School Nurse
Westminster School
Marion, South Australia
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
Job overview
Permanent Part-time 12 hours per week for 39 weeks per year (during School term time)
About the School Nurse
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse with a commitment to holistic student wellbeing to join our Health Centre team on a permanent part-time basis. The School Nurse provides primary nursing and health care for students and staff, including first aid, emergency treatment and ongoing holistic health care for the School community. The School Nurse recognises that health is not merely the absence of illness, rather a commitment to provide meaningful health promotion and illness prevention. It is expected that the School Nurse will work closely with the School Psychologist and other Wellbeing staff in the provision of holistic health care that reflects the mental, emotional and physical needs of the student.
In this role, the School Nurse will be expected to work 12 hours per week for 39 weeks per year (during School term time), across 3 days.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Deliver quality assessment, treatment and referral of ill and injured students in a timely fashion on presentation to the Health Centre and /or on School Grounds as necessary.
- Provide friendly, professional and efficient services to students, and staff, and where appropriate or required, contractors, volunteers and visitors to the School.
- Educate and manage students with serious and chronic illnesses.
- Support the liaison with School Psychologist and other Wellbeing staff regarding student mental health and well-being issues.
- Assist with the establishment and maintenance of a Westminster School Health Centre Policy and Procedure manual to ensure safe nursing practice within the facility (including a protocol for medical and other referrals).
- Manage the dispensing of medication to students, ensuring accurate accounting and stock records for all medical stores.
- Maintain well documented records on all students/staff who have sought a consultation in line with legislative requirements.
- Refer and comply with relevant legislation relating to school nursing practice and child and adolescent healthcare.
- Advocate for and protect the rights of children and young people.
Previous experience working as a School Nurse, Accident and Emergency and or Paediatric Nurse is advantageous. You will demonstrate as a positive, personable and professional practitioner, with experience in health promotion and education, preferably in an education setting working with adolescents and children. Registration with the Nurses Boarding of South Australia with a practicing certificate with at least 3 years, full time equivalent, post-registration experience is essential to this role.
A position description is available on our website under the Careers tab www.westminster.school
For further information about this role please contact HR at humanresources@westminster.sa.edu.au
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter addressed to Ms Tania Sargent, Director of Corporate Services.
Applications close Monday 27 January
Applications will only be accepted when submitted through Seek.
Westminster, where you can achieve more than you thought possible.
Attached documents
About Westminster School
- Westminster School
- 1-27 Alison Avenue, Marion
- South Australia
- 5043
- Australia
We offer superb facilities set on 23 spacious hectares, more than 40 subject choices in Year 12, around 200 sporting teams, activity clubs and ensembles, outstanding wellbeing programs and teachers who are leaders in their field. Westminster provides the best resources for an exceptional all-round education, giving boys and girls from Early Learning to Year 12 every opportunity to achieve all-round excellence. Established in 1961, Westminster School is a leading coeducational independent day and Boarding School in Marion, a south-west suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, close to beaches and the city. We are affiliated with the Uniting Church, active members of Round Square and the World Leading Schools Association, both international networks of innovative schools. Westminster has around 1200 students from Early Learning to Year 12 who are given every opportunity to be their best every day.
Principal
Simon Shepherd
Vision and Values
Westminster’s holistic approach to education ensures that the social, emotional, spiritual, and physical wellbeing of each student complements their academic success.
Our Aspiration: Westminster, where you can achieve more than you thought possible.
Our Mission: To provide an exceptional education for students, Preschool to Year 12.
Our Values: The Christian ethos of our School community is underpinned by our values:
KIND CURIOUS COURAGEOUS INCLUSIVE MINDFUL RESILIENT
Academic Overview
At Westminster, we aspire to provide every student with an exceptional all-round education. We are a leader in education and offer an extensive range of subjects (currently around 40 in Year 12).
The Melbourne Declaration, made by all Australian Education Ministers in 2008, set two goals to be met; the first that Australian schooling promotes equity and excellence; the second that all young Australians become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, active and informed citizens.
Everything we do here at Westminster aligns with these basic principles. Our curriculum gives students every opportunity to achieve their own excellence. We continually revitalise our curriculum across all year levels to ensure it is current and relevant, addresses the capabilities required by ACARA (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority) and meets the requirements of the SA Certificate of Education (SACE).
As students progress through school, they need greater choice to create their own adventures. Additionally, we need to account for students who perform at different levels by continuing to support and challenge them with tailored learning plans. Academically gifted children deserve to have their needs met as must those who need academic support. Education content and delivery is constantly evolving to ensure that we achieve the best learning outcomes for our students.
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