Whole School School Nurse 1 FTE

Empowering our students to thrive is at the core of everything we do. “Here, I can be me.” If this quote from one of our students makes you curious about working at our school, you are in the right place! Amity International School Amsterdam is a family-oriented school, proud of our connections with the wider community and Amity Education Group. We are still growing and are ambitious to be a school at the forefront of impactful teaching and learning. We are looking for a School Nurse to join our team.

If you are a dynamic and inspirational School Nurse , seeking a new full time adventure, we would like to hear from you! 

The successful applicant will be an experienced School Nurse. He/she will facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaption, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.

What will you do on a day-to-day basis?

The School Nurse is the health care representative on site and the successful candidate will:      

• Promote an optimal level of wellness of students and staff providing preventive health services to facilitate the students and staff's optimal physical, mental, emotional and social growth and development    
• Identify health problems and disabilities and provide services such  as case finding, health education, referring, and care in order to help prevent serious health problems and manage current chronic conditions.    
• Provide ongoing health issues with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies/GGD  
• Maintain, evaluate, and interpret cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students  
• Plan and implement school health management protocols  
• Provide health education and anticipatory guidance  
• Serve as a resource person to the school staff members in health instruction  
• Coordinate school and community health activities and serve as a liaison health professional between the home, school and community  
• Provides consultation in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school district  
• Being aware and mindful of medical GPDR rules

What will you bring to the table?

The ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills, experience and qualifications:         

• Qualified Nurse and qualified to practice as a School Nurse  
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in public or private health nursing  
• Pediatric nursing and school nurse experience is an advantage  
• Excellent fluency in English (verbal and written)  and Dutch is an advantage
• Knowledge of principles and practices underlying professional nursing  
• Knowledge of principles and practices underlying the special field of school health  
• Knowledge of current trends in nursing and of literature in the fields of school health  
• Knowledge of organisation and administration of other cooperating agencies  
• Knowledge of state and local laws relating to health and social issues

What’s in it for you?

We are looking for candidates who are willing to go the extra mile for our young school to be successful. In return, we are offering a competitive salary and package for successful candidates. If you are internationally minded, permitted to work in the European Union and have the desire to help shape the exciting future of our school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Who are we?

We are a young and vibrant school located in Amstelveen. We pride ourselves in supporting and challenging every student to achieve excellence in their behaviour, academic work, sports, the arts, culture, citizenship, spirituality and relationships. We place particular emphasis on providing the students with opportunities to develop leadership and collaborative skills, as well as finding ways for them to serve others and contribute to the wider community.

We are a fully international school with students and staff from 39 different countries and we are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture. We welcome new colleagues from different backgrounds and highly encourage people from around the world to apply for this position.

Amity International School Amsterdam is part of the not-for-profit Amity Education Group, home to over 150.000 students worldwide with school campuses across Amsterdam, Dubai, London, Singapore, New York, Delhi, Tashkent and plans to be in every major city of the world.

Why is Safeguarding so important to us?

We take caring for the physical and emotional health of each member of the school community very seriously. As a school, we are committed to safeguarding and expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. We will follow safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks before any appointment is confirmed.

What should you do next?

If you feel that you are the candidate we are looking for, make sure to share your CV (resume) and supporting statement via the ‘apply now’ button.

If you have additional questions, do not hesitate to contact our HR department via recruitment@amityamsterdam.nl.