What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a proactive and committed Student Services Receptionist to be the first point of contact and response for the application for first aid at Harris Academy Bermondsey. This is a great opportunity to work in a lively and dynamic inner London secondary school that caters for 11-18 year old students.
We would like to hear from you if you have:
• A good standard of education including English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
• Awareness of current public health services
• Awareness of current developments in school
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Knowledge of confidentiality
• Knowledge of Microsoft software
• Some understanding of infection control
• First Aid qualification
• Knowledge of many of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Minimum of three years' admin experience
• Experience working with children and families
• Experience in organising and managing support for students
• Experience in organising and managing training for relevant staff members and managing logs
• Experience of using spreadsheets
• Experience of analysing accident reporting log data and first aid logs for patterns and trends
• Experience of creating actions plans in response to analysis to minimise accidents and first aid visits by students/staff
• Experience of working with professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Harris Girls' Academy Bromley is a thriving, diverse and academically successful school for girls in New Beckenham. Our GCSE results are amongst the best in the country with progress being amongst the most successful schools nationally. We passionately believe in educating young women for the future and with specialisms in Science and Enterprise we are working hard to create opportunities for girls to be successful in English and maths as well as more traditional subjects like Classics and Latin.
Along with other single sex schools in Beckenham, we welcome boys and girls to join us in the Sixth Form and we are very proud of the contribution that they both make to the school. We are also founding members of the highly successful Harris Federation Sixth Form.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level to senior leadership. We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education. In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits.
Further details about the role
Your responsibilities will include:
• Being the first point of contact in respect of administering first aid and for unwell students during lesson time.
• Ensuring sufficient first aiders to cover busy periods and absences by arranging and communicating a rota
• Assisting with the Health & Safety Officer with ensuring the compliance of the Medical room including the controlled drugs and emergency storage
• Assisting with the administration of student medication
• Using Medical Tracker and other records to keep logs of all first aid incidents, medication and medical conditions
• Supporting the Health & Safety Officer with the data analysis and reporting on the Medical Tracker, with suggested solutions for improvement
• Coordinating communication to home around any first aid events
• Ensuring that the highest possible standards of clinical procedures are maintained
• Liaising with the DSL and parents/carers to ensure that the health needs of students are satisfied
• Ensuring suitable and sufficient stocks of first aid consumables and equipment
• Ensuring confidentiality of all medical information
• Ensuring up-to-date clinical and professional practice is maintained
• Alerting the appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and to make recommendations as to how these may be resolved
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.