Welfare Officer - Gerrards Cross, United Kingdom - Thorpe House School
Description
The position of Welfare OfficerHealth & Safety
Supervise the medical room (including care of sick, injured and distressed individuals until better and further care can be arranged with parents / hospital etc, safe management, storage and administration of medication.)
To support pupil and staff wellbeing.
Review, monitor and record the health status of all pupils to plan, deliver and evaluate school care plans, and produce allergy documentation for the Catering Team prior to the start of each school year; to ensure that the medical profiles of new students are on boarded as appropriate.
Work with teachers to identify children with particular developmental concerns, assess their health status and refer to specialist services where necessary.
To implement and maintain arrangements for first-aid provision to comply with statutory requirements, including risk assessment to determine sensibly and reasonably the total numbers of first-aiders, maintenance of records, accident reporting arrangements, statutory notices and first-aid boxes.
Advise the Head and SLT in the development of health-related policies, preventive or risk reduction programmes of work around any specifically identified school needs, e.g.
Contribute to the development of School emergency/business continuity plans include a response to outbreaks of communicable diseases.
Sit on the health and safety committee.
Pastoral Care
In consultation with the Deputy Head, devise and implement strategies to ensure that the most vulnerable pupils and those with particular personal needs/problems (e.g. pupils who are carers, those with diabetes, those self-harming) are identified and appropriately supported.
Be open and available for pupils where they are able to receive personalised support and advice in areas such as relationships, child protection concerns, mental health concerns, managing stress and risk-taking behaviours.
(DSL) to identify and act to safeguard pupils at risk of or suffering from physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect. This will include identifying and referring pupils at risk or suffering from maltreatment. Communications
Advise parents on school immunisation programmes and outbreaks of communicable diseases where appropriate.
Uphold medical confidentiality in line with legal (common law and statutory) duty of confidentiality to pupils and maintain medical records accurately, confidentially and safely, always with regard to safeguarding policy and procedures.
Management of Resources
Ensure that the medical room, facilities and first aid kits throughout the school are maintained to a high standard in line with school policies and ISI regulations.
Ensure that all dispensed treatment given and all supplies used are recorded; record the dispensing of medication following medication protocols.
Ensure that all first aid supplies are replenished to meet minimum requirements by regular inspection of stocks and dispensing records.
To provide a copy of the trip forms as appropriate, together with first-aid kit, to teachers leading external visits for Reception to Year 11 throughout the year.
Ensure that staff accompanying trips are fully briefed on the health needs of students participating and are practised with emergency first aid procedures.
Training & Development of Self and Others
Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence, keeping up to date with professional, clinical and school health related issues relevant to work in schools.
Provide training and advice in emergency first aid for staff who are not qualified in first-aid.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordination, administration and communication of school trips (and fixtures where applicable)
Ordering and procurement of resources and equipment and once approved by the Headteacher pass paperwork to the fin
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