Health and Wellbeing Assistant

  • Job Reference: SE3765
  • Date Posted: 23 October 2024
  • Recruiter: Smart Hire
  • Location: Halifax, UK
  • Salary: £19,095
  • Sector: Education / Childcare
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Part Time

Job Description

Health and Wellbeing Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Crossley Heath for a confident, caring and organised person to join our team. The role requires candidates to assess the medical and welfare needs of students and staff and administer front-line First Aid. The successful candidate will ensure that students with ongoing medical needs are supported in school in line with their Individual Health Care Plans, administer approved medication to students and maintain records and reports, including those for statutory requirements. Other duties will involve administration connected to the healthcare of students, including their mental health and wellbeing and coordination of staff training to support healthcare needs where appropriate.

A warm, approachable personality is essential for this role and the successful candidate must have a high degree of integrity, professionalism and be able to cope calmly and efficiently with any eventualities. You will need to be flexible in approach, proactive and be able to work on your own initiative whilst being part of a wider team. A current First Aid qualification together with previous experience of working in a healthcare or mental health/well-being role is essential.

We offer a pleasant working environment, a commitment to the health and well-being of our students and staff and good training and development opportunities. We are a very friendly, down to earth school with a diverse student population and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Closing date: 8.00am on Tuesday 12 November 2024.

We are committed to safeguarding children in all aspects of recruitment and selection. The appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

We believe our staff are the school’s greatest asset. We have signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter with the aim of supporting the wellbeing and mental health of all staff.

Our reference: SE3765

Vacancy: Health and Wellbeing Assistant

Location: Halifax

Salary: Scale 3, Pt 5, £19,095 (actual salary) per annum

Hours: Part time, 32.5 hours per week, 8.30 am to 3.30 pm, term time plus 5 days

Contract: To start as soon as possible

National World / Smart Hire are advertising on behalf of Crossley Heath School.

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