Mealtime Assistant
Core
Provide one-on-one or small group mealtime assistance, physical support (lifting, hoisting, wheelchair transfers), and educational support for students with severe physical and multiple disabilities.
Role type
Junior IC mealtime and personal care assistant
Builds
Daily care routines and educational support activities for students
Domain
Special education / Disability support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Manual handling and lifting techniques, wheelchair operation and transfer skills, communication with students with significant disabilities, teamwork, following specific instructions
Preferred skills
Experience with specialized equipment, participation in professional development
Responsibilities
Pushing wheelchairs and engaging/disengaging brakes, transferring students to/from buses, lifting and hoisting students according to profiles, transferring students to standing/walking frames and classroom furniture, physically supporting students in walking and bike riding programs, supporting student communication with specialized equipment, mealtime assistance
Seniority
Junior, routine tasks under close supervision