Brookfields School is looking for a Pupil Welfare Support Worker Assistant to work under the direction and instruction of senior staff. You will be responsible for providing care to the students during the school lunch break and undertaking personal care. You will be required to work 2 hours a day during the lunchtime period. This is based at Brookfields in Runcorn.
Supervision of Pupils:
* Supervision of students before, during, and after the meal, including providing support with feeding programmes.
* Supervision of the pupils in the playground area.
* Ensuring all pupils have returned to their classrooms at the end of the mid-day break.
* Summoning help, where necessary, in case of injury or illness.
* To become aware of pupils’ individual risk assessments and needs, as necessary to the role.
* Supervising pupils whilst they are having a meal and implementing feeding programmes under the guidance of the teaching staff or speech therapist as appropriate, or assisting pupils to eat their meals as necessary.
* Supporting toilet arrangements and undertaking personal care as appropriate, including changing pupils as needed.
* Engaging with the pupils and organising appropriate games and activities for children, both inside the classroom and on the playground.
Resources:
* Responsibility for ensuring that the dining area is hygienically maintained.
* Help to maintain a safe working environment for pupils and staff by continuously monitoring dining and general circulation areas and taking prompt and effective action to deal with any hazards in accordance with school procedures, including attending to spillages, wiping tabletops, and clearing crockery during meal service.
Brookfields School provides a quality, inclusive, and specialist education for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties and autistic spectrum disorders.
We are committed to:
* An inclusive approach to teaching and learning to provide equal opportunities for all pupils.
* Providing a positive, stimulating, child-centred learning environment, where everyone is valued and respected.
* Promoting the personal qualities of individuals so that they achieve and contribute to their highest level.
* Sustaining the highest quality teaching and learning standards.
* Promoting learning as a life-long process involving a wide community of people including families.
Working Hours: 10 hours - (11.30am – 1.30 pm) - Monday to Friday - 38 weeks.
Brookfields School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including an online check and criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB).
All shortlisted candidates will undergo an online search as part of Trust safer recruitment.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an ongoing basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified. Therefore, we encourage early applications.
We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy, CVs alone will not be accepted.
Successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks.
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