YOUR ROLE IN BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

As a Student Welfare Officer at Wellsway School you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of Futura’s mission statement of “Building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish”. We are looking for an individual who is passionate about living our values and making a positive impact on all the young people in our Trust.
Wellsway School is a successful, high-performing 11-18 mixed comprehensive that is popular and over-subscribed, with almost 1300 students on roll. Our school has an excellent reputation locally and in the wider community for academic excellence and the quality of its pastoral care and support.

AS STUDENT WELFARE OFFICER YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• To provide First Aid to students and staff.
• To contact the ambulance service for the transportation of referrals to hospital for diagnosis and treatment and for medical emergencies. To accompany students to hospital if necessary.
• To liaise with the area health authority in the organisation of appointments for screening, vision testing, medical and dental check-ups, surveys, immunisation, and vaccination programmes that take place in school.
• To arrange appointments for the school nurse.
• To administer medicines to students in accordance with the school policy and be responsible for all the safe storage and safe disposal of medicines and related equipment.
• To keep school medical records for students, daily logs of referrals/injuries and action taken, review and update Individual Health Care Plans.

This post would be suitable for an individual who has knowledge and experience of working within a medical environment, ideally with children. This will be a demanding role that will require empathy, patience and the ability to work with colleagues to meet the various demands and challenges of the role. This role will be both rewarding and fulfilling by providing the opportunity to work with students to help them achieve their potential.

• Qualifications: A nursing or medical qualification would be an advantage but is not essential.
• Experience: in school welfare or a medical setting and have a sound understanding of Health and Safety at work.
• Skills: excellent communication, organisational, IT, record keeping, ability to engage students and parents.
• Demonstrates a passion for creating a supportive and inclusive environment for all members of our school community.
• Aligns with our trust-wide values by bringing a positive, collaborative approach to their work and a willingness to continuously develop professionally