Healthcare Assistant
The Brooksbank School, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0QG7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter 2025
Closing date
7 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Hours: 6 hours per day on either a 2 day or 3 day basis, this will be a job share with the existing post holder, please specify within the support Information on your application how many days your preference would be.
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- Band D (NJC Point 7-11) Actual Salary: based on 2 days £7,065 - £7,530 and based on 3 days £10,598 - £11,296
What skills and experience we're looking for
Salary: Band D (NJC Point 7-11) Actual Salary: based on 2 days £7,065 - £7,530 and based on 3 days £10,598 - £11,296
Hours: 6 hours per day on either a 2 day or 3 day basis, this will be a job share with the existing post holder, please specify within the support Information on your application how many days your preference would be.
Contract: Permanent, Term time only plus 2 days
Closing Date: Friday 7th February 2025 at 9am
Start Date: As soon as your notice period allows
Are you passionate, friendly and dedicated when it comes to supporting the health, medical and wellbeing needs of our school community? Do you recognize yourself as having strong communication skills, confidence and understanding? Are you a calm individual with a positive outlook, who is proactive about supporting young people in a safe, vibrant, and happy school? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Healthcare Assistant to join our fantastic team on a job share basis with the existing postholder, you will work within a supportive school environment that truly values your contribution.
What will you get in return?
This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a passionate and friendly pastoral team. At The Brooksbank School you’ll find a strong foundation where you can make a real difference to the lives of our children.
In addition to this you will benefit from:
- A supportive and forward-thinking Leadership Team
- Automatic enrolment to the West Yorkshire Pension Fund
- Collaboration with Trust colleagues in similar roles
- Working as part of a creative and supportive team who want the best for all of our students
- Free Parking
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering 24/7 Financial, legal and Wellbeing Support
- Face to Face Counselling
- Occupational Health
- Eye Tests *DSE/VDU users only
- £49 towards glasses and lenses * DSE/VDU users only
- Annual Flu Vaccines
- Home & Technology Purchase Scheme
- Lifestyle benefits (discount platform)
- Staff development through appraisal and CPD
What the role involves in a nutshell:
- Ensure that the health and care of students and staff at the school is managed in an efficient and effective manner
- Responsibility for dealing with day-to-day individual health needs, including the administering of medication and being the first point of call for first aid needs
- Keep medical and health and safety records for individual pupils and staff using manual and computer systems
- Manage the needs of diabetic students and other severe needs students within school
If our school sounds like a place in which you could really make a difference, then we’d love to hear from you.
Please see our job pack below, for further details.
HOW TO APPLY
Could we be a good fit for each other? If you’d like a chat about the role or have any questions ahead of making a formal application, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact our Claire Washington, our Personal Assistant to the Leadership Team via c.washington@brooksbank.tlt.school
If you’re ready to apply, please complete our online application fully by clicking the link below.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to behave in a way that supports this commitment and are subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please be aware that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. If you are shortlisted for interview, we will undertake an online public search in line with guidance from the Department for Education and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.
What the school offers its staff
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About The Brooksbank School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1533 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Brooksbank School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tlt.school
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