General Assistant ; Medical

JOB PURPOSE

To be responsible to the Principal for the provision of assistance to teachers/classroom assistants in/outside school with care of pupils.

• Assist pupils with toileting/personal hygiene/dressing including the use of basic toileting aids.
• Ensure the safe mobility and general supervision of the pupil/s within school premises, including the playground and on school outings, transporting pupil’s belongings (if required).
• Accompany teachers, classroom assistants and/or therapy staff with groups on outings or in respect of individual/group therapy programmes, e.g. swimming, educational outings, hydrotherapy etc.
• Ensure appropriate care and feeding of pupils at meal times.
• Ensure pupils comply with normal school rules and routines during the school day.
• Clean equipment connected with daily activities in classroom and assist with setting out equipment as directed.
• Such other duties as may be assigned within the level of the post. Those duties should be non-curricular.

• Undertake complex medical or invasive medical/clinical procedures.
• Use of specialist equipment for toileting and mobility for which specialist training is required.
• Provide specialist feeding support following assessment by a Speech and Language therapist under a formal programme identified by that assessment.

• Carry out all duties to comply with:
  • (a) the Health and Safety at Work (NI) order 1978;
  • (b) Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal requirements;
  • (c) Codes of Practice.
• Carry out all duties in the working conditions normally inherent in the particular job.
• Complete all necessary paperwork.
• Carry out duties for jobs up to and including those in the same grade, provided such duties are within the competence of the employee.