Child Support Workers Resource Centres Skolasajf 2026

Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesLearning Support

• Supporting and collaborating with colleagues in the running of Klabb Skolasajf activities;
• Assisting in the preparation of educational materials and playing an active part in all the components of the instructional and educational process of all the children in the class, in particular for the child/children with individual educational needs (IEN) so that their entitlement and learning needs are catered for.
• Able to interpret the child’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) so that its goals, set out during the Winter scholastic year , or, not yet achieved in the past scholastic year would continue to be worked upon, whilst taking into consideration the resources and strategies used to achieve such goals.
• Promoting an inclusive community of learners, in collaboration with all members of Skolasajf staff where all students are valued and respected. This includes collaborative work with the school and with other agencies, such as the Child Development Assessment Unit (CDAU), Resource Centres, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other educational and therapeutic environments;
• Always promoting the aims, ethos and policies of the Foundation for Educational Services Skolasajf and actively working as a staff team member;
• Assisting in the preparation, dissemination and use of teaching resources; this also entails their upkeep whilst such resources are being used in the centres;
• Supporting student/s during activities held outside the Skolasajf premises;

Personal Support

• Supporting pupils with individual educational needs in their personal care and hygiene needs. This includes:
• Toileting –accompanying the child to the toilet; undressing and dressing; changing of nappies, sanitary towels and incontinence pads; cleaning and washing
• Always ensuring the maximum educational benefit and safety for individual pupils by providing them with assistance during physical education, games, excursions and therapy sessions, as well as normal feeding during the time/s specified by the Centre.
• Seeing to the mobility, posture and seating needs including lifting pupils and pushing pupils in wheelchairs according to Health and Safety Regulations issued under the Health and Safety Authority Act taking into consideration international guidelines.
• The contracted person is to report immediately any areas of concern, such as bullying, suspected abuse on children or any other grave matter, Centre Coordinator and / or PER and record the incident/any injury in writing, using the official FES Incident/Serious Injury Report Forms.

The present guidelines shall be

• lifting up to 27 kilograms shall be undertaken by one person;
• lifting weight that exceeds 27 kilos and up to and inclusive of 54 kilos shall be undertaken by two (2) persons;
• beyond 54 kilograms, a mechanical lifter is to be used;
• Pushing wheelchairs: up to 45 kilograms occasionally; up to 28 kilograms frequently; and up to 9 kilograms, as necessary.

Transport-related Duties

• With out prejudice to the obligations of the owner and driver of the vehicle concerned regarding the safety of passengers and the full observance of the law and regulations related to transport matters, a contracted person may be required to carry out transport-related duties, with a child individual educational needs, should the requirement be indicated by the Foundation for Educational Services.

In such cases, the Child Support Worker shall

• assist in the boarding and un-boarding of pupils on and off the transport vehicle and, in the case of pupils who are wheelchair/buggy users, fasten the restraints on the wheelchair/buggy and the passenger restraint on the pupils to ensure safety during transportation;
• carry out transport supervision duties to and from school when the transport of pupils during normal school hours is necessary; supervision duties carried out outside centre hours shall be remunerated at the same rate.