Welfare and Administration Assistant
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a Welfare and Administration assistant to promote and support the health, safety and welfare of our pupils whilst also assisting the school office with key tasks. Experience of administering first aid, first aid training and/or working in an office environment would all be advantageous.Full safeguarding and paediatric first aid training will be provided by the school.
This position is 4 days a week – Tuesday to Friday, 8:30am to 4.30pm, 28 hours a week. NJC Scale point 9 (Outer London) term time only. £19285.50 per annum
MAIN PURPOSE
Act as primary First Aider to pupils and staff
Provide support to the Office Manager in maintaining the school’s administrative systems
Act as a point of contact for parents and visitors to the school
MAJOR TASKS
Responsibility for administering emergency First Aid
Administrative procedures in respect to first Aid
Maintaining pupil contact records
Act as designated safeguarding deputy
Assist office manager in reception and administration tasks [when not undertaking direct First Aid]
Understand and comply with Equal Opportunity Policy
For full details of the role please refer to the separate job description.
As part of due diligence an online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates.
What the school offers its staff
Yardley Primary School is a 2-form entry (currently expanding to 3 form) community school situated on the edge of Chingford in Waltham Forest with a long proven record of academic success.
As a school we aim to provide a safe, stimulating and inspirational environment for children to learn and thrive academically, socially, physically and emotionally. We teach a broad and balanced curriculum which enables our pupils to become literate and numerate with high levels of spoken, investigative and problem-solving skills, together with a balanced view of the World.
This is underpinned by the promotion of our core values of honesty, responsibility, trust, respect, enjoyment and a positive attitude to competition and good manners.
We offer:
- A supportive team with a strong ethos of collective responsibility
- A positive learning environment with hard working and excellently behaved pupils
- Training opportunities and continued professional development
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.