Boarding Health and Wellbeing Lead Maternity Cover

Boarding Health and Wellbeing Lead Maternity Cover

Salary: BET Grade 4A – 5E £27,780 – £36,368, Actual £25,215 -£33,010  

Salary will depend on experience, qualifications and whether residential accommodation is taken.

Term time including INSETS and 2 extra weeks during the school holidays

Job sharing and or part time hours will be considered

Start date: Approx. mid May

The School

Steyning Grammar School is a unique successful and dynamic learning community with our ‘Journey to Excellence’ built on traditions of excellence and highest expectations, combined with a commitment to innovating and new thinking – supporting our students in being the best they can be in preparing them for their futures.  We are an Ofsted outstanding-rated Boarding School currently with 46 full time boarders (Years 10-13). In joining us, you will benefit from being part of a boarding family within a multi-academy trust offering the support of experienced colleagues across the Bohunt Education Trust schools where there are greater opportunities for career progression for those with both potential and aspirations.

The Post

Steyning Grammar School’s wellbeing and health centre provides a high standard of wellbeing, health care, and welfare support for our students.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic Registered Nurse or appropriately qualified health care professional to be our Boarding Health and Wellbeing Lead to join our team providing a holistic approach to the care of up to 113 students, which includes the promotion of good wellbeing and health; working with internal and external professionals to secure the effective delivery of physical and mental health care to our boarding students; the development and maintenance of best practice in wellbeing and healthcare for young people across the whole school; and where needed, minor injury assessment; supporting the House Parents in daily routines and communication with parents and guardians; working to ensure day school integration including liaison with relevant day school staff; occasional overnight stays as needed together with some weekend work as required.

Alternative professional health care qualifications will be considered, where supported by relevant certification and experience in the provision of health and wellbeing services to young people preferably in a residential or educational setting (e.g, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Paramedic, Physicians Associate, Health Care Professional). Knowledge and experience of any of the following will be advantageous:

• Supporting and promoting wellbeing and healthcare in young people
• Providing first aid
• Working knowledge of Individual Healthcare Plans and their implementation
• Experience of caring for children with long term conditions would be advantageous.

Full time hours 37 hours per week – Term time only including INSETS and 2 weeks during school holidays. Job share and/or part time will be considered.

Weekday morning clinic 07:45-08:45

Weekly meeting with Head of Boarding

Weekly Operations Meeting

Leading fortnightly meeting with the Domestic Team

Afternoon clinic 15:30-16:00

16:00-16:15 Handover to duty staff

The post holder is required to work the week before each academic year, and 2 days in school holidays before the start of Spring and Summer Terms starts as needed to ensure that the wellbeing and health centre is prepared for the necessary service provision.

Part of the job role includes escorting students to and from medical appointments or to the hospital in emergency situations, therefore possession of a driving licence would be desirable.

Informal discussions about the opportunity are welcomed. Please contact Charlotte Willard (current Health and Wellbeing Lead) to arrange a convenient time: email recruitment@sgs.uk.net

Accommodation is also available – please arrange an informal discussion and tour in this instance: email recruitment@sgs.uk.net

Deadline 9.00am Friday 6th February.   The interviews will be held Wednesday 11th February.

Early applicants are welcome and we reserve the right to interview and appoint should a suitable applicant apply before the closing date.

To apply please visit https://www.sgs.uk.net/about/vacancies/ to download an application form.  Once completed, please email this to recruitment@sgs.uk.net

We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

Appointments will be made subject to pre-employment checks, receipt of satisfactory references enhanced DBS check including online/social media checks. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.