Health and Safety Specialist

23 hours ago

Wakefield, United Kingdom V-Recruit Full time

V-Recruit is excited to partner with a forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust to recruit a Health & Wellbeing Officer for one of their academies in West Yorkshire.

This temporary role, initially for 3 months, will provide sickness cover and could be extended. The successful candidate will work 35 hours per week, term-time only, from 8am-3:30pm, Monday to Friday, with no work throughout school holidays.

The salary for this role is £12 per hour, plus holiday pay accrued.

The main duties of the Health & Wellbeing Officer include providing first aid and medical assistance to staff and students during the academy day, managing medicines, and playing a key role in the ongoing health and welfare of students and staff across the academy.

  • Producing Individual Healthcare Plans, PEEPS, and Risk Assessments for N Code Children, with support from the inclusion teams for children with SEND.
  • Attending to the medical needs of students and staff, providing first aid and signposting to other medical providers where necessary.
  • Collecting medication from students for safe storage and administration.
  • Liaising with School Health to administer regular programmes of medical, dental, optical and auditory testing and immunisation as required.
  • Arranging for students to go to hospital/home/doctors/dentists as necessary.
  • Ensuring accident reports and RIDDOR forms are completed in accordance with the Health & Safety policy and that statistics of accidents are produced on a regular basis.
  • Providing basic First Aid, health and safety and accident training for staff.
  • Keeping student medical information up to date.
  • Keeping stock of equipment and materials and ordering as required, ensuring deliveries are accurate and invoices are correct, within allocated budget.

The ideal candidate must be a qualified first aider or willing to complete full First Aid Training, with experience in accident reporting, including RIDDOR/HSE reportable accidents, handling medication, and developing risk assessments. Some experience of working in a school setting is desirable, although training can be given.

This is a busy role servicing a secondary school with 2500 students, some with complex medical needs. The chosen candidate will be personable, compassionate, and a good listener, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. They will also need to respect and maintain confidentiality while having an excellent understanding of child safeguarding procedures.

V-Recruit will pay for/refresh the successful candidate's First Aid and Handling Medication training. The chosen candidate will be well-supported and have extensive opportunities for personal and professional development.

In the interests of Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment, full, enhanced vetting procedures will be strictly followed for all successful applicants, and employment will only be formally offered subject to these checks being satisfied in full.

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