Welfare Officer (Medical)

Welfare Officer (Medical)

Work pattern: 34.5 hours per week, Term time (39 weeks) + 4 weeks Extended School Provision during school holidays (43 weeks)

Hours of work: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:30am - 3:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Salary information: Scale 5, £27,380 - £28,663 per annum (dependent upon experience) + SSA, £1,326

Start date: September 2024

Meadow High School: “Achieving together”

Meadow High is a special school for students aged 11-19 with Moderate Learning Difficulties and additional Complexities. One of the UK’s largest secondary special schools, we have been consistently rated as a Good school. The school holds a number of national awards including the SEN Specialist Schools Award, the Inclusion Quality Mark Award and the International School Award.

We are seeking an experienced welfare officer who is hard working and has the enthusiasm to hit the ground running and be part of a dynamic team. This role would suit someone with a positive attitude, empathetic nature and a good sense of humour, who is experienced in supporting a wide range of medical needs in a caring and supportive environment. 

We wish to appoint candidates with:

• Experience of working in a school environment or a similar setting. 
• Emergency first aid trained.
• School welfare / medical or clinical experience in a hospital / care home setting.
• Organised, methodical, calm, patient and caring.
• Ability to prioritise and multitask.
• Child centred approach.

We can offer:

• A supportive staff team.
• A commitment to your continued professional development.
• The opportunity to work in an excellent school.
• Good facilities.

The result of our recent workplace survey showed that our employees think that Meadow is a good place to work.

Closing date: Tuesday 25th June 2024

Shortlisting: Thursday 27th June 2024

Interviews: Monday 1st July 2024

CVs will not be accepted

Meadow High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened, and are publicly available online, and which we may want to explore with candidates at interview.