School Health & Wellbeing Officer - Outwood Academy ShaftonPermanent Position - Start Date as Soon as PossibleSalary - Grade 5 SCP 9-11 £21,498.49 - £23,163.3135 Hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term Time plus 5 Inset DaysOutwood Academy Shafton 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.The role will involve exchanging clear information with colleagues, requiring excellent communication skills and attention to detail.About our AcademyOutwood Academy Shafton is an academy bursting with potential for excellence.
The students and staff are passionate about their school and there is a strong sense of belonging within the academy.
The Academy is a large 11-16 school with just over 1,400 students on roll.
It sits at the heart of its community.
The academy is full, annually, with first choice preferences and we have a large number of families who are waiting for a place for their child.
The academy is a new-build academy, opening almost a decade ago.
As a learning community, it is a vast space covering 4 floors with excellent suites of classrooms, labs and specialist learning facilities.
We are proud that Outwood Academy Shafton is a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child.
We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning.
In 2023, the academy was recognised by the Inclusion Quality Mark as a National Inclusion Champion, placing in the top 6 schools nationally for our work on creating a place where all young people feel that they belong and can succeed.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2015 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.Our key aim is to create a positive, happy ethos and culture where our students behave well, have good manners, develop age appropriate self-discipline, engage positively with their learning and show integrity in their words and actions.
Student Voice is a huge strength of the academy serving to raise student engagement, encouraging participation in charity, community, learning and peer support.
We strongly believe our student voice makes students feel valued and included in their schooling.
Praise culture for staff and students sits at the heart of our vision of belonging.
Our system of praise values and celebrates the achievement of all students and staff, both within and outside the classroom.
This culture of praise is visually represented in each classroom with teachers encouraged to praise students for going above and beyond.
Students receive a Praising Stars report every 6 weeks which reviews and praises their effort in their classes.
The academy calendar is built upon a number of regular weekly, termly and annual praise events such as our weekly PROUD Thursday which we welcome you to come and view when you visit us.
The academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools, and we intend that every member of staff receives CPD appropriate to the role.Closing date Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 12:00 noon