Student Welfare & First Aid Support Assistant

Poole High School; Poole; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Poole High School is seeking a casual Student Welfare Assistant to join the welfare team. The role focuses on caring for students, administering first aid, and recording incidents in Arbor MIS.

The successful candidate will have a first aid qualification (or be willing to complete one), and possess basic IT literacy, good literacy and numeracy, and strong communication skills to liaise with students, staff and parents.

Qualifications

• Have a first aid qualification (or happy to complete a course).
• General level IT skills with some experience of Arbor or similar management information system.
• General level of literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience of writing reports.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Treat students/staff with first aid care when required. Sending people home or to hospital when necessary, within the guidelines of First Aid at Work training and Health Protection Agency regulations.
• Issue prescribed medication or general over-the-counter medication only with authorisation of the parent or guardian.
• Record details of all treatment or care provided to students into Arbor personal profile and the day book.
• Notify parents of student medical condition/accidents in school as necessary.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with safeguarding policies.

Skills

First aid

IT skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Tools

Arbor MIS

Job description

Poole High School is seeking a casual Student Welfare Assistant to join the welfare team. The role focuses on caring for students, administering first aid, and recording incidents in Arbor MIS.

The successful candidate will have a first aid qualification (or be willing to complete one), and possess basic IT literacy, good literacy and numeracy, and strong communication skills to liaise with students, staff and parents.