Personal Welfare Support Assistant

Gorsemoor Primary School, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 3TG

6 days remaining to apply

Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
9 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 June 2024

Job details

Job role: Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 23 hours per week
Contract type: Fixed term - 31st August 2025
Actual salary: £13,973.75
Pay scale: 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience

• Working with or caring for children of relevant age.

AF/I

Qualifications/Training

• Good understanding of numeracy/literacy skills.

• Participate in development and training opportunities.

AF/T/I

Knowledge/Skills

• Good communication skills.

• Ability to relate well to children and adults.

• Have good organisational skills.

• Basic knowledge of first aid; e.g. emergency first aid course.

• Ability to work constructively as part of a team and on own

initiative.

• Have a flexible approach to work and be prepared to undertake

routine admin tasks outside of the classroom if required.

What the school offers its staff

Gorsemoor Primary School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, reliable and professional support assistant to support within a child in our wonderful EYFS/KS1 setting, from June 2024, or earlier. The role with include all aspects of personal care (training will be provided). For more information please do not hesitate to contact Hayley Porter hporter@gorsemoor.staffs.sch.uk .

At Gorsemoor, we pride ourselves on placing the children at the centre of all that we do, enabling them to reach their potential in both their academic and personal achievements. As a member of EYFS/KS1 team, the successful candidate will be key to ensuring the highest of standards for our pupils, by working alongside the whole team to support inclusion for all pupils’ to achieve academic progress and personal development.

Further details about the role

Your responsibilities will include:

Supporting a child on a 1:1 basis in our KS1/EYFS phase.
Assist a child in matters of personal needs and their general health, and welfare matters with specific reference to medication as required.
Supervise and support pupils, ensuring their safety by complying with good H&S practice.
Encourage pupils to interact with others and engage in activities led by the teacher.
Undertake routine administrative tasks, e.g. pupil record-keeping as requested.
Appropriate liaison with parents on general pupil matters.

This is a varied role where no two days are the same, it is essential therefore that the successful candidate must be able to work under pressure, have a high level of personal drive, energy and resilience together with relevant experience. The successful candidates will need to respond effectively to changing priorities, be able to use their initiative as well as having excellent organisation. Confidentiality and professionalism are key attributes for this role. Suitable training will be provided to develop specific qualities which will emerge as the successful candidates start the role. Successful candidates will possess good literacy and numeracy skills, the ability to work effectively with pupils and their parents/carers and have a good level of IT skills.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.