Student Welfare & Medical Support Coordinator

King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AQ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  20 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 October 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: £20,216.00 - £21,547.00 Annually (Actual) Please see recruitment pack for further details

Student Welfare & Medical Support Coordinator job summary

Student Welfare & Medical Support Coordinator
King’s Leadership Academy Hawthornes | Great Schools Trust

Salary: £20,216-£21,547 actual (£27,274-£29,071 FTE)
Contract: Permanent, 32.5 hours per week, term-time only
Start: As soon as possible

Join our caring team and help students feel safe, supported and ready to learn.

Reporting to the Pastoral Leader, you will lead day-to-day first aid provision, coordinate healthcare plans and maintain confidential medical records. You will also provide practical welfare support, accompany agreed trips and residentials, and assist with careers events and administration.

We’re looking for someone with experience working with children or young people, strong organisation and communication skills, and a calm, sensitive approach. You must hold a valid driving licence and a First Aid at Work certificate, or obtain certification before undertaking first aider duties. A commitment to safeguarding and inclusion is essential.

We offer professional development, pension provision, a Trust-funded Employee Assistance Programme, optional Benenden Health membership and a Cycle to Work scheme.

Apply through our website. For an informal conversation or school visit, contact Emma Walker at E.Walker@kingshawthornes.com or 0151 922 3798.

Please see the attached recruitment guide for further information.

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

The Great Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including an enhanced DBS check. Please note you must have the right to work in the UK.

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 King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 708 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-s-leadership-academy-hawthornes

King’s Hawthornes is situated in Bootle, several miles from Liverpool city centre. The school is part of The Great Schools Trust, an expanding multi-academy trust based in the North West.

King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes is a growing school of committed, friendly staff and a cohort of students who are polite, enthusiastic and keen to learn right across the curriculum. We are a school centred in our Aspire Values – Achievement, Aspiration, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect and Endeavour. It is these values that drive our behaviours and relationships, a lingua franca that helps to bind our community together. An inspector captured the mission of the school when he observed that we were ‘building better people,’ something we are proud of.

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