EXPIREDThis job expired on 6 November 2025
Job details
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Up to £22131.10 per annum
Lead First Aider job summary
£22,131.10 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Permanent, Full Time
35 hours per week, 41 weeks per year
November 2025 Start
As a Lead First Aider you will play a vital role in providing support to our students. This will include responding to first aid calls and liaising with families and external agencies. You'll manage the medical room, ensure care plans and medical records are kept up to date and take the lead on first aid provision across the school.
Rated as "Good" by OFSTED in November 2023's extremely positive report and boasting a large and vibrant sixth form which has been ranked amongst the very best in the country for almost a decade, we are a school that places the student at the centre of everything we do.
If you:
* Have a calm, caring approach and enjoy supporting young people
* Have experience working with students and understand the importance of safeguarding
* Are confident using IT systems and keeping accurate records
* Can work well as part of a team but are equally comfortable using your initiative
* Hold a First Aid at Work qualification - or are willing to complete this with our support
Our established and positive team members benefit from:
* A collaborative and supportive environment
* An open and inclusive culture led by a supportive senior team who remain committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all.
* The chance to engage with an enthusiastic, well mannered and resilient student body who are widely recognised as the school's greatest asset
Closing date : 31st October 2025
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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About Lift Greensward
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1613 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
Lift Greensward is a co-educational 11-19 comprehensive in the Lift Schools trust. Our approach is based on delivering excellence in teaching and learning. We will encourage creative, responsive and effective approaches to learning and teaching for all students. This will ensure a continuous and consistent focus on student achievement and development in all areas. We will drive innovation in education ensuring Lift Greensward is able to respond to a changing world and that the skills, learning and aspirations of our students are developed and enhanced through creative personalised learning and excellence in teaching.
Lift Greensward aims to provide the opportunity for all young learners to fulfil their real potential, broaden their horizons and become active, prosperous and successful citizens in the world around them. We believe that all young people deserve to become world class learners - to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment, with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up to date resources available to them.
The school is committed to doing everything it can to ensure that young people are able to, in the future, compete on the world stage with the skills, confidence and flair to generate new ideas, new initiatives and thereby make a full contribution to tomorrow's world.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
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