Education Health Care Assistant (EHCA) in Scunthorpe

Hours: 31 hours per week, Term time + 5 INSET Days.

Salary: Grade 5, SCP 9-14 £27,254 - £29,540 (FTE), £19,640.69 actual.

ABOUT US

Trent View College is a newly built post 16 special educational needs college. Trent View College aims to equip young people with essential skills for life, building on and enhancing their College journey. Removing barriers to learning, we are a fully inclusive College, where individual differences are celebrated and aspirations are supported. Our aim is to develop inquisitive, aspirational and resilient young people who are fully equipped to engage and contribute to their own communities.

Our college is proud to offer a supportive team, high quality personalised training and an opportunity to work with amazing students as outlined in our values - Pride, Aspire, Resilience and Nurture.

PURPOSE OF THE POST

• To assist in the planning, teaching and assessing the differentiated curriculum.
• To support in developing, implementing and evaluating individual education health care plans and Positive Intervention Plans (PIP), under the general direction of the teacher and where appropriate school nurse.

SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS

• Enables students on personalised learning programmes to access the differentiated curriculum in the mainstream school, early years setting or in adult service provision.
• Supervise pupils in planned activities when the teacher is temporarily absent, in accordance with instructions/directions.
• Assists students with personal care/health needs and daily living skills, which could include invasive procedures such as tube feeding as described in the health care plan.
• When trained administers medication (including prescribed antibiotics) following clearly defined LA/school procedures and follows basic first aid procedures as necessary.
• Supports all educational and therapeutic assessments.
• Deliver clinical interventions as outlined in the Education Health Care Plan when appropriately trained under the direction of the school nurse.

SUPPORT FOR THE TEACHER

• Contributes to the development, implementation and evaluation of Personalised Learning Maps (PLM) and Positive Intervention Plans (PIP) that are devised by the teacher.
• Help promote student good behaviour and discipline through positive interactions with students and participates fully in strategies agreed as part of any students PIP, including physical interventions.
• Implements speech and language development activities, sensory differences intervention, physical development and mobility activities including physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.

SUPPORT FOR THE CURRICULUM

• Help individual students or groups of students to access the differentiated curriculum, including assisting with the planning and evaluation of learning activities.
• Assist with general administration and supports classroom management, including creating learning materials.
• Monitor and arrange orderly and secure storage as supplied.
• Operate and maintain everyday equipment in accordance with instructions, undertaking simple repairs and reporting damage.

SUPPORT FOR THE COLLEGE

• Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the college.
• Supervise students in small groups or one to one learning activities in school away from the main teaching area or in the community, following appropriate risk assessment.
• Supervises students at play/leisure breaks, at times of transition between lessons and activities, and on arrival at school and before departure.
• Maintain student records including issues of concern, behaviour, medication records and overall student progress.
• Shares with the teacher, colleagues and supporting professionals and parents, issues of concern and positive feedback about the students’ welfare and achievements.
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other professionals to support the progress of students.
• Attend relevant meetings and training as required.

SALARY / HOURS

Starting salary for a Grade 5, SCP 9 - 14 Education Health Care Assistant (EHCA) is £19,640.69 actual annual salary. Working 31 hours per week Mon-Fri (08:45am - 3:15pm Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri and 08:45am - 4:15pm Thursday) term time only + 5 inset days + amazing benefits working for Wellspring Academy Trust.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion - We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children and vulnerable adults in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children and vulnerable adults.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived/worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.