School Matron
Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HAThis job expired on 27 January 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
20 April 2020
Closing date
27 January 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,900 to £25,023
School Matron job summary
School Matron
April 2020
Hours per week: 37.5 Hours per Week (8.30am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday) Working weeks per year 39 weeks (Term-time plus inset days) Paid holiday per year 5.2795 weeks (included within salary)
Pension
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Start date 20 April 2020
For April 2020, we are seeking to appoint an approachable, caring and organised person to join our team in the pivotal role of School Matron. This role will require applicants to assess the medical and welfare needs of students and staff, and administer front-line First Aid. The successful candidate will ensure that pupils with ongoing medical needs are supported in school in line with their Individual Health Care Plans, administer approved medication to students and maintain records and reports, including those for statutory requirements. The successful candidate will also be responsible for monitoring absence follow up and lateness management of students.
Dr Challoner’s has 1350 students, of which 420 are in the co-educational Sixth Form. The school was inspected in November 2019 and is only the third mainstream secondary school in the country to be judged Outstanding in a full section 5 inspection under the new Education Inspection Framework. It is regarded as one of the leading grammar schools in the country.
Applicants must hold a full First Aid certificate as a minimum requirement; applications from Registered Nurses will be welcomed. Relevant experience of working in a similar environment is desirable.
Closing date: Monday 27 January, noon.
To apply for the post, please email a completed application form to Alison McAloon (Head’s PA & HR Officer). Email: employment@challoners.org
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified personsregardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Commitment to safeguarding
At Dr Challoner's Grammar School we ensure breadth of opportunities for all and actively promote open and outward facing attitudes to diversity and inclusion. As such, we actively encourage suitably qualified people from all backgrounds to apply for roles at our school. Applications from candidates from under-represented backgrounds are actively welcomed. If there are any issues which you feel could be barriers to your application, as part of this process, please let us know
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
About Dr Challoner's Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1368 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- employment@challoners.org
Boys' Grammar School with a co-educational Sixth Form, situated on the edge of the Chilterns a short walk from Amersham station. Aspirational staff and students, with an atmosphere that values resilience and kindness. Also a Teaching School and SCITT, so unparalleled opportunities for staff development
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