About this Role
Join our friendly staff team as adedicated Healthcare Assistant providing one-to-one support during the school day for key students with complex medicalneeds. Working alongside our experience healthcareand therapy team, you will ensure students' safety, wellbeing and full accessto learning while developing specialist clinical skills through comprehensivetraining.
8.30am to 3.30pm each day (6.5 hours plus unpaid breaks)
32.5 hours per week : Monday to Friday : £21,457 actual gross p.a.
13 hours per week: Monday and Thursday: £8,582 actual gross p.a.
In thisrole you will:
- provide one-to-one care for a studentwith a tracheostomy, including airway clearance and management (full trainingprovided)
- support a student with diabetes andadditional complex medical needs
- follow personalised care plans and workclosely with our nurses and physiotherapists to deliver safe, coordinated care
- support other students with complexmedical needs when your key student is absent
- maintain accurate records and communicateeffectively with staff and families/carers
This is an opportunity for someone who hasexperience in a healthcare, SEND or care-based role (school or clinical setting)and who is confident, calm and able to respond appropriately in medicalsituations. Full training will be provided. Youwill be committed to supporting children and young people with complex medical and additional needs, haveexcellent communication and teamwork skills and be willing to undertake allrequired training, including tracheostomy and diabetes management.
What we offer:
- term time working - 39 working weeks plus 6.4 weeks paid holiday
- ongoing paid training from our nursingand therapy teams
- generous pension scheme with life cover
- access to retail discounts, health andwellbeing support including staff well-being sessions and events
- free on-site parking and refreshments
Valence School is committed to safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of every student and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Wevalue diversity and promote equality for all. For shortlisted candidates references will be taken up before interviewand online checks undertaken. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check (this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act).
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