Health and Wellbeing Officer
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield
- £15,704 - £16,339 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- December 2021
- Apply by:
- 29 October 2021
Job overview
32.5 hours per week, Term time only plus 5 days
Outwood Grange Academies Trust, seeks applications from outstanding applicants with integrity, imagination and energy for this rewarding role.
Outwood Grange Academy places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. The Academy was judged to be ‘outstanding’ in every category by Ofsted in March 2012.
We believe that all support staff within our Family of Schools are key posts in terms of securing student success and achievement across a broad range of subjects and experiences.
As such we are keen to recruit dedicated and ambitious individuals who will add value to our Academy in both academic terms and through involvement in the fabric of learning and success beyond the classroom.
We are looking to appoint a Health & First Aid Lead to lead on the provision of first aid and medical assistance to our students, staff and visitors, to play a key role in the ongoing health and welfare of students and staff across the academy, to produce individual Healthcare plans, PEEPS, and Risk Assessments for N Code Children, with support from inclusion teams for children with SEND and to be lead for managing medications on site. This is a key role for supporting the ongoing health and welfare of both students and staff within the Academy.
The successful candidate will hold an up-to-date advanced first aid qualification and will have a strong understanding of school health issues and health and safety as well as level 2 qualifications in English and maths, or equivalent. They will have experience of working as a first aider in a school or workplace, providing first aid to both adults and children.
If you would like more information on this position please contact the HR department on, recruitment@grange.outwood.com
Closing date: Midday on 29 October 2021.
The Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.
About Outwood Grange Academy
- Outwood Grange Academy
- Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield
- West Yorkshire
- WF1 2PF
- United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Andrew Downing
We are an Outstanding rated, 11-18 academy based in the cathedral city of Wakefield, near Leeds.
The Outwood Family was born out of our academy’s success and we are proud that after our last inspection, Ofsted paid tribute to the ‘academy staff and leaders for the way they ensure you get the best education possible.’
We have nurtured a school community that is welcoming and friendly, where students and staff can make excellent progress together, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning, and increased attainment, achievement and social and emotional development.
We believe our success speaks for itself as we are above the national average for the number of students achieving at a Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs. We are also proud to have been awarded Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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