Learning Cultures Support Assistant
Ormiston Venture Academy, Gorleston, Norfolk, NR31 7JJThis job expired on 14 December 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
14 December 2023 at 9am
Date listed
1 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £19,557.00 - £20,213.00 Annually (Actual)
Learning Cultures Support Assistant job summary
37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.
Purpose of the job:
To support the school’s SENDCo and Designated Safeguarding Lead for safeguarding and child protection within the school, assisting to act as a source of support, advice and expertise for staff within the school for meeting the needs of vulnerable students. This role will also include supporting students with medical needs and act as the designated first aider.
SENDCo and Safeguarding
Support with administrative and delegated duties the Safeguarding Officer and SENDCo
Working with targeted students
Point of contact and support coordinating with external agencies, partners and families
Designated First Aider
To provide a central point of contact for targeted medical needs students
To maintain a drop in first aid provision during breaks
To provide first aid, store and administer prescribed and non-prescribed medication to students, keeping relevant records, ensuring that academy procedures are adhered to at all times.
To order first aid supplies and ensure all medical history and first aid kits are provided to relevant members of staff for offsite trips.
Contact next of kin/parent/carer in the event of a casualty needing to go home/hospital, and emergency services in the event of needing to be transferred to hospital.
To maintain Individual Health Care Plans for students
Coordinate with external agencies to provide health support.
Team involvement
Liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, local authority officers and other relevant agencies/parties in relation to child protection and safeguarding issues and concerns.
Act as the first point of call for First Aid and work with other first aiders in the academy.
May demonstrate own duties to new or less experienced staff.
Record keeping and information management
Record basic pupil data and providing feed back to the teacher.
Collate information and maintain records of pupil achievement, health needs and attendance.
Complete Early Help/Family Support meetings as required and attend meetings as appropriate.
Complete student voice activities such as completing ‘Wishes and Feelings’ with young people to inform planning/meetings
Maintain health records, Personal Evacuation Plans and care plans
Distribute health information to wider staff
Exams, educational visits and other supervision
May invigilate exams and tests.
May assist escorting pupils on educational visits.
May assist with break time supervision including facilitating games and activities.
Personal and welfare support
Supporting pupils emotional and social well-being, reporting any problems to the teacher.
Attend to pupils’ personal needs including toileting, hygiene, dressing and eating as well as help with social, welfare and health matters.
Systems, policies and procedures
Contribute to maintaining a safe environment.
Responsible for the careful and safe use of equipment.
Undertake and regularly update safeguarding training (at least every 2 years) to ensure the appropriate level of knowledge and skill is maintained.
Maintain relevant first aid training as appropriate to the role.
Building professional relationships
Communicates with pupils to support learning and development.
Assist in maintaining contact with pupils’ families/carers to inform them of progress and issues.
Liaise with school staff and other agencies to support students’ health needs.
Liaise with teaching staff to provide support to targeted pupils to raise achievement and attendance and to help them overcome barriers to learning.
Develops relationships with pupils to provide advice and guidance on learning and development.
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Identify straight forward solutions to simple problems and minimal personal initiative required.
Knowledge, skills and experience
NVQ level 2 in related area or equivalent or equivalent experience.
Maths and English to grade C or above new 4
IT and keyboard skills.
Knowledge and compliance with policies and procedures relevant to health and safety and child protection.
First aid at work may be a requirement (training will be provided for the successful applicant)
Physical demands and working conditions
May be required to stand for long periods and or work in awkward positions e.g. low chairs.
May need to manoeuvre pupils where necessary or assist with physical activities, some pupils may have severe physical disabilities.
Regularly attending to the personal needs of pupils with special needs
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.
About Ormiston Venture Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 887 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Ormiston Venture Academy website (opens in new tab)
School location
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