Health and Wellbeing Assistant (Peripatetic) - EAD09165

East Dunbartonshire Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in the United Kingdom seeks a temporary Health Care Assistant to work in schools, aiding children with additional support needs. Responsibilities include administration of medication, assisting with personal care, and liaising with healthcare professionals. Candidates must have an SVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent, a full driving licence, and willingness to pursue First Aid training. This role offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on young people's lives.

Qualifications

• SVQ Level 2 Childcare/NC Early Learning and Childcare or equivalent professional experience is essential.
• Full driving licence is essential as the role is peripatetic.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the administration of medication and react to medical emergencies.
• Support the delivery of pupil Health Care Plans.
• Assist children with intimate personal care, mobility, and toileting.

Skills

Experience working with children and young people with additional support needs

Ability to establish positive relationships

Pleasant and tolerant manner

Education

SVQ Level 2 Childcare/NC Early Learning and Childcare or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

Salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours. These positions are temporary.

(Temporary Scottish Government funded for 23 months)

You will assist in the administration of medication and react to medical emergencies within and out with school environment. You will be required (following training) in the delivery of specific procedures in relation to complex medical conditions, support the delivery of pupil Health Care Plans and support individualised feeding programmes.

You will liaise with school management, partner agencies and in particular the school nursing team. You will be required to support and assist children and young people with intimate personal care, mobility, moving and handling, repositioning, eat/drinking and toileting.

You will have a pleasant, tolerant manner and a proven capacity to establish positive relationships with children and young people. Experience of working with children and young people with additional support needs and an interest in their development is essential.

SVQ Level 2 Childcare/NC Early Learning and Childcare or equivalent professional experience is essential. You will have a willingness to work towards SSSC and First Aid Certificate.

A full driving licence is essential as the role is peripatetic and you will be required to support pupils within mainstream schools.

Charter of Commitment

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.

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