Part Time Welfare Officer - Feltham, United Kingdom - Aspirations Academies Trust

Aspirations Academies Trust

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Feltham, United Kingdom

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Description

Job Description and Person Specification

Post Title Welfare Officer

Salary/Grade:
Scale 4 Scale Point - 10
(£25,629 - £26,913 pro rata; Actual Salary £4,389 - £4,607)

Academy:
Rivers Academy West London

Reporting To:
Director of Safeguarding

Disclosure Level:
Enhanced

Hours of Work:
One day/week (Friday hours per week, 39 weeks per year
(term time only)

Core Purpose:

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 theAcademy 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.