First Aid and Wellbeing Lead

St John Plessington Catholic College

 First Aid and Wellbeing Lead

Job Title: First Aid and Wellbeing Lead

Location: St John Plessington Catholic College

Responsible To: A member of the Leadership Team

Salary Grade: Band F, Scale point 12-17 £21,162-£23,192 (actual)

Contract: This post is a permanent contract, Monday to Friday 08:15-16:30, 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days).

Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 8th February 2023

St John Plessington Catholic College are looking for an enthusiastic, empathetic individual to promote physical health and emotional wellbeing for students and staff, lead on first aid and provide first aid duties. The successful candidate will provide support and supervision for mental health and provide a high standard of effective, person-centred and evidence based assessment of wellbeing. Daily support will be required to oversee the daily management of students’ medical needs, such as the administering of medication and overseeing of medical needs.

The successful candidate will be extremely well supported, working alongside a passionate team of teachers and support staff.  

We can offer you: 

• A supportive, friendly working environment 
• A team committed to supporting professional development
• Enthusiastic young people who love coming to school
• An experienced and motivated staff team
• A school with high aspirations for its students and staff

  We would like you to: 

• Promote the mental and physical welfare of the pupils and staff.
• Be the school's lead first aider and a mental health first aider to both staff and pupils.
• Caring for sick or injured pupils/staff, administering first aid for injuries or sickness.
• Supporting the SENDCO and developing, reviewing and implementing care plans and risk assessments.
• Managing the first aid training for staff, the medical budget and stock take.
• Be involved in the health education of pupils to discuss medical and emotional issues.
• To lead on whole school first aid provision – acting as main first aider and coordinating support from other first aiders 
• Reporting sensitive, controversial or personal issues to the relevant members of staff.
• Work as part of the wider pastoral and first aid and the administrative team. 
• Hold a recognised first aid at work qualification, including additional training in chronic health conditions e.g. diabetes, epilepsy, asthma, anaphylaxis, defibrillators etc 
• Being the first point of contact for all instances that arise in school for students, staff and visitors requiring first aid assistance.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process. To assist in this part of the process we would appreciate it if you would complete the attached Social Media form and return it with your application.

We are committed to safeguarding the young people in our care, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to relevant clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To apply for this position, please send a covering letter and completed application form for the attention of Mr P McLoughlin, Head of School, to recruitment@hfcmat.com. For further information please visit the ‘Vacancies’ section on our website www.stjohnplessington.com.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.