Healthcare Assistant
Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
Wakefield
- £12,005 - £12,206 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Scale 3, £12,005 to £12,206 per annum (actual salary)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 4 September 2024
Job overview
Ossett Academy and Accord Sixth Form are seeking to appoint a part-time Healthcare Assistant to provide first aid, medical and healthcare support to pupils on a daily basis.
The successful applicant will be required to have the ability to apply emotional resilience on a day-to-day basis, dealing with pupils and parents/carers where required. Successful candidates must be able to communicate effectively with all colleagues and pupils alike. This role represents a great opportunity within a friendly, positive and professional academic environment. The successful candidate may also be required to work flexibly across the Trust.
This position is on a part-time, job-share basis for 3 days a week (Wednesday and Thursday, 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday, 8.00am to 3.30pm) with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day.
The Accord Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2016 and is currently made up of four academies that were the founding members of the Trust. The Trust is committed to providing world-class education for all our young people within our community, and as such, we recognise the pivotal role that our staff team have in this respect. The Trust places at the heart of its development a commitment to high-quality professional development for all staff who join the Trust. We understand that by investing in our staff, we will create an organisation with a shared vision and values that will transform education for young people.
We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. We encourage prospective applicants to visit prior to applying. We also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our ‘People Pledge’ and our recently launched Employee Benefits package: Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org).
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact hr@accordmat.org or call us on 01924 282748.
Application forms are available from https://accordmat.org/vacancies/
Completed application forms to be returned to hr@accordmat.org
Closing date: 9.00am on Wednesday 4 September 2024
Interviews likely to be held: w/c 9 September 2024
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Accord Multi Academy Trust reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high-quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles at the Trust. We welcome and encourage applications from but not limited to Black, Asian, other ethnic minority groups, individuals who identify as LGBT+; and/or individuals who are registered with a disability. Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.
The Accord Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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About Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
- Ossett Academy & Sixth Form College
- Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
- West Yorkshire
- WF5 0DG
- United Kingdom
Ossett Academy is an 11-19 academy with over 1670 pupils, including 300 in our Sixth Form. It has gained a reputation for excellence, maintaining high standards across all aspects of academy life with high academic attainment and an explosion of extra-curricular opportunity and talent. As a result of these factors and their strong reputation, they are significantly over-subscribed.
Their strong tradition of success is built on a firm foundation of personalised pastoral care, ensuring a climate for learning that is calm, well ordered and secure. Recognising the hard work and efforts of pupils in their lessons, the academy puts learning and positive recognition of both staff and pupils, at the heart of its approach.
The academy understands that collaboration is an important aspect to the ongoing development of schools and academies and, with this in mind, it continues to play a key role alongside its primary pyramid, as a member of Education Ossett Community Trust (EOCT). EOCT aims to provide world-class opportunities for the community of Ossett, supporting young people aged 3 to 18 to develop a lifelong passion for learning, across a range of experiences.
Further to this partnership approach, Ossett Academy works alongside Horbury Academy, Horbury Primary Academy and Middlestown Primary Academy as part of the Accord Multi Academy Trust. The vision of this partnership is to enhance both practice and knowledge of learning across primary and secondary education, whilst also providing access for pupils and staff to an even better range of opportunities in order to achieve excellence.
Principal: Mrs S Broome
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