The welfare and care of our pupils is everyone’s responsibility. The Welfare Assistant plays a ‘key role’ in ensuring that learners receive care, as stated in their care plan and individual needs.
As a welfare professional at the campus, you will provide effective and efficient daily support, advice, carry out care and daily medical procedures, including, administration of medication and risk management in line with agreed care plans.
We take a ‘teach a person to fish’ approach and expect the Welfare Assistant to be a credible expert in their field who is generous with their knowledge and expertise, and keen to upskill their colleagues regarding medical, physio and OT procedures so that collectively they can make a bigger impact.
You’ll be self-directing and happy to take responsible initiative under the direction of the Senior Welfare Assistant and Medical and Welfare Lead.
You will be line managed by the Senior Welfare Assistant at your campus and will sit within the Pastoral Team. You will be joining a team of professionals and will have opportunities to work collaboratively across the school.
You’ll have specialist help on hand from external partners including the school nursing team and other NHS professionals.
This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be equally happy planning, getting stuff done and liaising with colleagues, parents and carers and working with children an.d young peopleYou may be a couple of years into your career and looking for more responsibility in a varied role where you can develop your skillset and deepen your experience of working with children, young people and adults with a range of complex medical and special educational needs.
Or you may be an experienced care worker who is looking for a rewarding role in a school with a fantastic values-based culture, flexible structure and firm commitment to your continued personal and professional development (Learning for Life is a core value).
Either way, we’re looking for a dynamic, organised, reflective and caring person who is passionate about bringing the vision of the school and the trust to life and who thrives in a key and busy role.
You’ll be especially good and knowledgeable with medical procedures and conditions, specifically seizure management, anaphylaxis, asthma, enteral feeding and gastronomy care. You’ll also have the skills to identify and recognise an unwell child and the level of medical urgency, including administering first aid as required liaising with health professionals.
Whilst experience in a similar role in a school setting is desirable, it isn’t essential. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds and we’re looking for someone who shares our values and beliefs.