Brookfields School are looking for a Pupil Welfare Support Worker Assistant to work under the direction and instruction of senior staff. You will be responsible for providing the care of the students during the school lunch break and to undertake personal care. You will be required to work 2 hours a day during the lunchtime period. This is based at Brookfields in Runcorn.

Supervision of Pupils:

• Supervision of students before, during and after the meal, including providing support with feeding programmes
• Supervision of the pupils in the playground area
• Ensuring all pupils have returned to their classrooms at the end of the mid-day break.
• Summoning help, where necessary, in case of injury or illness
• Support to Pupils
• To become aware of pupils’ individual risk assessments and needs, as necessary to the role.
• Supervising pupils whilst they are having a meal and implement feeding programmes under the guidance of the teaching staff or speech therapist as appropriate or assisting pupils to eat their meals as necessary.
• Supporting toilet arrangements and undertaking personal care as appropriate, including changing pupils as needed.
• Engaging with the pupils and organising appropriate games and activities for children, both inside the classroom and on the playground.

Resources:

• Responsibility for ensuring that the dining area is hygienically maintained.
• Help to maintain a safe working environment for pupils and staff by continuously monitoring dining and general circulation areas and taking prompt and effective action to deal with any hazards in accordance with school procedures, including attending to spillages, wiping tabletops, and clearing crockery during meal service.

Brookfields School provides a quality, inclusive and specialist education for pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties and autistic spectrum disorders.

We are committed to:

• An inclusive approach to teaching and learning to provide equal opportunities for all pupils
• Providing a positive, stimulating, child-centred learning environment, where everyone is valued and respected
• Promoting the personal qualities of individuals so that they achieve and contribute to their highest level
• Sustaining the highest quality teaching and learning standards
• Promoting learning as a life-long process involving a wide community of people including families

Shaw Education Trust  are a thriving mix of diverse and growing schools including Primary, Secondary and Special Schools all working together to improve the lives of young people in our communities. We are sponsored by Shaw Trust a charity organisation that focuses on transforming lives. We’re a growing group of dynamically awesome academies providing education to children of all ages and abilities. Staff across our team of schools are dedicated to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to be successful, whatever their starting point in life.

Our Special settings  cater for children and young people with a wide range of Special Educational Needs from children with profound medical needs and life limiting conditions, those with severe, moderate and sensory needs through to young people with social emotional and mental health needs that require support and understanding to help them to navigate their world.

Whether you are a teacher, a teaching assistant, a healthcare professional or work in facilities, admin or operations all our Special Schools offer you the opportunity to work within an establishment that has a ‘family’ feel that puts the children, young people and their families at the heart of what they do.

Shaw Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or Support Staff employment:

• An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support Staff)/Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
• Support Staff only   based on working full time, all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’ service including Bank Holidays)
  
• Electric Car Scheme: Environmentally friendly vehicles with our electric car scheme.
• Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy health services designed to support your well-being.
  
• Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
  
• Free Eye Tests
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• Access to our Institute of Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and flourish in your role and in the Trust.

We know  our people  are the key to our success and so we’re committed to ensuring the  employment experience  at  Shaw Education Trust  is  a  rewarding  one.

Actual Salary: £5,430 - £5,515

Working Hours: 10 hours - (11.30am – 1.30 pm) - Monday to Friday - 38 weeks