Federation of Cherry Oak School, Victoria School and Victoria College
Level 2 Teaching Assistant – Personal Care Assistant (female)
27.5 Hours per week - Monday-Friday - 09:00 - 15:00

Based at Victoria School, Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, B311LD

Victoria School

Victoria School is an all age 2-19 special school based in Northfield; supporting pupils with cognition and learning needs, profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), physical disabilities and complex medical health and learning needs. We cater for 228 pupils and are extremely proud of our provision and whole school community.

The Federation’s vision is ‘working together for success’. Our aim is to increase every individual pupil’s knowledge and understanding of the world so that their full potential may be achieved.’ 

We are rightly proud of our Federation. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to work in a vibrant, highly committed and caring community, where children and young people are at the very heart of all that we do.

Our students have told us the following:

“I've been here for a long time and the school has helped me be more independent, help others and develop my confidence.”

“The staff are very friendly and help you an awful lot to learn. I would recommend it for anyone with special needs.”

“We help each other to get a better education through lots of different activities.”

The successful Candidate will need to demonstrate how they can:

        ·     Work using own initiative, and as part of a team

·        Support the varied, complex needs of our pupils

·        Communicate clearly and effectively with parents/carers, pupils and colleagues

·      Take ownership of tasks

·       Work flexibly to meet the needs of the school

The successful candidate will be a valuable member of the team, providing personal care support to our female pupils. You will work as part of a team to develop personal care programmes for pupils and will assist pupils to implement their own personal care programmes during the school day, specifically in relation to practical support for:

·         Personal hygiene

·         Toileting and continence training

·         Hoisted transfers

·         Eating and drinking

You will be required to:

·         Keep records related to personal care in conjunction with the appropriate teacher/other officer

·         Maintain and clean personal care equipment and materials, clothing etc.

·         Maintain toiletry supplies

·         Cooperatively with other staff supporting the pupils’ educational and health care needs under the guidance of a member of the Senior Management or Senior Leadership Teams.

A willingness to undertake further training as deemed necessary is a requirement of the post.

More information is included in the 'What can be expected from the role of a Personal Care Assistant' document attached.

Our school offers: 

·         An opportunity to work with our fantastic students and a staff team that always puts our young people first.

·         Excellent opportunities to further develop your skills and career pathway.

·         A commitment to continuing professional development.

·         A strong and supportive Governing Body.

·         A culture of promoting positive mental health and wellbeing through a well-planned strategy.

Safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all

necessary pre-employment checks including enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where

applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide 2 suitable references

Short-Listed Candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all shortlisted candidates.

Terms and Conditions

Birmingham City Council is a Living Wage Employer

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and ahs the amended to the

Exceptions Order 1975,2013 and 2002.

Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent conviction and cautions

are ‘protected’; so they do not need to be disclosed to employers; and if they are disclose ,

employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

The post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent

English is an essential requirement for this role.