Welfare Assistant
Twynham School, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1JF4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 October 2024 at 8am
Date listed
30 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,500 to £23,893 (FTE) £20,215 to £20,553 (pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Who we are looking for
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have GCSE qualifications in English and maths, minimum of a grade 4/C are required.
- Are First Aid trained - this is required to be kept continuously refreshed
- Possesses excellent communication skills
- Relish the challenge of working in an educational environment
- Will embrace our highly supportive and professional culture
- Can work without direct supervision
- Can remain calm in an emergency
What the school offers its staff
About the Post
We are seeking to appoint a Welfare Assistant on a full time, permanent basis. This role is to be responsible for the welfare of students and staff if they are unwell or injured.
The successful candidate will provide initial first aid, care or treatment and take the necessary course of action.
This is a great opportunity to work with a fantastic team of people.
Twynham School is a very special place with an excellent reputation both locally and nationally. We are a heavily over-subscribed school where achievement is exceptionally high, students are well-behaved and eager to learn and relationships are very special. There is an energy about Twynham School; we are entering an exciting decade for the school; our MAT and our community and successful applicants can be confident that they will be working in a truly great environment.
We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:
- Manage and oversee the medical provision at Twynham school.
- Provide medical care and welfare for students as a first point of contact.
- Liaise with parents, carers, and emergency services.
- Assist in organising the immunisation programmes
- Provide support to enable pupils to enhance their physical, emotional health and well-being
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in accordance with our Safeguarding and Child Protection policies.
Twynham Learning can offer you:
- The opportunity to work with wonderful young people
- The opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues throughout our school
- High quality continued professional development and opportunities to progress
- Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free on-site parking
- The opportunity to work within Twynham Learning; a progressive multi-academy trust
- The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast
Further details about the role
Any questions?
To discuss the post or your application, please contact Alison Brown (Senior HR Administrator) on 01202 495716 or email us at recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
How to apply
To apply for this vacancy, please submit a Job Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire by email to: recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
Only applications made using our own official application form will be accepted. You can download the form and questionnaire here: www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
The closing date is Monday 7th October 2024 at 8am. Be aware that we reserve the right to interview exceptional applicants before the deadline and we encourage interested colleagues to apply early.
Commitment to safeguarding
We value diversity and inclusiveness. We want our workforce to be representative of all sections of our community, so we give equal opportunities. We don't discriminate on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy/maternity, race/colour/nationality, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation. We'll only consider people who can evidence their right to work in the UK. We're committed to robust Safer Recruitment processes to safeguard children. We undertake enhanced criminal records checks before appointment. Candidates must disclose all unprotected spent and unspent cautions and convictions. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
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About Twynham School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1771 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Twynham School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@twynhamlearning.com
- Phone number
- 01202495716
Twynham School is an exceptionally special place; a school which believes in the unlimited potential of every child, where people are valued above all and ultimately a place where every child can be successful. Our long-tradition of success is built on two vital pillars; high quality teaching and learning and, most importantly, the value we place on the very special relationships between students and staff.
Arranging a visit to Twynham School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@twynhamlearning.com.
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