School Welfare Assistant and Medical Lead

Whitehouse Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK8 1AG

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 June 2025

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: Salary – D1 FTE £25,702 (actual salary will be pro rata)

School Welfare Assistant and Medical Lead job summary

School Welfare Assistant and Medical Lead

Start date: 01/09/2025

Salary – D1 FTE £25,702 (actual salary will be pro rata)

Hours of work: 10am – 2pm (20 hours per week)

Permanent role

Whitehouse Primary School opened in September 2016, a new school at the heart of the developing community of Whitehouse, Milton Keynes.

💙 About Us

At Whitehouse, we do things differently. We are a values-led school, where character, culture and care go hand-in-hand with high academic standards. Every child is known, every effort is valued, and every member of staff plays a key role in helping our children aspire, believe and achieve.

Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

Are you a kind, calm and compassionate professional who thrives on helping others?

Do you have experience in first aid and a passion for supporting the health and wellbeing of children?

At Whitehouse Primary School, we are looking for a Medical Lead to join our caring and dedicated team. This is a vital role at the heart of our school community – supporting the medical, emotional and pastoral needs of our pupils and ensuring every child feels safe, cared for and ready to learn.

🌈 Why Whitehouse?

• A nurturing, inclusive culture where crew means family
• A leadership team that values wellbeing, growth, and professionalism
• Opportunities for training and development
• A chance to make a real impact on the lives of children

🤝 Who We’re Looking For

• A warm, approachable person who children feel safe with
• Knowledge of first aid (First Aid at Work or Paediatric First Aid preferred)
• Experience working with children or in a school environment (desirable but not essential)
• Someone who thrives in a busy, fast-paced environment and can remain calm under pressure
• A person who shares our belief that every child deserves the best care, every day

🌟 This role will include:

Medical responsibility across the school

Providing basic first aid and care during school break and lunchtimes

Liaising with families over first aid needs

Having an overview of medical needs for the children attending our school

Providing medical support and first aid during the day as the need arises

Keeping class teachers and other school staff up to date with any medical needs for the

children in their class

Keeping robust and up to date medical records for any children with medical needs

Administering medication

Keeping medical records of medicines to be administered during the school day

Maintenance of the school first aid room

record keeping and monitoring of medication expiration dates

First Aid / medical qualifications are desirable, but not essential. Training will be provided for the right candidate.

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi Academy Trust, successful candidates will have full access to our staff benefits package, including a bespoke CPD package through MKTSA, discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme and much more.

We would advise you to visit our wonderful school. To arrange a visit please contact ccamwell@whitehouseprimary.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 27th June

Interviews – week beginning 30th June 2025

Whitehouse Primary School is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All vacancies are subject to enhanced DBS disclosures. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Whitehouse Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 666 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Whitehouse Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitehouse-primary-school-milton-keynes

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