Student Welfare Officer

TES FE News; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Huddersfield is seeking a highly motivated individual for a job share role in the medical office. This position requires relevant first aid experience and excellent organisational, administrative, and IT skills. The successful candidate will provide first aid services and foster a supportive environment for students. The role promotes a healthy work/life balance and offers several employee benefits, including a high-quality wellbeing package.

Benefits

Attractive pension scheme

High-quality wellbeing package

Cycle to Work scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Relevant first aid experience is essential.
• Up-to-date first aid training is beneficial.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Administer first aid and medication.
• Keep accurate records.
• Provide student mental health first aid triage.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

IT skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to handle first aid

Job description

Job Overview

This is a job share role working 2 days per week - Monday and Tuesday, 8am-4pm during term time, plus 1 additional day for staff training in September.

The successful candidate must handle a variety of tasks quickly, effectively, and calmly, work to tight deadlines, and possess excellent organisational, administrative, personal, and IT skills. The candidate should be able to work collaboratively with the other colleague.

You will be the first point of contact in the school’s medical office on your working days, providing a highly efficient first aid service, and dealing with staff, students, parents, and external agencies courteously and professionally.

Responsibilities include administering first aid and medication, keeping accurate records, and providing student mental health first aid triage.

Relevant first aid experience is essential, and up-to-date first aid training is beneficial. First aid training, including Youth Mental Health first aid, will be provided.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join our College. We seek a candidate committed to transforming the lives of our young people.

What We Can Offer You

At All Saints Catholic College, we promote a healthy work/life balance through flexible employee benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support staff.
• A high-quality wellbeing package including medical cover, counselling, physiotherapy, fast track medical cover, care service, and a 24-hour GP helpline.
• Care First Advice - a 24/7 information and counselling service.
• Cycle to Work scheme with tax-free bikes and safety equipment via payroll deduction through Cyclescheme.
• Free parking.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals who are able to work as part of the staff team and uphold the Catholic ethos and practices of the school.

All Saints is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including online searches and a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record and Barred List check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). It is an offence to apply if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. A criminal conviction may not exclude candidates but will be considered during recruitment.