Prep School Nurse (fixed term; until 4th July 2025)
Forest School
Waltham Forest
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 20 January 2025
Job overview
Forest School is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate School Nurse to join our dedicated Medical Team, supporting the physical health and emotional well-being of our pupils, with a primary focus on those in the Prep School. This role is central to ensuring the health and safety of our school community, making it an invaluable addition to the holistic support we provide.
This is a term-time-only role, allowing you to enjoy all school holidays off, with occasional out-of-hours attendance required for events such as Open Day and InSET days. Working hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, within our welcoming Medical Centre. The role benefits from strong support, with another School Nurse, a Medical Administrator, and the Director of Medical Provision available to assist and collaborate.
This role offers the potential to transition to a full-time, permanent position for the 2025/2026 academic year based on job satisfaction and performance. Additionally, the position may evolve into a general School Nurse role, providing further opportunities for professional growth and wider impact within our school community.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer first aid, address mental health needs, and maintain detailed medical records.
- Collaborate with the Medical Team, pastoral, and safeguarding staff, supporting the physical and emotional well-being of pupils with more complex health or psychological needs.
- Engage in health education initiatives, contribute to staff training, and prepare medical resources for school trips and events.
About Forest
Surrounded by ancient forest and only thirty minutes from central London, Forest School is an outstanding independent day school located on the edge of Epping Forest. Forest is a large, diverse, and vibrant school, with approximately 1,500 pupils from 4 to 18.
Why work at Forest?
There are many benefits of working at Forest School:
Key benefits include:
- A CPD budget far beyond that offered in the maintained sector, and a culture fully committed to evidence-based teaching and learning development.
- A beautiful working environment, you will be surrounded by ancient woodland and a variety of architecturally significant Georgian, Victorian and modernist buildings.
- The chance to work with motivated, rounded, and intelligent pupils and colleagues in a very happy, purposeful, and ambitious setting.
- Opportunities to benefit from regular and comprehensive Professional Development Review, including access to StepLab, LinkedIn Learning and the National College to support further professional development.
- A leadership mentoring programme for new Heads of Department
- The chance to develop other skills and areas of interest in support of Forest’s extensive Activities and Co-Curricular Programme. In the recent past we have supported staff in developing additional skills in scuba diving, fencing, outdoors survival and even flying in the Combined Cadet Forces.
- Holiday entitlement far beyond that offered in the maintained sector (on average, 17 weeks).
- Opportunities to contribute to the wider community via our extensive Outreach Programme.
- Free three course hot lunch in our beautiful staff diner (with a takeaway sandwich lunch also available) and refreshments throughout the day.
- 20% fee remission (pro-rata for part time staff) for children attending Forest which is applicable Y3-Y13.
- Subsidised membership to the Sylvestrian Leisure Centre, Forest’s outstanding on-site gym and leisure facility.
- A well-established staff forum, with an assigned representative, and a dedicated staff well-being committee
- Membership of the School's Group Life Assurance scheme and Personal Accident Scheme.
- Contribution towards private medical insurance fees.
- Membership of a generous pension scheme.
What others say about Forest?
“Forest is a powerhouse with a heart. The pupils exude purpose – modern, dynamic youngsters with an eye on what’s happening next.” – The Good Schools Guide, 2019.
“This is a high-octane environment: six to Oxbridge in 2019 and almost all leavers go on to Russell Group universities. The broad base of subjects studied at university testifies to the school’s academic range and depth” – The Good Schools Guide, 2019.
“A highly efficient and effective feel to the teaching backed up by excellent results. Mathematics, Science, English and History appear particularly strong. ‘My teachers really mind,’ said one girl, ‘and it makes such a difference to the way we all work.” – The Good Schools Guide, 2019.
“Forest takes the broadest view of education, which is fantastic” – Rachel Sylvester, Chair of the Times Education Commission, 2022.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are encouraged. The School reserves the right to make an appointment at any stage.
