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You must have your own transport to get to this school - NO buses go near.
Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get an application form to complete and send back to us. We'll also send you a full job description with details of this SEN Schools' Group.
They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country,
supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.
These 2 Schools in Quidenham, Norwich provides day placements for students aged 6 to 16 years primarily with communication and interaction difficulties or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Some may be on the autistic spectrum or have anxieties and difficulties that create barriers to learning.
With small classes, typically 7 children and a minimum of 3 staff per class you can focus on the needs of each student. There is a full clinical team onsite to support at all times and you will have the support of an experienced and stable SLT.
Your Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English Language qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
- Medication Management qualification at level 3 is desirable
- Hold or be prepared to train for first aid qualification e.g. FAW and/or Paediatric First Aid.
- Hold, or be prepared to work towards a qualification in care at level 2 or above.
- To be competent in clinical skills such as Diabetes and Epilepsy Management as required and undertake relevant training.
- To complete and retain competence in First Aid at Work, Paediatric First Aid Training, medication management training programme and other specialist courses such as Epilepsy Awareness and Buccal Midazolam
Skills and Experience
- Experience of working in a school environment or working with children in a care environment
- Experience of working in a team.
- Experience of medication management.
- Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs such as ADHD, ASD and SEMH.
- Ability to understand a range of facts and information quickly and make safe decisions.
- Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop.
- Demonstrate respect for people’s dignity and provide compassionate care.
- Ability to work independently and take responsibility and be accountable for own decisions.
- Ability to demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Ability to adapt communication style to the needs of the individual, and if necessary through signs and symbols.
- Demonstrate empathy.
- Ability to remain calm and focused.
- Ability to work flexibly responding appropriately to the changing demands in workload.
Key Duties
- Carry out routine and non-routine medical administration as directed by the School Nurse, ensuring that the necessary documentation including written consent from parents/carers and Medical Administration Record (MAR) etc., has been completed before any medication is given to a pupil and in accordance with the School's Medication Policy and Procedures.
- Ensure that a MAR has been completed as directed by the Registered School Nurse before giving any routine medication. In the absence of the School Nurse this can be undertaken providing appropriate training and competence has been met.
- Ensure that any medication errors are reported immediately as per the Schools' Group Medication Policy and Procedure.
- Ensure safe storage, supply and administration of drugs including controlled drugs and health equipment in accordance with the Group’s Policies, Procedures and Guidelines, and comply with legal requirements at all times.
- Update pupil administration systems to ensure timely data collection and confidentiality.
- Effectively use information technology for the benefit of pupil care in accordance with the Group’s Information Technology Policies.
- To assist with prompt and effective communication relating to changes in pupil health and wellbeing status to the School Nurse, Clinical Lead or wider school team as appropriate.
- Promptly deal with equipment failure in accordance with the Group's procedure.
- Promptly report all incidents or accidents involving pupils, visitors or staff and take appropriate action according to Group Policy.
- Ensure the safekeeping of pupil’s property in the Medical Centre such as medication and spare clothing.
- Supporting the School Nurse with the administration duties involved in implementing and maintaining Individual Health Care Plans ensuring that plans are current and in date.
- Supporting the School Nurse with administrative duties during the admission of new students.
- Following relevant training, to provide Medication Administration training to education staff members as needed.
- Support the School Nurse with delivering training as needed.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the school when required.
Benefits:
- Full training and continued support
- Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
- Free lunch during your working day
- Perkbox subscription
- Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme (from October)
- Car lease scheme
- Bike to work scheme?
- Free parking?
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.
