Pupil Care Assistant

OneSchool Global is a truly global school, with over 120 campuses in 20 countries, including cities such as New York, Paris, Sydney, Rome, Auckland, Copenhagen, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

We have a fantastic opportunity at our Newry Campus for an experienced and interactive Pupil Care Assistant on a full time, permanent, term time only basis. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and highly motivated carer to provide 1:1 support for a SEND student currently in KS2. This role will also involve working closely with the learning support assistant and Coordinator where necessary.

Key responsibilities:

•  This 1:1 role is to support a child with a Statement of Special Educational Needs with complex, physical / medical needs. The student is 10 years of age and wheelchair bound with Spina Bifida.
• Provide support for all activities of daily living including eating and drinking
• To assist in promoting the learning and personal development of the pupil to whom you are assigned
• Provide intimate care by way of daily intermittent catheterisation process
• To enable to the student to make best use of the educational opportunities available to them
• Work may be carried out in the classroom or outside the main teaching area
• Build positive working relationships and links with parents

You will:

• Have experience of working with children with complex care needs and on a 1:1 basis
• Be adaptable, resilient and have a desire to make a lasting difference to the lives of our students
• Be trustworthy and discreet maintaining confidentiality
• Be able to work constructively as part of a team, understanding classroom roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Uphold and the OneSchool Global UK ethos within all areas of responsibility

We offer: Full training and support to best equip for the care and learning support required in this role

• The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our student
• The opportunity to progress to a learning support assistant role
• On-going CPD with support from our Teaching Training Academy

We’d welcome candidates to visit the campus or arrange an informal conversation regarding the role, please email Julie Gregory, Campus Principal julie.gregory@uk.oneschoolglobal.com

For further information relating to the Campus, or for more information about OneSchool Global UK please visit: http://www.oneschoolglobal.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Closing date for applications: Midday on Monday 12th December 2022

Interviews will be held week commencing:12th December 2022

OneSchool Global UK is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 and The Education Act 2002, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.