Junior School Welfare Assistant and Medical Administrator

We have an opportunity for a Welfare Assistant/Administrator to join our medical team at Channing school.

Your role will be to support the Junior School first aid and welfare needs and the whole school medical department administrative needs during term time. The medical team is a small team, aided by first aid trained teaching and support staff. Each site has its own medical room with a bed and medical fridge and supply cupboard. We work collaboratively with the SLT, SEND and counsellors on both sites to provide safeguarding and welfare support to all our pupils and staff.

Working in close collaboration with The School Nurse the successful candidate will provide support and care for pupils aged four to eleven with diagnosed conditions, prescribed medication and general first aid needs. You will oversee break and lunch time first aid support and manage trip medical requirements and school first aid kits and supplies. Ensuring pupils are settled in the school, and to build relationships with reception classes you will undertake welfare chats in the summer term. You will be responsible for managing emergency medication storage and administration and ensuring supportive communication with parents and staff to provide the best care for pupils in line with school policies.

Core hours are Monday to Friday 9.15am-3.15pm during term time. Tuesday finish is 4.30pm to attend the all junior school staff meeting for weekly updates. INSET days require attendance and will be longer to allow for mandatory training etc. July Founders Day Saturday is a required working day and all staff are contracted to attend with a day off in Lieu.

Care/ Welfare:

● Provide first aid for minor injuries

● Care for any unwell pupils, under the direction of the Nurses

● Serve as a health advocate for pupils

● Build good working relationships with parents

● Communicate with parents about any accidents or illnesses their children may have or if any medication is administered

● Administer medications according to school policies and under the direction of the Nurses

● Undertake Wellbeing Chats as per school policy and share results with Nurses

● Liaise with Nurses/ SMT/School Counsellor/staff/parents when required

● Escort children to A&E if required and stay with them until parents/carers arrive

● Ensure confidentiality is maintained

● Ensure the Medical Room is kept tidy, the bed is made with clean sheets and maintaining and upkeeping associated supplies

Administrative:

● Maintain and provide first aid kits for off-site activities

● Maintain and provide first aid boxes/bags throughout the school

● Maintain emergency drugs for individual children

● Assist Nurses with writing individual Health Care Plans for pupils and request annual updates

● Maintain adequate supplies of medicines and first aid equipment/materials

● Maintain first aid and health promotion signage around the school (in liaison with School Nurses)

● Order supplies as required by the School Nurse

● Maintaining confidential health records

● Recording accidents following the school policy

● Provide weekly, monthly and termly summaries of accidents

● Organise vaccinations for the whole school

● Ensure that all consent details for pupils are recorded

Training:

● Assist Nurses with staff training

● Health promotion for staff and pupils

● Participation in Healthy Schools Week and Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week

Professional Development:

● Proficient in Paediatric First Aid, Medication Administration, YMHFA and Safeguarding. The School (will provide training where necessary)

● Google Certificate in Competency (Training will be provided)

● Prevent Training

● Take a proactive approach in an annual appraisal with the Senior Nurse.