First Aid & Student Pastoral Support Manager

The Bicester School; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension scheme

TPS for teaching staff

Staff wellbeing days

CPD/e-learning portal

Job summary

The Bicester School is seeking a dedicated First Aid & Student Pastoral Support Manager to join our team. You will provide pastoral support and medical care across the school, working with leaders, staff, families and external agencies to promote student wellbeing and engagement with learning.

Role involves handling medical records, liaising with parents, and supporting attendance and behaviour, with training provided where needed.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working with children and young people is essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Calm under pressure with ability to build positive relationships with young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral support and intervention for students.
• Provide first aid and medical support to students, staff and visitors.
• Maintain medical records and healthcare plans; manage medication procedures.
• Liaise with parents/carers and external agencies to support student needs.
• Provide administrative support relating to student welfare and medical provision.
• Support reception and front of house functions as required.

Education

First Aid at Work qualification (advantageous)

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate First Aid & Student Pastoral Support Manager to join our dedicated team at The Bicester School. This is a rewarding and varied role, combining responsibility for student pastoral support with the provision of first aid and medical care across the school. Working closely with school leaders, pastoral colleagues, parents/carers and external agencies, you will play a key role in supporting students' wellbeing, behaviour, attendance and engagement with learning. The successful applicant will be able to work effectively in a busy environment, be highly organised and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be calm under pressure, able to build positive relationships with young people and committed to helping students overcome barriers to learning. The role includes:

• Providing pastoral support and intervention for students.
• Supporting positive behaviour, attendance and student wellbeing.
• Acting as a key point of contact for parents and carers regarding pastoral matters.
• Providing first aid and medical support to students, staff and visitors.
• Maintaining medical records, healthcare plans and medication procedures.
• Liaising with colleagues, families and external agencies to support student needs.
• Providing administrative support relating to student welfare and medical provision.
• Supporting Reception and front of house functions as required, including end of day reception cover.
  Previous experience of working with children and young people is essential. Experience within a school environment and a First Aid at Work qualification would be advantageous, although training can be provided for the right candidate.
  At The Bicester School we pride ourselves on having successfully created an ethos that is nurturing, but challenging, and fully inclusive to all staff and students. We are fortunate to be located in a rural part of North Oxfordshire with excellent transport links.
• Employee Benefits include: ALET employees have the opportunity to become members of a highly competitive pension scheme. This is the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for business support staff and Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for teaching staff.
• We are committed to staff wellbeing. As such our Trustees have given all staff two wellbeing days per annum, calendared for school-based staff and bookable for the central team.
• All staff have access to a comprehensive e-learning portal with various CPD courses including safeguarding and role-specific training.