First Aider

Priestlands School, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8FZ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

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: £9,131.00 Annually (Actual) £25,186pa full-time equivalent

First Aider job summary

We are seeking to appoint a First Aider to join our team as soon as possible, term time only. Working within a small team, you will need the ability to both follow instructions and think on your feet to make decisions quickly. The role is varied and no two days are the same as priorities can change throughout the day.

The essential qualities required are someone who enjoys a good rapport with students, has a level headed approach to differing situations and the ability to multi-task. In addition, you need to have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written form as you will need to record/monitor students visiting first aid and liaise home or with outside agencies depending on the situation. Previous first aid knowledge, training or experience would be an advantage, but full training will be provided, so finding the correct person for the role is our priority,

Please read the attached information pack for further details, including main duties and the person specification. Please use the application form to demonstrate your suitability for the role and we do not expect to see AI generate statements.

Benefits of working at Priestlands include:

• Free on-site car park
• Two week Autumn half term
• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• Enrolment in and generous contribution to one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes; LGPS
• Eligible for reduced rate membership at NFDC leisure centres
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance programme offering advice on a range of areas including well-being, housing and financial matters
• Free eye sight test every 2 years
• Professional development opportunities for all staff
• Affordable on-site canteen

The post is for a total of 16 hours per week, 11.15am-3.30pm Tuesday to Friday which includes a 15 minute unpaid break. You will receive your salary in 12 equal payments. The post is for 38 working weeks per year (term time only), but you will be paid for 43.60 weeks of the year to include holiday pay.

References will be usually taken up prior to interview; if you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher. You will be required to provide appropriate evidence of identity and qualifications to support other pre-employment checks which will be undertaken on the successful candidate for this role, including: your right to work in the UK, a confidential health declaration, an online search of your name in line with government guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, and a DBS application.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to receiving your application.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Priestlands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Priestlands School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Priestlands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Priestlands School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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 Priestlands School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1236 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Priestlands School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/priestlands-school-lymington

Priestlands School, an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school, serves the south of the New Forest. Our catchment area covers an area of outstanding beauty, stretching from Beaulieu in the East, to Brockenhurst in the North, and Milford-on-Sea at its most westerly point. To the south lies the Solent, providing one of the most popular sailing areas in the country. We serve eleven primary and junior schools, although our intake includes children from other schools, including a number of private schools.

Priestlands is an exciting school in which to work and we are proud of its many achievements. We are committed to being a leading comprehensive school that serves the entire community, provides high quality education across the curriculum and has ambitious plans for its continued success and development. Our headline GCSE results and progress score consistently place us among the top schools in Hampshire and the New Forest and demonstrate that Priestlands is consistently delivering positive outcomes for all groups of students, year on year.
We are proud of our academic record and believe all children are capable of making exceptional progress. We encourage them to embrace challenge, pursue excellence and to be resilient in overcoming obstacles. Above all we want to ignite in our students a love of learning which will serve them well throughout their lives.

However, Priestlands is about far more than exam results as our motto, Learn more… Do more… Be more…, implies. Our aim is to develop well rounded young people who have the skills and attributes to be successful in life and make a positive impact in our community.

We encourage all our young people to develop a sense of values and responsibility for themselves and other people. We aim to treat young people as individuals, recognising and respecting individual needs, aptitudes, interests and aspirations.

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