Lead School Nurse

JIS Health Centre provides a holistic comprehensive, nurse-led service for students, staff and members of the wider JIS community. The lead school nurse collaborates closely with the senior management team regarding service provision, school-wide initiatives, and serves as a consultant on any health-related matters affecting the school and broader community.

The lead school nurse will work with a team of 2 other registered nurses in the Health Centre, along with 5 Matron staff in the boarding houses. They will develop and provide appropriate professional development opportunities and conduct appraisals of team members.

The Health Centre is equipped to enable nursing staff to practise a full school nurse role, including but not limited to the assessment and management of illness and injury, chronic condition management, health promotion, health screening and immunisation provision, first aid provision, support for the PSHE curriculum, and collaboration with pastoral, teaching, and counselling team members at JIS and within the wider community. Additionally, they will serve as a link between external health providers and students and families.

Previous overseas experience is not essential. However, the desire to work in a genuinely international community is. Jerudong International School is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of any of the protected characteristics of the 2010 UK Equality Act.

To apply, please complete the application form on the TES website, where you will also find further details of the post. You will need to upload an up-to-date CV on the TES application. Please ensure your CV includes a recent photo and full contact details, including email address, of two professional referees (one should be the applicant’s current and most recent employer). CVs without an accompanying application form will not be accepted. Applicants submitting an incomplete application form will not be shortlisted.

The closing date for applications is Saturday, 30th November 2024, although early applications would be most appreciated. Initial interviews will be by Google Meet or Zoom, followed by face-to-face interviews in London, where location permits.

Applicants who have not been contacted by Friday, 13th December 2024, can assume that on this occasion they have been unsuccessful and are sincerely thanked by the School for their interest.

The successful applicant must be available to commence employment in August 2025.

Jerudong International School (Brunei)

• One of the leading International Schools in Asia; situated in Brunei, on the tropical island of Borneo.
• Independent Boarding/Day School, with over 1600 students on roll, aged 2-18 (6th Form of c350).
• Exceptional facilities and resources, with a beautiful 120-acre campus.
• Member of HMC, BSA, FOBISIA and COBIS.
• British Curriculum, leading to (I)GCSEs, A-Levels and IB Diploma.
• Highly competitive tax-free Salary (+ package including Gratuity, Accommodation, Relocation Allowance, Medical Insurance, Annual Flight home, and discounted school fees for children).
• c175 Expatriate teachers, mainly from the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Initial two year contracts, but the vast majority stay much longer than that. Currently, over 100 staff children attend JIS.

Safer Recruitment

The safe recruitment of all colleagues (including consultants/ contractors/ supply teachers, activity providers and volunteers) in schools is the first step to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in education.

At Jerudong International School, we ensure the practice of safe recruitment in checking and recording the suitability of staff and volunteers to work with children.

As part of the safe recruitment procedure, we will require the following information prior to starting work at JIS:

• Up-to-date police records from a teacher’s country of origin and previous country of employment.
• Two references, one of which must be from the current employer. If a teacher has worked in two or more schools, within 5 years, telephone contact will be made with those schools to ask why the teacher is leaving and if there were any concerns of a safety nature with children.
• Please be aware that applicants may be subject to a social media and online search.