School Health Care Assistant

The Chiltern School; Houghton Regis; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chiltern School is seeking School Health Care Assistants to support pupils and staff with daily personal care and medical needs. The role suits someone with experience in personal care and medical processes within a school setting, who can respond and communicate empathetically with children and young adults.

Post includes Enhanced Disclosure Check as part of safeguarding. The school is an equal opportunities employer and follows Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and medical processes within a school setting.
• Ability to respond and communicate empathetically with children and young adults.

Responsibilities

• Assist pupils and staff in delivering daily personal care and medical needs.
• Respond quickly and communicate empathetically with pupils and staff.

Skills

Personal care

Empathy

Communication

Job description

We are looking for School Health Care Assistants to join us to assist pupils and staff deliver daily personal care and medical needs.

This post would suit someone with experience in personal care and medical processes within a school setting with the ability to respond and communicate empathetically with children and young adults.

The Chiltern School is committed to the protection and safety of its pupils and all posts within school are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check from the Disclosure and barring service. We are required to conduct online searches about shortlisted candidates in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By applying you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community

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