Medical Welfare Officer

Medical Welfare Officer

Term time only including INSET days.  2 days a week (15 hours) either Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday. Based at our Shooting Field Campus.

Salary: Grade BET 4A-E £26,918 - £29,616 FTE. Actual £9,485 (starting salary) - £10,436

We are looking for an individual to join our friendly, supportive team, to provide frontline First Aid and welfare support to students and staff. This is a rewarding role helping young people to flourish, and will involve supporting the integration of students with individual medical needs. The successful candidate will occasionally be required to work with students with complex needs for which full training will be provided.

Key tasks are:

●       To be responsible for meeting the medical needs of students and staff on the Shooting Field site during school hours, liaising closely with the Pastoral and Administrative teams at The Towers, Rock Road and Boarding. 

●       To assist with general clerical and administrative duties within the Main Office including providing support and cover for the Attendance Officer when required.

Do you have?

●       A flexible attitude to react to different situations throughout the school day and the ability to use your own initiative within the learning environment.

●       Experience of working calmly under pressure.

●       The ability to communicate effectively with anyone, especially young people, and work effectively both on your own and within a team

We offer:

●       Rewarding work in a highly motivated team of colleagues

●       Local Government (Defined Benefit) Pension Scheme

●       Free access to an Employee Assistance programme, Retail and other discounts, Cycle to Work scheme

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Tom Leighton, Assistant Head, tleighton@sgs.uk.net. 

Early applicants are welcome and we reserve the right to interview and appoint should a suitable applicant apply before the closing date.

Closing Date: 9.00 am Monday 6th January. Interviews: Thursday 9th January.

We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

Appointments will be made subject to pre-employment checks, receipt of satisfactory references enhanced DBS check including online/social media checks. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.