First Aider and Medical Needs Officer

Light Hall School, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2PZ

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,824.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE) Actual salary range for working 38 weeks a year: £22,430 - £24,701 per annum

First Aider and Medical Needs Officer job summary

First Aider and Medical Needs Officer To start as soon as possibleFull time, 37 hours per week, 38 weeks a year

Full time equivalent salary range: per annum: £26,824 - £29,540 per annum

Actual salary range for working 38 weeks a year: £22,430 - £24,701 per annum

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of our students? This is an exciting opportunity to join our operations team and provide essential first aid support and supervision to our students.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will be the first point of contact for all sick and injured students. You will assess their illness or injury in order to take the appropriate medical action in accordance with first aid and school procedures.

We are seeking a caring person with excellent communication skills to ensure that our pupils with ongoing medical needs are supported in school, in line with their Individual Health Care Plans. You will administer approved medication to students and maintain records and reports, including those for statutory requirements. The postholder will also be responsible for coordinating appointment schedules for visiting health practitioner visits such as student vaccines.

A significant part of the role is to supervise toilets visits for those students who have toilet passes or students who require the toilet during lesson time. You will consult regularly with SEND staff, school leaders and pastoral staff to maintain our established system for reviewing and issuing toilet passes for students.

You will hold a full First Aid certificate as a minimum requirement. Applications from Registered General Nurses are welcome.

You will be joining us at a very exciting time. Our sixth form opened last September. This brings with it numerous opportunities for continued development. The successful candidate will have access to a range of CPD opportunities and qualifications.

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you:

The opportunity to be part of our supportive and inclusive Light Hall family;

Opportunities for further development in your role and progression;

Induction, training and ongoing CPD opportunities to further support your development;

A range of staff benefits including local government pension with generous employer contribution;

Free employee wellbeing services such as free physiotherapy and chiropractor sessions, GP consultations for staff and their children 24 hours a day, 7 days a week worldwide and flu jabs.

You can find out more about this role by:

visiting our school website to download a candidate pack and application form.

visiting the school - to arrange a visit, please contact Anna Williams, HR, Cover and Office Manager on 0121 746 5060 or email HR@lighthall.co.uk

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 9 March 2026

To apply please email your completed application form and application letter to hr@lighthall.co.uk (we reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, please submit your application as early as possible).

We look forward to hearing from you.

Light Hall School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people and expects its staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Light Hall School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1024 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Light Hall School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/light-hall-school

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