First Aid Officer
Orchard School Bristol, Bristol, Bristol, BS7 0XZ10 days remaining to apply
Closing date
24 November 2025 at 8am
Date listed
14 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,989.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) £15,356 - £15,601, BG6, N6 - N7
First Aid Officer job summary
Salary: £25,989- £26,403 BG6, N6 - N7
Actual Salary: £15,356 - £15,601
Contract: Part Time / 25 weekly hours / Term Time Only + Insets
Closing date: 9am on Monday 24 November 2025
Interview date: TBC
Purpose:
As First Aid Officer at Orchard School Bristol, you will play a vital role in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of students and staff by providing immediate medical care, managing ongoing health needs, and supporting those with acute or chronic conditions. You will administer approved medication, maintain accurate medical records, and ensure compliance with school policies and regulatory guidelines. You will oversee the welfare of individuals taken ill or injured, liaise effectively with parents, staff, and emergency services, and accompany students to hospital when required. In addition, you will maintain first aid resources, support staff training, contribute to student welfare and safeguarding, and promote positive relationships across the school community, ensuring that the highest standards of care and professionalism are upheld at all times.
Duties (further details in the attached application pack):
- Provide first aid and medical treatment to students and staff for injuries, illnesses, and emergencies.
- Support students with ongoing medical needs in line with their Individual Health Care Plans.
- Administer approved medication safely, ensuring parental consent and accurate record keeping.
- Maintain medical records and accident reports in accordance with school policies and regulatory guidelines.
- Manage the welfare of students with specific medical conditions, including day-to-day health planning.
- Liaise with staff, parents, and emergency services to ensure effective communication and care.
- Accompany students to hospital when required, remaining with them until parents arrive.
- Ensure first aid kits and medical supplies are fully stocked, safe, and in date.
- Attend training courses to keep first aid qualifications up to date and support staff awareness of medical needs.
- Promote student welfare and safeguarding by raising concerns about wellbeing, behaviour, or health trends with the pastoral team.
We offer:
- Enhanced CPD, including access to professional networks across the Trust
- Paid induction and training suited to the role
- Confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Free parking
- Use of the Cycle Scheme
- Paid completion of a DBS check
- Flu vaccination vouchers
- Free eye tests (where the employee is desk-based)
- Where eligible, automatic enrolment to the relevant pension scheme
- Honouring of continuous service earned in the Local Authority
Fluency Duty
This role has been identified as falling within the definition of requiring fluency in spoken English. You will be required to speak English with confidence and be able to conduct a conversation and answer questions for extended periods of time.
Safeguarding Statement
Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ most recent Guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works for the Trust who is likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, online checks, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional and character references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Trust in Learning (Academies) is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Our policy and practice is in line with the Department for Education’s ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ Guidance.
Applying for the job
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CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Orchard School Bristol
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 947 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Orchard School Bristol website
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