First Aid Lead/administrative Assistant

**POST TITLE**:Lead First Aider and Administrative Assistant

**HOURS WORKED**:37 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year

**SALARY**:Scale 2, Pt 4 - Pt 5

Starting Salary £21,189 FTE (pro rata salary £17,766)

**RESPONSIBLE TO**:Niki Smith

**PURPOSE OF JOB**:

- Foster, and encourage and expect others to foster, the school’s ethos (Everybody is somebody) in all our stakeholders at all times.
- Provide administrative support/receptionist duties.
- Provide first aid support.

**Safeguarding**
- Responsible for the safeguarding of students who are under their immediate care, following relevant school policies, reporting concerns promptly (including Health and Safety).
- Safeguarding the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff.

**Main responsibilities**:

- Lead First Aider
- Administrative Assistant

**General Responsibilities**

**Lead First Aider**
- The welfare of those taken ill or injured at school, being the first point of contact for medical emergencies.
- The welfare of pupils with specific medical conditions, involving day-to-day health planning and/or administering medication where appropriate.
- Recording and reporting accidents and illness in accordance with regulatory guidelines and school policies (including confidentiality, data protection and safeguarding).
- Liaising with parents.
- Liaising with Pastoral Support Officers and Attendance officer to identify medical needs of students.
- Liaising with HR Manager regarding specific medical needs of staff.
- Liaising with emergency services as required.
- Liaising with support services - e.g. special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs).
- The administration of the medical room and first aid equipment, and maintaining supplies.
- Reviewing first aid needs and policies.
- Monitoring and co-ordinating staff first aid training and associated records.
- Ensuring medical bags and medical packs around the school are always replenished and in date.
- Ensuring medical packs are ready and available for trips that are taking place.
- Administrative office tasks as directed by line manager.

**Administrative Assistant**
- Deal with students, visitors, staff and telephone calls to the school in a polite, friendly and efficient manner and to take appropriate action to ensure that all enquiries, messages are passed to the correct person for action.
- Prepare letters, minutes, posters, school brochures, certificates and other documentation as requested by teaching and support staff using Microsoft Office.
- Support the team with the organisation of school events, e.g. Parents’ Consultation Evenings, medicals, vaccinations, school photos etc as required.
- Assist with internal mail distribution, collating and franking of all outgoing mail.
- Access information held on the school’s management information system (MIS) including producing reports where necessary.
- Assist with day-to-day duties of the administration office.
- Contribute towards the maintenance of a safe and healthy working environment.
- Locker scheme administration, including purchasing lockers/locks/replacement parts.
- Collect data from staff and submit quarterly reports to ensure MVC is compliant with our Public Video Screening Licence.
- Provide First Aid care under the direction of the Lead First Aider (trained via the advanced three-day course).

In addition to the responsibilities described above, to carry out any other duties of a similar nature at the reasonable request of the Head Teacher.

The academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 24-37 per week

**Salary**: £17,766.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Gym membership
- On-site gym
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- SG86EF: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
- Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: MVC - Lead First Aider & Administrative Assistant