bank) holidays – 1.6 weeks (8 days); plus
• Individual leave entitlement - 5.2 weeks (26 days) or 6.2 weeks (31 days)

Individual leave entitlement is calculated on the length of continuous service.
Employees with less than 5 years’ service will receive 26 days annual leave.
Employees with more than 5 years’ service will receive 31 days annual leave.
For example:

Calculation for employees with less than 5 years’ service:
38 weeks (term time) + 26 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 44.8 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

Calculation for employees with more than 5 years’ service:
38 weeks (term time) + 31 days (annual leave) + 8 days (public holidays) = 47.8 weeks’ pay, to be paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

This post is not open to job share.

Please email the school for an application form, full job description and person specification.

Closing date: 24th June 2021
Interview date: TBC

Finchale Primary School
Canterbury Road,
Newton Hall,
Durham,
DH1 5XT

Tel: 0191 386 5187
Website: www.finchale.durham.sch.uk

Part-time hours: 25 per week

Application deadline: 24/06/2021

Expected start date: 01/09/2021

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Salary: £18,562.00-£18,933.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Wellness programmes

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work remotely:

• No