What skills and experience we're looking forArnold Hill Spencer Academy are seeking to appoint a Medical Lead and Administrat.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy are seeking to appoint a Medical Lead and Administrator to join our team. The post holder will provide medical support for students such as first aid and administration of medicines and have an overview of health care across the Academy. The postholder will work with colleagues internally and clinical commissioning groups externally to support health care including immunisation programmes. The ideal candidate would benefit from having previous nursing experience, but this is not essential.
The Academy is committed to working to best meet the needs of all students and therefore the successful candidate will demonstrate an interest and enthusiasm in supporting young people. The successful candidate will work towards fulfilling the Academy’s commitment to a high quality of service and will promote the Academy’s ethos.
Arnold Hill Spencer Academy is a special place to learn and work. Our students are impressive young people, whose behaviour and achievements are something to be proud of. Our aim is for all members of the community to “Be inspired and achieve together” and to provide opportunities for this on a daily basis. Student attainment and progress is above national average at GCSE and well above average at A Level. We are currently full to capacity in most year groups with waiting lists for students hoping to join. We teach our students the value of respect, how to act responsibly and support them to become mature, independent young people. We very much believe in the potential of every student, enabling them to thrive in our caring environment.
SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2500 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.
We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and 1 primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs.
Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.
Mission
Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
VisionSpencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.
We Believe:
• All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.
• Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.
• We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.
Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contactabrown@arnoldhillspencer.org.ukThe Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CVs cannot be accepted. We are also required to request references prior to interview.
Closing date for applications 08 November 2024 11:59pm
Interviews will take place on 13 November 2024
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
How to ApplyApplications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on‘Register’to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on‘Sign In’.
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The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer
Essential Criteria
• Educated to GCSE level including English and Maths at Grade C or above, or equivalent qualifications
• Current first aid qualification
• Relevant accreditation in administration of medicines in educational settings
• Relevant training in medical support for students in schools
• At least one year’s related experience of work within a school in relevant work
• Have worked as part of a team, as well as on your own initiative
• Using IT systems to compile reports as well as analysing statistical data for monitoring purposes
• Demonstrate an understanding of issues linked to confidentiality
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing especially with Academy staff, and other professionals
• Ability to use IT Systems effectively to produce reports, record information and monitor outcomes for individuals and groups
• Ability to use SIMS and Synergy
• Demonstrate an ability to cope with stressful /challenging situations
• Demonstrate a solution focussed approach, collaborative working and enthusiasm to work with students, parents and carers in addition to Academy based staff.
• Demonstrate knowledge of statutory requirement to keep children safe (both general and medical provision including first aid)
Desirable
• A professional qualification relevant to the post
• Working with children, young people, parents, carers, and families preferably within an educational context
What the school offers its staff
Local Government Pension Scheme, Employee Assist Programme (Health Assured) and BHN Extras (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). Recognition of local government and academy continuous service, for full details please visit: https://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits
Commitment to safeguarding
Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).
