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Welfare Officer
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About The Role
As our Welfare Officer, you will take the lead on first aid and welfare across the school. You will:
- Provide front line first aid and welfare support to pupils and staff
- Assess and respond appropriately to medical and welfare needs
- Support pupils with ongoing medical conditions in line with their Health Care Plans
- Administer medication safely and maintain accurate medical records
- Communicate with parents, carers and colleagues regarding pupil welfare and medical needs
- Monitor and record attendance
- Maintain records and reports, including those required for statutory purposes
- Support the wider administration of the school
- Help us maintain a safe, happy and supportive environment for everyone
This is a role that combines care, responsibility and organisation, making it ideal for someone who enjoys a busy school environment and wants to make a genuine difference to children’s lives.
We Are Looking For Someone Who Is
- Confident, approachable and caring
- Highly organised, reliable and able to manage competing priorities
- Positive, proactive and solution-focused
- A clear and effective communicator, both verbally and in writing
- Able to build strong and positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues
- Comfortable working independently while being part of a supportive team
- Ideally experienced in working within a school or similar environment
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Previous school experience is desirable but not essential. What matters most to us is that you have the right attitude, a caring approach and the confidence to deal with a wide range of situations.
A current First Aid qualification is desirable. If you do not currently hold one, we can arrange appropriate training for the successful candidate.
This school is fully committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people in all aspects of its work, including recruitment, and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Safe in Education 2025 online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
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- All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro Guidance the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').
It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form. An Enhanced Data & Barring Service check will be required from the successful candidate.
School-submitted vacancy from DfE Teaching Vacancies. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source terms. This listing does not imply endorsement or a paid relationship with the school. Apply free of charge using the original listing.
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