Just out of interest - how many assistants actually have to wipe a child's bottom?

Asking because we have a boy who is physically disabled due to an accident. He is 15. When he does a No 2 at school the assistant has to wipe his bottom!

I know that I would not have the stomach to do this

should add - he is a very big 15 nearly 16 and has speech problem too

We don't. Are not permitted too.

But a child with a physical disability should have a support staff member who is willing to, and the post should be advertised as such.

Thanks Trueblue - that would make sense - advertising the job instead of putting the pressure on staff to comply when they did not expect to be doing something so sensitive

I was thinking that maybe a specialist 'carer' should accompany him = and be paid accordingly

With a boy this age no way should a female/male assistant be with him alone under these circumstances even if he/she is a 1:1. They should always be accompanied by a second person.

Sorry I should have said accompanied

Hi i work with disabled children and change them 3 times a day more if soiled inbetween and when on periods, you get use to it lol. Its in our job description at our sch.
Sick is the thing that turns my stomach.
Taffy

I am toilet training a physically disabled boy in y2. I was only asked to do this for a couple of weeks until someone else was appointed and i am still doing it 3 months later. It definitely was not in my job description.