School Health & Wellbeing Officer - Maternity Cover in Pontefract

School Health & Wellbeing Officer – Maternity Cover

Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Info

• Job Identification 6610
• Job Category Support
• Posting Date 02/03/2026, 08:54 AM
• Locations Outwood Academy Hemsworth
• Apply Before 02/09/2026, 12:00 PM
• Job Schedule Part time
• Job Shift Standard Academy Daily Hours
• Standard Hours 32.5
• Interview Dates 12.02.2026
• Proposed Start Date As soon as possible
• Driving Required No
• Contact Name Recruitment
• Contact Email recruitment@hemsworth.outwood.com

Job Description

Role: Health and Wellbeing Officer
Academy: Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Start Date: As soon as possible – 06.11.2026
Salary (Actual Salary): £20268.75 – £21441.14
Working Pattern: 32.5 hours per week with 2 plus days

What are we looking for?

Outwood Academy Hemsworth is seeking to appoint an individual who will be responsible for managing medicine and to lead on the provision of First Aid and medical assistance to students and staff at the academy. The successful candidate will play a key role in the ongoing health and welfare of students and staff across the academy.

Other responsibilities include producing individual healthcare plans, PEEPS, and Risk Assessments for N code children, with support from inclusion teams for children with SEND, and accompanying students to hospital and home whenever necessary, logging incidents and maintaining databases and supplies. The successful applicant must be a qualified first aider, enthusiastic and empathetic. Experience of working in a school environment is desirable.

About the School

We are an 11-18 academy, based in the Historic Market Town of Hemsworth near the Cathedral City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, with a curriculum designed to stretch and enrich our students’ experience. Our relentless focus on learning ensures everyone has the right to learn. Part of the Outwood Family since 2018, we are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. With a holistic view of education, we aim to create a safe and secure learning community that encourages healthy and sustainable lifestyles and empowers students to pursue career pathways they will find stimulating and deeply rewarding.

Outwood Academy Hemsworth provides a high-quality learning and cultural environment that inspires and motivates children. Whether you are ambitious for progression or determined to be an outstanding classroom teacher, Outwood Academy Hemsworth is the place for you.

The role will involve exchanging clear information with colleagues, requiring excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

To view the Person Specification, which you should use to complete your application, click here.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role please contact recruitment at recruitment@hemsworth.outwood.com.

About Us

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS – WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER?

Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:

Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience. You will also receive:

• A comprehensive induction and training process
• Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
• Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
• A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role

Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:

• Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
• Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
• Legal guidance
• Financial guidance and debt counselling
• Child and dependent care support and advice
• Support for managers

We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing strategy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:

• Free onsite parking
• Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
• Access to various discount sites

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.

To find out more about working for Outwood and to read a message from our CEO please Click Here

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies. We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 40 schools.

Our educational blueprint has been developed through leading and supporting schools over many years.

We have used this successful blueprint to sponsor academies and have a transformational effect on children’s life chances within very quick timescales.

We feel strongly that academies should enhance the education provision of the community they serve, in addition to driving up standards and playing a central role in regeneration. This is because we believe that improving the life chances of young people is essential to developing a strong local and national economy.

We are now comprised of over 40 schools who work together to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education. We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of children in our care, including the most vulnerable or challenging.