First Aider

First Aider - Term time

We are looking to appoint a self-motivated, friendly and enthusiastic First Aider to support students and staff who are injured or become unwell during the course of the school day. Reporting to the Office Manager, you will work as part of the reception team and take a lead role for first aid across the campus. This will include the administration of individual pupil health plans, maintaining relevant records, ensuring medical equipment and first aid kits are operational and liaising with parents/carers & staff regarding student medical needs. This role requires somebody with strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and a cheerful, friendly and compassionate disposition. 

Job Type:  Permanent

Salary calculated in line with NJC Grade C pay scale scale scp 5 – 7 £23,500 - £24,293 FTE per annum. Actual salary £20,265 - £20,949

Main duties and responsibilities

● To develop/review current practices/systems for First Aid within the reception team

●To provide First Aid response to staff and students who are injured or become unwell during the course of the school day, with the aim to keep children in lessons learning

●To be the point of contact for informing parents/carers or next of kin of illness or injury

●To undertake First Aid training and keep up to date on relevant training, such as asthma response, EpiPen training.

●To support the administration of the school immunisation programme with the Office Manager and Operations Manager

●To write, contribute, communicate and monitor Education Healthcare Plans for those with medical needs alongside the safeguarding and SEN team

●To liaise with the safeguarding team regarding issues relating to safeguarding of students, and ensure that concerns are logged on the school CPOMS system

●To assist the Attendance Manager with first day calling, attendance meetings, and communication with home for those absences relating to medical issues

●To dispense medication and liaise with parents and carers on the administration of medicines to ensure that students can continue in lessons and learning

●To maintain relevant records and proforma, and ensure that medical equipment and First Aid kits are operational

●Where necessary to contact the emergency medical services

●To work as part of the reception team, and likewise, they are part of the First Aid response team

Stoke Damerel Community College & Scott Medical and Healthcare College are a vibrant and aspirational community of teachers and learners. We have an excellent teaching and support staff team who demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, within and beyond our curriculum.

The successful candidate will work across Stoke Damerel Community College and Scott Medical & Healthcare College. No additional travel is required as the sites are next door to each other.

Our campus is based in the heart of the city of Plymouth with stunning view of the Plymouth Sound and easy walking distance of the most accessible city waterfront. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.

We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character. The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students.

For further information on this vacancy, please register for an online account to complete the application form. Please visit our website here

Close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 3rd November 2024

Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All teaching and support members of staff must undertake the required pre-employment checks which include the uptake of references both professional and personal and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.