Healthcare and Wellbeing Assistant (Primary First Aider)

1.5 days per week from £7,710 per annum for 12 hours per week term-time plus 5 mornings (20hrs) during school holidays. Position available to start as soon as possible.

Are you calm and empathic and enjoy working in a busy environment with children and young people? Would you like the opportunity to join a highly regarded Surrey independent preparatory school?

We are looking to appoint a part-time Primary First Aider to join our busy Health and Wellbeing team. We provide primary first aid and health support to a student base of 400 boys covering the core school day (8.30am – 4.30pm) from a dedicated medical room based in our lower school.

You will have health-related knowledge of children and young people and the ability to stay calm in an emergency. Ideally with a nursing or paramedic background, you will have experience of triaging children, treating a range of minor injuries and be comfortable with communicating with parents over medical matters. You will have great organisational and team working skills coupled with the ability to work independently and to demonstrate initiative. Accurate IT skills are essential to maintain and update medical records using the school’s management information systems (iSams, MS Office). A RSGN or RGN qualification is not required; however, we welcome applications from qualified medical practitioners.

Hours of work are 1.5 days (Mondays 8:30am – 4:30pm and Tuesdays 8:30am – 12:30pm) during the school term (as published on our website). Additional hours may be available for applicants looking for 16 hours per week. You will also need to attend school INSETs and work the equivalent of 5 mornings (20hrs) during the school holidays (flexibility during the holidays is possible).

We offer excellent training and CPD opportunities, a competitive pension, fee discount for children at Rokeby, excellent staff lunches and an inclusive and diverse workplace. The school is located close to Richmond Park and Kingston Town Centre, with excellent transport connections to local areas.

If you would like to find out more about the benefits of working in a supportive, friendly environment in this well run and successful independent boys school, please visit www.rokebyschool.co.uk/vacancies to download a job description and application form. Alternatively, please contact the HR Team on 020 8942 2247 or hr@rokeby.org.uk for an application pack.

Applications to be emailed to: vacancies@rokeby.org.uk. Closing date for applications: Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and successful applicants will have an early interview.

Rokeby School, George Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7PB Telephone: 020 8942 2247. Rokeby School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share its commitment. In this role you will be in regulated activity, and therefore, the successful applicant will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records bureau disclosure.

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Short-listed candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the subsequent Exceptions Orders, all positions within the School are exempt. Further information on these points and our other general recruitment practices are in our Recruitment of Staff Policy on our website.

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