Closing Date: 20th January 2025, 08:00am
If you are shortlisted for the role, we carry out an online search.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Forest School
Surrounded by ancient forest and only thirty minutes from central London, Forest School is an outstanding independent day school located on the edge of Epping Forest. Forest is a large, diverse, and vibrant school, with approximately 1,500 pupils from 4 to 18. Forest is an open-minded school with both feet on the ground, in which the pupils’ all-round personal development is outstanding and academic attainment is high. It is, above all, a happy school which understands the rich inter-relationship between the curricular, the co-curricular and the pastoral. There is boldness in the school’s character, a readiness to be forward-thinking and adaptable, with pride in what we are and excitement for what lies ahead.
Our traditional House structure means that each pupil is treated as an individual, of whom we have the highest expectations, while our size enables us to offer breadth and depth of opportunity. Foresters are ‘known, liked and valued’ and this is central to our educational philosophy.
As one of the largest day schools in HMC, Forest abounds with opportunities for professional and career development. Teachers at Forest are rarely just confined to their subject area and all staff are encouraged to play an active role in Forest’s enviable super-curricular and co-curricular programme, with opportunities to lead in clubs and activities as diverse as Model United Nations, Extended Project Qualification, Jedi Warrior Lightsabre Fencing, Chapel Choir, Music Technology and Cricket, to give but a few examples. The ambition, richness, and distinct nature of the integrated curriculum at Forest offers our staff with an unparalleled experience of a modern and holistic education in our beautiful London setting. As our Good Schools Guide Review (2023) suggests Forest is a ‘flourishing, successful and well-led school in a glorious, green setting with consistently strong results that don’t require pupils to sacrifice happiness or wellbeing on the way to achieving them… an education that’s so genuinely rounded you could make hoops from it.’
The Co-Curriculum is a crucial part of the life and learning at Forest. While expecting our pupils to demonstrate a strong work ethic in their timetabled lessons, we also recognise how important it is for both staff and pupils to develop learning outside of the classroom. We ask our pupils to try new things, explore new places, learn new skills and experience real challenge. Visiting a new country, joining a new club or team, or being part of an ensemble or society, is a great way to get the most out of life at Forest. This relies on our staff being involved in Forest in its fullest sense by running all the clubs, activities, trips and other opportunities that allow the personal development that is the hallmark of Forest. All staff are therefore expected to contribute to pupil development beyond the classroom.
Forest invests heavily in the development of pedagogy, teaching and learning, with all teachers expected to engage in an ambitious Professional Learning Programme which includes seminars and contact with leading minds in the teaching and learning space; most recently, Forest welcomed Tom Sherrington who presented on curriculum strategy and design. In addition, we are immensely proud of our culture of formative and developmental peer observation and instructional coaching through our Teaching and Learning Communities and StepLab. As one of the few Independent Schools Induction Panel (ISTIP) regional hubs and training centres in the country, Forest is proud of its success, expertise, and excellence in supporting Early Careers’ Teachers and those new to the profession. We have a rich tradition of developing outstanding teachers and a genuinely supportive approach centred on coaching and mentoring.
We welcome and encourage applications from teachers who are new to the profession and are currently undertaking their PGCE or are looking to progress through the ECT Framework.
Location
Forest is a city school surrounded by Epping Forest, within easy walking distance of Snaresbrook Central line tube station and Wood Street Overground station.
Why work at Forest?
There are many benefits of working at a well-resourced School such as Forest. Our staff are our single most important asset and create the happy, collegiate atmosphere that exists at Forest. Our staff work hard, investing time and energy in our pupils, deriving satisfaction and fulfilment from their successes and development.
Key benefits include:
- A large, cheerful and collegiate staff body
- Well-resourced departments
- Opportunities to pursue hobbies and interests in support of pupil development outside of the classroom
- Our own competitive salary scale
- Free hot lunch in our lovely staff diner (takeaway sandwich lunch also available) and refreshments throughout the day
- Generous CPD budget and a culture fully committed to staff development
- Comprehensive Professional Development Review system
- Opportunities to contribute to the wider community via our Outreach Programme
- 20% fee remission (pro-rata for part time staff) for children attending Forest which is applicable Y3-Y13
- Membership of a pension scheme
- Subsidised membership to the Sylvestrian Leisure Centre
- Membership of the School's Group Life Assurance scheme and Personal Accident Scheme
- Contribution towards private medical insurance fees
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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