School Welfare/Medical Officer
Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy
Enfield
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- £14,226.88 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 25 October 2019
Job overview
Cuckoo Hall Academies Trust (C.H.A.T.) is the Charitable Trust set up to run and manage four Primary and one Secondary Academies serving approximately 2500 children. Based in Enfield we are focused on driving up the quality of education provision and standards.
We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic and motivated qualified first aider who has excellent skills and high professional standards to be involved in the strategic development and maintenance of a culture of outstanding safeguarding, welfare and protection of all our pupils.
The School Welfare/ Medical Officer will follow-up on every absence with pupils as appropriate, in order to improve patterns over time. You will ensure all attendance is accurately recorded in accordance to the policy and monitor attendance as appropriate. The School Welfare/Medical Officer will engage with children and their parents/carers where poor attendance is identified as a barrier to learning. The successful candidate will be a highly self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
You will be responsible for acting as one of the School's primary first aiders and provide support to students relating to their social, health, welfare, hygiene and emotional development needs. Liaising with parents/carers and staff to ensure the students' needs are met and promote attendance across the school. You should have experience of Epilepsy management, Epipen and Respiratory Conditions.
In return for your proven expertise and commitment, we can offer you an opportunity to work for a Trust that has aspirations to grow and deliver outstanding opportunities for our children and their families. We will support you within our team through regular supervision and training opportunities. The Trust has a pension scheme and a health plan.
We believe this is a really exciting role for the right person. There are challenges but the rewards of making a real difference to our children are considerable.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment and follow our safer recruitment practices.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable.
Attached documents
About Kingfisher Hall Primary Academy
Welcome to Kingfisher Hall Academy
We are very proud of our school. Rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, we the heart of the community, we work in close partnership with parents and carers. We are a member of North Star Community Trust, which manages a family of 4 schools in North London.
Our Vision
Our vision is to help as many children as possible to succeed at school and in life.
Our Mission
Our mission is to work within disadvantaged communities to make a real and lasting difference in order to give children the very best chances to succeed, academically and socially.
Our Values
We are inclusive, ambitious, supportive and have integrity.
Education, Community and Opportunity (ECO)
To summarise our mission we use three words for everyone to remember on a daily basis: Education, Community and Opportunity (ECO).
Education: Every child at a North Star Community Trust school will receive an excellent education.
Community: Every child at a North Star Community Trust school will be able to make a difference in their community.
Opportunity: Every child at a North Star Community Trust school will have opportunities to help them develop into well-rounded citizens of the future.
Stronger Together
As a Trust, as communities of staff, children and families, we believe we are all Stronger Together.
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