General Assistant 2

Job Reference: )Primary Location :
Down-Newry-St Joseph's Primary School Meigh Contract Type :
Fixed-Term (May be subject to extension or reduced for any valid reason)
Duration of Contract/Contract End Date : 30/06/2028

Status :
Part-Time Contract Options :
Flexible working arrangements available during school holidays (E.g. Option 1, 2,
3)
Hours per Week : 25hrs/pwk Working Pattern :
Mon to Fri 5 hrs per day Grade/Scale :
General Assistant (Level II) | NJC pt 11 - 14 | £14.9917 - £15.7367 per hour Additional Allowance(s) :
Not Applicable Anticipated Interview Date(s) : TBCAdditional Information:
This role is for a medical hours to manage two pupils in the same class with Type 1 DiabetesJOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE:

General Assistant 2

REPORTS TO:

The Principal through class teacher JOB PURPOSETo be responsible to the Principal for the provision of assistance to teachers/classroom assistants in/outside school with care of pupils.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES GENERAL ASSISTANCEAssist 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.

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCEUndertake 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.

GENERAL CONDITIONSCarry 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.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Other duties of a similar nature and appropriate to the grade may be assigned from time to  accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

PERSON SPECIFICATION NOTES TO JOB APPLICANTS You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how, and to what extent you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria, where relevant.

You must demonstrate how you meet the criteria by the closing date for applications, unless the criteria state otherwise.

The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is outlined in the table below.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.

Please note that the Selection Panel reserves the right to shortlist only those applicants that it believes most strongly meet the criteria for the  the event of an excessive number of applications, the Selection Panel also reserves the right to apply any desirable criteria as outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting, in which case these will be applied in the order listed.

It is important therefore that you also clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet any desirable criteria.

SECTION 1 - ESSENTIAL CRITERIA The following are essential criteria which will initially be measured at the shortlisting stage and which may also be further explored during the…