First Aid / Welfare Assistant
Springfield School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1QY12 days remaining to apply
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 June 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
- £8,013.92 - £8,418.23 Annually (Actual) 2 Days per week + INSET days (8:30am - 4pm)
First Aid / Welfare Assistant job summary
JOB PURPOSE:
To be responsible for the promotion of good health, welfare and safeguarding amongst pupils in accordance with trust/school policies and Keeping Children Safe in Education
To administer first-aid to the school community
To support the Attendance Assistant with the day-to-day management of the school’s attendance procedure
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
To promote actively the trust’s/school’s Equal Opportunities Policy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place
To maintain awareness of and commitment to the trust’s/school’s Equal Opportunity Policies in relation to both employment and service delivery
To comply fully with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 etc, the trust’s/school’s Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work – to include local procedures for supporting pupils with medical conditions and safely administering medicines at school
To comply fully with the trust’s/school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and related procedures
At the discretion of the Headteacher, such other activities as many from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above
To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and targets
To participate in Employee Development schemes and Performance Management (appraisal) and contribute to the identification of own team development needs
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
- To initiate and contribute proactively to all health-related initiatives
To attend to pupils, and staff if taken ill or injured, administering first aid and arranging, on the authorisation of the Headteacher, for the individual to go to hospital, to the doctor or home
Maintenance of the accident book (Medical Tracker) and records as required by legislation and in line with school policy and data protection requirements
Notification of Local Authority and Government health bodies where required
Maintaining stocks of first aid equipment and approved medical supplies in a locked cabinet
- Administering medication in the event of a pupil requiring supervised treatment, on receipt of written instructions from the child’s parent or guardian
- Arranging attendance of pupils at clinics etc
- To advise on health and safety and be a member of the Health and Safety committee, as appropriate
- To assist in delivery of the PSHE curriculum
- To develop a programme addressing key public and occupational health issues
- Arranging inoculations/vaccinations and examinations as required
- Liaison with other local health/education/welfare organisations
- Report pupil and school issues in line with the school’s policies for attendance, health and safety, safeguarding/child protection, behaviour management etc
- Attend meetings and training sessions as required
- Be involved in extra curricular activities, i.e. open days, presentation evenings
- To be a calm, professional and positive role model for pupils; and take a caring, relational approach to working with them
- To be available to listen to pupils’ concerns and respond appropriately
- To liaise as appropriate with other members of the pastoral support team at school; ensuring timely, precise and appropriate information sharing with the First-Aid and Welfare Administrator and others, as appropriate
Miscellaneous Notes
To play a full part in the trust/school community, to support the trust’s/school’s ethos and to encourage staff and pupils to follow this example
Ability to make a distinctive contribution to the work of a team
Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with school stakeholders, including parents
Show high expectations of all pupils and staff; respect for their social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and commitment to raising educational achievements
This job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed annually and may be subject to modification or amendment after discussion.
You will be based predominantly at Springfield School. However, as you will be appointed to The De Curci Trust, you may be required to work in any of The De Curci Trust’s academies or in any of the schools/academies that the Trust is supporting as reasonably directed by the CEO. The ability to travel independently between DCT academies/schools is therefore essential.
Commitment to safeguarding
The De Curci Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level, and any other background checks, including overseas and on-line checks, will be required prior to any offer of employment.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Springfield School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1103 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Springfield School website
We are a large and inclusive school with over 1100 students on roll, situated in the suburb of Drayton, to the north of the city of Portsmouth, nestled under the slopes of Portsdown Hill.
The school has an established history of excellent practice and high achievement. Ofsted judged the school to be 'good' in October 2019 and commented that 'leaders are determined to provide a high-quality education for all pupils regardless of their ability or circumstances'.
We are a strong, aspirational community founded on positive and respectful relationships;
every individual is known and supported in their learning and personal development. We
aim to inspire our students with a love of learning, a desire to innovate and a sense of
discovery and optimism for their twenty-first century world.
Our curriculum is rich and broad and our commitment to promoting student leadership
and co-construction means that students are actively engaged in developing the school and
shaping their own learning. Our teachers recognise individual learning styles, as well as the
need to encourage independent and collaborative learning.
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