Health & Wellbeing Officer

Salary: £26,000 per year

Health & Wellbeing Officer

V-Recruit are excited to be working in partnership with one of the UKs most forward thinking, recognised and respected Multi-Academy Trusts to recruit a Permanent Health & Wellbeing Officer for one of their academies based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire as soon as possible.

This is a permanent role 

32 hours per week, Term time plus 5 days (39 weeks per year)

Actual Salary received is £26,000per year 

Additional Benefits include Time off in Lieu, Generous LA Pension scheme, excellent training and development opportunities,

Working hours will generally be 8am-2.30pm (some flexibility may be required)

Your main duties will be to provide first aid and medical assistance to staff and students during the academy day. You will take the lead on managing medicines and to play a key role in the ongoing health and welfare of students and staff across the academy.

Additional duties will include:

• Producing Individual Healthcare Plans, PEEPS, and Risk Assessments for N Code Children, with support from the inclusion teams for children with SEND.
• Attending to the medical needs of students and staff, providing first aid and signposting to other medical providers where necessary
• Collect medication from students for safe storage and administration
• Liaise with School Health to administer regular programmes of medical, dental, optical and auditory testing and immunisation as required
• Arrange for students to go to hospital/home/doctors/dentists as necessary
• Ensure accident reports and RIDDOR forms are completed in accordance with the Health & Safety policy and that statistics of accidents are produced on a regular basis
• Provide basic First Aid, health and safety and accident training for staff
• Keeping student medical information up to date
• Keep stock of equipment and materials and order as required, ensuring deliveries are accurate and invoices are correct, within allocated budget

The successful candidate must be a qualified first aider, with experience in accident reporting, including RIDDOR/HSE reportable accidents, and with experience in developing risk assessments. Ideally you will have some experience of working in a school setting, although training can be given.

The chosen candidate will be personable, compassionate and a good listener, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. We are looking to recruit someone with energy and enthusiasm who will be able to lead and work as an integral part of a busy and hardworking team. Of course, you will need to respect and maintain confidentiality whilst having an excellent understanding of child safeguarding procedures.

The successful candidate will be well supported and will have extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.

In the interests of Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment; Full, enhanced vetting procedures will be strictly followed for all successful applicants, and employment will only be formally offered subject to these checks being satisfied in full.