Healthcare Support and School Administration Officer

Healthcare Support and School Administration Officer

£21,138 - £22,900 per annum (Pro rata of £24k - £26k full time equivalent)

Bedford Modern School is an HMC Independent Co-educational Day School located on the outskirts of Bedford. Our facilities are excellent and include a separate Junior School, dedicated Sixth Form building and extensive sports facilities. We offer a premium education, with a wide and varied curriculum, where the intellectual needs of each pupil is given priority.

We are looking for an experienced and diligent administrator to support and assist the school healthcare specialists to provide a clinically effective, high quality of service to students and to provide first aid care to all members of the school.

For the above role, the successful candidate will predominantly be working in the Nurses Department with a small team of nurses who provide direct medical care to the students. This is a pivotal role and we are looking for applicants with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to retain high levels of confidentiality and be able to deal with situations calmly, professionally and with understanding. You will need excellent computer skills, including word and excel, along with the ability to use databases for recording and monitoring information as well as producing reports.

In return, we can offer a friendly and supportive working environment, the option to be part of a private healthcare scheme, a generous pension scheme, CPD opportunities through the Harpur Trust, free lunches (in term time) and free parking.

The working hours are 37.5 hours per week, 8am - 4.30pm (with one hour unpaid lunchbreak), Monday to Friday, term time (including Inset days) plus 5 weeks during the school holidays.

Closing date: 8am on Monday 11 November 2024

Interviews: w/c 11 November 2024

Further details and how to apply can be found on our website: https://www.bedmod.co.uk/job-opportunities/.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

Any internal candidates must apply through Employee Self Service. Please see the guide in the company news area.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview.

We are looking for an experienced and diligent administrator to support and assist the school healthcare specialists to provide a clinically effective, high quality of service to students and to provide first aid care to all members of the school.

For the above role, the successful candidate will predominantly be working in the Nurses Department with a small team of nurses who provide direct medical care to the students. This is a pivotal role and we are looking for applicants with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to retain high levels of confidentiality and be able to deal with situations calmly, professionally and with understanding. You will need excellent computer skills, including word and excel, along with the ability to use databases for recording and monitoring information as well as producing reports.

Bedford Modern School is an HMC Independent Co-educational Day School located on the outskirts of Bedford. Our facilities are excellent and include a separate Junior School, dedicated Sixth Form building and extensive sports facilities. We offer a premium education, with a wide and varied curriculum, where the intellectual needs of each pupil is given priority.

In return, we can offer a friendly and supportive working environment, the option to be part of a private healthcare scheme, a generous pension scheme, CPD opportunities through the Harpur Trust, free lunches (in term time) and free parking.

The working hours are 37.5 hours per week, 8am - 4.30pm (with one hour unpaid lunchbreak), Monday to Friday, term time (including Inset days) plus 5 weeks during the school holidays.