What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an ambitious and creative First Aider who is enthusiastic about helping students learn in a strong supportive environment.
As the principal First Aider, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the health and safety of our students, staff and visitors. You will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of first aid, promoting a culture of safety and responding promptly to medical incidents. You will also ensure pupils with ongoing medical needs are supported in school in line with their Individual Health Care Plans, administer approved medication to students and maintain accurate records, including those for statutory requirements.
The successful candidate should demonstrate a proactive approach with excellent communication skills to work effectively with students and be the first point of contact for all First Aid.
Stourport High School & VI th Form College is on a journey of improvement, with a focus on:
● building a learning community
● strong curriculum strategy
● consistently good teaching
● a culture of kindness and care
● collaboration with our wider school community
What the school offers its staff
Being part of Severn Academies Educational Trust enables collaboration with best practice across our schools. The Trust is committed to harnessing talent and developing its people and there may be an opportunity to undertake further training and development in related disciplines. There may also be flexibility to work across other settings within the trust, for the right candidate.
Other benefits include:
● Generous Occupational Pension
● Free confidential Employee Health and Well-being service including access to counselling support
● Free confidential employee helpline 24/7
● Incremental pay progression and cost of living increases in line with government policy
● Flexible working arrangements to support colleagues with work-life balance
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.