School Health Care Assistant

School Health Care Assistant

Full time, Monday to Friday - Term Time only

Hours per week: 33.5

Based in Exmouth, Devon

Salary £17,537.49 (actual) Based on a full time equivalent of £20,557

Are you a Healthcare Assistant, from a care or hospital setting, ready to apply your experience to our friendly, multidisciplinary team at the Deaf Academy? In this role you’ll be supported by our Academy Nurse, you’ll have experience of health-related duties, be enthusiastic, confident and able to follow policies & procedures.

Your role will be essential in supporting the medical needs of our children and young people across school, college, our residential flats and our children’s home. You’ll mainly work with our students directly, but you’ll also help support our staff to dispense their medication processes with precision and care. You’ll work with our internal and external therapies teams, supporting our care culture where each individual pupil is at the heart. The role will be full time, 5 days per week, Monday to Friday with an expectation that some evenings and weekends will be worked to support the Residential Care Team.

We will offer:

· The opportunity to directly impact the welfare and care of deaf students

· The chance to collaborate with others in building your own team of medical and therapeutic professionals at the Academy

· The opportunity to join a committed team of professionals working together to secure high achievement for all our students

· Option to join our Group Personal Pension including 8% employer contribution, including life assurance x 3 of actual salary

· On-site parking, access to our cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes, subsidised lunch

Can you demonstrate:

· Experience of working in a care role, or in administering medication

· Ability to work independently, in following processes and procedures

· A commitment to learning BSL, and becoming deaf aware

· A commitment to professionalism with the ability to provide a professional service

· Flexibility to work in a busy and fast paced organisation

To apply: please visit the Academy’s website: https://thedeafacademy.ac.uk/

Closing date for applications: Sunday 4th June 2023

Candidates will be shortlisted as applications are received. The Academy therefore reserves the right to remove the role earlier than the above date.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults; as such an enhanced DBS disclosure is required. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

The Academy is a Disability Committed Employer in promoting diversity and inclusion for all its students and staff. The Academy is also signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant in supporting ex-service personnel in recognising their skills and experience.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £17,537.49 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Language training provided
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 04/06/2023
Reference ID: HCA