Healthcare Assistant

Ossett Academy and Accord Sixth Form are seeking to appoint a part time Healthcare Assistant to provide first aid, medical and health care support to pupils on a daily basis.

The successful applicant will be required to have the ability to apply emotional resilience on a day-to-day basis, dealing with pupils and parents/carers, where required. Successful candidates must be able to communicate effectively with all colleagues and pupils alike. This role represents a great opportunity within a friendly, positive and professional academic environment. The successful candidate may also be required to work flexibly across the Trust.

The role will take daily responsibility for the provision of first aid treatment to pupils and as required, staff and visitors. As part of the role you will also take responsibility for the provision of prescribed medicine to pupils diagnosed with medication conditions in line with their agreed care plans.

This position is on a part time, job share basis:

3 days a week (Wednesday and Thursday 8.00am to 4.00pm and Friday 8.00am to 3.30pm) with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day.

We are confident that new staff joining our Trust will feel welcomed and happy to have chosen us. Prospective applicants are welcome to visit prior to applying. We also encourage prospective candidates to look at our website for further information regarding our 'People Pledge' and our recently launched Employee Benefit package Working For Our Trust - Accord (accordmat.org)

The Accord Multi Academy Trust was established in September 2016 and is currently made up of four academies who were the founding members of the Trust. The Trust is committed to providing world class education for all our young people within our community and as such we recognise the pivotal role that our staff team have in this respect. The Trust places at the heart of its development a commitment to high quality professional development for all staff who join the Trust. We understand that by investing in our staff we will create an organisation with a shared vision and values that will transform education for young people.