Education Health Care Assistant
Trent View College, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 1DS29 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,410.00 - £28,624.00 Annually (FTE)
Education Health Care Assistant job summary
Position : Education Health Care Assistant (EHCA)
Hours: 31 hours per week Term Time + 5 additional days
Salary: Grade 5 Scale Point 9-14 £26,410 - £28,624 (FTE)
Actual - £19,031.73 - £20,627.98
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.
Trent View College 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
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.
Key Areas
Support for 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
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Trent View College
- School type
- Free School, ages 16 to 19
- School size
- 29 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 16 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Trent View College website
School location
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