Post: Personal Care Assistant
Duties and Responsibilities:
Personal Care Assistants are appointed to work with children over the whole age range as part of a team under the general direction of the Head Teacher
The Personal Care Assistant will be a member of the support staff. The general duties will be to assist pupils with their day to day personal care needs and to work alongside other professional staff to further pupils’ personal independence skills
Specific responsibilities include:
- Working as part of a team in the development of personal care programmes for pupils.
- Assisting pupils in implementing their own personal care programmes during the school day, specifically in relation to practical support for:
- personal hygiene
- toileting and continence training
- eating and drinking
- Provide practical assistance in relation to other identified physical needs e.g. transportation, dressing, grooming, meal times, organisation of learning equipment.
- Keeping records related to personal care in conjunction with the appropriate teacher/SNSA.
- Maintenance and cleaning of personal care equipment and materials, clothing etc. Maintenance of toiletry supplies.
- Provide personal assistance to identified pupil/pupils in physical/practical activities e.g. physical education, cookery, school visits, therapeutic treatments organised by the school etc.
- Participate in staff meetings, in-service training and courses.
- Work in co-operation with other keyworkers involved in supporting the pupils’ educational and health care needs under the guidance of the class teacher, SENCO, SNSA.
- Work within the framework of the school’s agreed polices and procedures.
- Any other duties which may reasonably be regarded as within the nature of the duties and responsibilities/grade of the post as defined, subject to the proviso that normally any changes of permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms.
