Administrative Officer: First Aid and Medical Lead

Harris Academy Battersea is a mixed state secondary school serving a truly comprehensive community in the heart of London. We are an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ school with a track record of delivering fantastic outcomes year on year for our students.

Our Academy is centred on the values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience and these underpin the way we work for both students and staff. Our staff are inclusive, diverse and committed to our mission: we develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world.

HABS offers a broad, academic and challenging curriculum founded on six key curriculum aims:

• To develop deep, long-lasting knowledge
• To develop students into accomplished readers, writers and orators
• To provide experiences within and beyond the classroom that enrich learning and ensure students can make informed choices about their futures
• To equip students to challenge injustice in all its forms
• To enable students to understand how they learn
• To support students to reflect on their choices and values to improve themselves and their community

These aims underpin all elements of our curriculum, and we see our core academic curriculum and wider personal development curriculum as intrinsically linked. All staff at the Academy contribute to the personal development of our students through their interactions with students, modelling our values and through their contributions to the wider life of the academy.

Our associate staff work within thriving teams and are integral to the functioning of our Academy. There is close collaboration between teaching and associate teams, and we are constantly seeking ways to embed the most effective possible collaboration in all aspects of what we do.

A thriving school can only function with fantastic staff, and our vision is to make working at HABS both enjoyable and sustainable. The wellbeing of staff underpins every decision we make, and we seek to ensure that every member of staff can enjoy a work-life-balance enabling them to bring their best to work each day.

As a part of the Harris Federation, all staff in the Academy benefit from being part of our network of more than fifty primary and secondary academies across London. Teaching and associate staff regularly draw on the support of experienced colleagues from across the Federation, participating in network meetings and benefitting from bespoke expert support from our central team. This enables every colleague to achieve success and pursue excellence in their roles.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Being the first point of contact in respect of administering first aid for both students and staff
• Being the named responsible officer for all first aid matters within the Academy
• Managing the register of suitably qualified first aiders within the Academy, ensuring that all qualifications are valid, and developing a programme of renewals for first aid qualifications for staff
• Contributing to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
• Assisting the Director of Resources, Assistant Principal and Vice Principal in identifying resource needs and to contribute to the efficient/effective use of physical resources
• Cooperating with other staff to ensure the sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the Academy and students
• Alerting appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and making recommendations as to how these may be resolved

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A good standard of education including English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
• Awareness of current public health services
• Awareness of current developments in school
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Knowledge of confidentiality
• Knowledge of Microsoft software
• Some understanding of infection control
• First Aid qualification
• Knowledge of many of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• At least three years’ admin experience
• Experience of working with children and families
• Experience of organising and managing support for students
• Experience of organising and managing training for relevant staff members and managing logs
• Experience of using spreadsheets
• Analysing accident reporting log data and first aid logs for patterns and trends
• Experience of creating action plans in response to analysis to minimise accidents and first aid visits by students/staff
• Experience of working with professionals

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includesour Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.