First Aid and Medical Welfare Officer

The Hereford Church of England Academy; Hereford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym

Onsite car parking

Career development opportunities

LGPS membership

Rewards & Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Hereford Church of England Academy invites applications for a role supporting students and staff with medical needs. The successful candidate will be well organized, reliable, and able to act swiftly in emergencies, with good spoken and written English and ICT skills.

Safeguarding and wellbeing underpin everything we do, and the post offers a busy, friendly working environment with opportunities for professional development within our growing school community in Hereford.

Qualifications

• Experience in first aid or medical welfare role.
• Well organised, reliable, adaptable and conscientious.
• Good spoken and written English; ability to communicate with students, teachers and parents.
• Calm, positive, tactful, and able to work well in a team.
• Able to exercise sound judgement and act swiftly in emergencies.
• Physically able to meet demands of the role.

Responsibilities

• Support students and staff with medical needs.
• Uphold safeguarding and wellbeing of students.

Skills

First Aid

Medical welfare

Communication

Teamwork

Emergency response

ICT skills

Job description

What are we looking for?

Ideally, we are looking for someone who has experience in a first aid and/or medical welfare role. The successful candidate will be well organised, reliable, competent, adaptable and conscientious. They will have good spoken and written English and good ICT skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with secondary aged students, teachers and parents.

The role includes supporting students and staff with a variety of medical needs, and the applicant will therefore need plenty of common sense, along with the ability to deploy tact, diplomacy and sensitivity. They will have a calm and positive manner, work well as part of a team and crucially be able to exercise sound judgement and act swiftly in emergency situations. The role can be physically demanding at times, so a good level of fitness is required.

Safeguarding and wellbeing of our students underpins everything we do at The Hereford Church of England Academy and the applicant will be expected to support and develop this.

Full details can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification.

In exchange we will provide:

• A busy and enjoyable place to work, where there is a growing team of friendly colleagues that serve an increasing number of students.
• Use of the Academy’s modern and welcoming facilities (including free gym and onsite car parking).
• Excellent professional and career development opportunities with an employer that values education and learning.
• A competitive salary
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Membership of The Trusts’ Rewards And Employee Assistance Program
• The chance to be involved in guiding the life of students aged 11 to 16, on a daily basis, and seeing them flourish.
• A talented, highly motivated, committed and professional team of colleagues, both within the school and across the Trust.

Who are The Hereford Church of England Academy?

Here at the Hereford Church of England Academy we serve the community located to the south of the river Wye in the beautiful city of Hereford. We cater for students aged 11 to 16, striving to provide the best possible education and equip all our students to be well rounded and caring citizens who will make a positive contribution to society.

We are part of the Diocese of Hereford Multi-Academy Trust, which stretches from the foot of Eastnor Castle to the Shropshire Hills, from the Welsh border to the threshold of the Malvern Hills. The Trust is a family of 15 wonderful schools which are spread out across the Diocese of Hereford (Herefordshire, South Shropshire and Worcestershire).