Student Welfare Officer

Job Title: Student Welfare Officer

Location: Isleworth

Salary: £36,138 – £38,607 per annum – pro rata. Actual starting salary to be negotiated dependent on experience

Job type: Full time / Part Time, Fixed Term – Maternity Cover – Required from January 2024

About us:

Bolder Academy is a relatively new, mixed, non-denominational school which opened in September 2018. Set up by primary and secondary Headteachers in the London Borough of Hounslow to meet the demand for extra school places, we are a strong part of the community.

About the role:

We are looking for a caring, organized and professional School Nurse/Welfare Officer to contribute to the excellent provision of health care given to pupils and first aid care to all members of the school community. This includes assessing and treating minor injuries and illnesses, providing emotional support and promoting the wellbeing of the whole school. The role will involve working with students aged 11 – 18 years. The successful candidate will be responsible for the smooth running of the school’s existing first aid provision and the organization of the busy medical room.

Main Purpose:

• Deliver and respond to the health agenda of the school, working alongside the Headteacher, pastoral team and parents to promote the health and wellbeing of the pupils.

Main Accountabilities:

• Oversee the physical and social health of students; basic First Aid throughout the school day; support students with specific health conditions/ medical needs and oversee students that need to self-administer medication. Work with parents and teachers to create and enforce care plans; work with external agencies where necessary.

Core Accountabilities:

• Ensuring that students and staff are seen promptly and any further treatment is identified
• Administering first aid and care of students referred by staff, or self-referred, until they are able to return to lessons or are passed into the care of a parent/carer, hospital etc and accurately logging all visits to first aid
• To be responsible for reviewing medical healthcare plans provided to the school for students with more complex health needs, and following these/ sharing appropriately
• Meeting with staff leading school trips to provide advice and information on specific students medical needs and Providing Trip leaders with appropriate number of first aid kits with them and maintain log
• Ensuring Trips First Aid Packs and Classroom First Aid kits are restocked as necessary

Communication and record keeping:

• Making contact with parents, carers and outside agencies as appropriate, ensuring that thorough records are kept of the conversations and any action taken
• Liaise with the relevant staff on issues which arise through the care of students in the Medical Room
• Attend weekly staff briefing every Monday and other relevant staff meetings as directed
• Completion of accident reports and risk assessments as required
• Updating medical records on the school database and liaising with parents as necessary if further information is needed
• Liaising with local public health teams regarding immunisations and any other medical matters which the school needs to act upon
• Liaising with the local GP on medical matters and in order to keep protocols up to date
• Ensuring that while medical and personal confidentiality is respected the school observes a “joined up” approach in the care of the students

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

• First Aid trained
• Qualified to work in the UK
• Knowledge of first aid procedures and management of medical conditions in a school or similar setting
• Knowledge of medical confidentiality

Behaviours, Skills and Abilities

• Willingness to ‘roll sleeves up’ and ‘get stuck in’
• Good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• A calm, warm and kind manner with a sense of humour
• Motivated, reliable, self-confident, ability to work independently
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong time management and organisational
• High levels of integrity and
• Able to maintain effective relationships and communications with external partners, parents and other stakeholders
• Speaks English fluently

Other

Essential:

• This role is subject to an enhanced DBS
• The post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of

Benefits:

• Career Progression
• Professional development, coaching and mentoring
• Friendly Working environment
• Wellbeing
• An easy commute

Extra Information:

• Starting salary to be agreed depending on experience.

Please click on the APPLY button where you will be emailed a copy of the application form to complete and return via email.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Home Carer, Welfare Benefits Advisor, Support Worker, Support Assistant, Social Care, Social Worker, Vulnerable Adult, Support Assistant, Adult Support Worker may also be considered for this role.