School Welfare Officer

(£22,377 - £23,607 pro rata; Actual Salary £19,078–£20,127) West London Secondary Academy 36 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time) To oversee the care of students who are unwell or injured, decide on the appropriate course of action and, in liaison with Senior Staff, implement that action. To ensure efficient and effective administrative systems and record keeping of medical needs are in place to support school staff to ensure the smooth operation for the benefit of all our young people. To liaise with parents to develop healthcare plans for students with medical needs, and maintain up to date and accurate information for students. Main Responsibilities and Duties: To attend to students and staff who are feeling unwell or who are injured. To administer first aid to students and staff within the competencies of the First Aid Certification to be held by the post holder. To administer the distribution of prescription drugs. To maintain a register of students attending the first aid facilities and recording their needs and provision, then providing information and statistics as appropriate to Assistant Principals at the end of each term. To maintain and update the Policy on the administration of medicines in school. To contact parents as necessary concerning the welfare of students and ensure that records of such contacts are shared with appropriate staff, such as Academic Mentors and the Attendance Office. To ensure that when students are sent out of school for medical reasons that they have the appropriate permission from their guardian/parent. To attend emergency medical incidents wherever they occur in school and undertake whatever action is necessary to stabilise and assist the casualty, which may include calling the emergency services. To travel in ambulance to hospital to escort students/staff as required. To contact parents/guardians following incidents where emergency services have been called to support an individual, and to follow up any hospital visits, ensuring parents/guardians and appropriate school staff are kept informed of the individual’s progress. To ensure students only spend the time absolutely necessary to address their medical need and return to class swiftly to maximise their learning time. To monitor and maintain a register for students who have medicines in school and ensure that consent forms are completed accurately. To supervise the taking of these medicines at the appropriate time, checking expiry dates/dosages and making sure they are secure at all times. To ensure comprehensive health and safety risk assessments are carried out and reviewed when necessary. To organise and manage immunisation sessions in the Academy, liaising with School Health and NHS school nurses when necessary. Maintaining communication with relevant external agencies as required. To provide immediate support and advice where required by the Designated Persons for Child Protection, responding to any child protection issues in a timely manner and ensuring the Academy policy is followed. To liaise with teaching staff regarding the general care of pupils, providing staff with guidance and necessary training. To maintain the Academy’s first aid boxes across the site. To work with the Principal and Director of Safeguarding to ensure appropriate procedures and systems are in place in relation to the Academy’s Health Policies and procedures. To handle computer data in a strictly private and confidential manner. To maintain a database of first aiders, including when their first aid training is up for renewal and assisting with the booking and organisation of first aid training, as appropriate. To keep records of reported accidents. Highlighting “health and safety” concerns promptly and reporting to the Director of Operations To attend any relevant first aid related courses as and when required. To ensure your own continued professional development is maintained and built upon by attending relevant training courses, seminars and conferences relating to school welfare and other learning activities, performance development, as required. To provide a comprehensive medical administrative and clerical service, processing letters, reports, forms and templates on behalf of school staff. General office duties such as photocopying, filing and archiving. To use ICT systems and programmes to assist in the production of reports. To have a commitment to Child Safeguarding, to promoting the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the school’s agreed procedure, and to meeting the five outcomes of Every Child Matters. To work flexibly - this may include evenings, open days, parents' evenings and possibly weekends. This may also involve cover across the wider team in times of need. To be available to assist and undertake break duties. To participate fully in Staff Appraisal according to the Academy requirements. To work safely, consider the safety of others and work within the guidelines stated in the Academy Health and Safety Policy. To comply with all decisions, policies and standing orders of the Academy; comply with statutory requirements, including Equal Opportunities legislation, the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Data Protection Act. To contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the Academy and the Trust. To appreciate and support the role of other professionals. To recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others. To respond to requests in a timely manner and in line with set deadlines. To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time commensurate with the level of the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or level of responsibility.Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. Employees are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers. The Academy will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition. You will need an enhanced DBS for this position . Due to the large volume of response we receive you will only be contacted if your skills and experience match what our client is looking for As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Integritas Education is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is 'Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89641043