Teaching Vacancies
Student Welfare Officer – Harris Academy Bermondsey
Key Responsibilities
- Being the primary point of contact for first aid and unwell students during lessons.
- Ensuring sufficient first aid coverage during busy periods and absences through rota management and communication.
- Assisting the Health & Safety Officer with medical room compliance, including controlled drugs and emergency storage.
- Assisting with student medication administration.
- Maintaining logs of first aid incidents, medication, and medical conditions using Medical Tracker and other records.
- Supporting the Health & Safety Officer with data analysis, reporting on Medical Tracker, and recommending improvements.
- Coordinating communication with parents/carers regarding first aid events.
- Maintaining high standards of clinical procedures.
- Liaising with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and parents/carers to address student health needs.
- Ensuring sufficient first aid supplies and equipment.
- Maintaining confidentiality of all medical information.
- Ensuring up-to-date clinical and professional practice.
- Alerting appropriate staff to student issues and recommending solutions.
Skills and Expertise
- Good standard of education including GCSE English and Maths, or equivalent.
- Awareness of current public health services.
- Awareness of current school developments.
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
- Knowledge of confidentiality procedures.
- Knowledge of Microsoft software.
- Understanding of infection control.
- First Aid qualification.
- Knowledge of social issues facing disadvantaged students.
- Minimum 3 years’ administration experience.
- Experience working with children and families.
- Experience organising and managing student support.
- Experience organising and managing training for staff and managing logs.
- Experience using spreadsheets.
- Experience analysing accident and first aid log data for patterns and trends.
- Experience creating action plans to reduce accidents and first aid visits.
- Experience working with professionals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.