Boarding Welfare and Medical Assistant

About the role

We are looking for a Boarding Welfare and Medical Assistant to provide a clinically effective, high quality service of first aid and health care to boarding students during the school day. You will act in ‘loco parentis’ for our boarders, liaising with medical practitioners on their behalf, and ensuring their care needs are met.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working term time plus 2 weeks.

Grade: H4

Full-time Equivalent salary: £25,889 to £27,115 per annum (Basic salary £25,183 to £26,409 plus annual outer fringe allowance of £706)

Hours: 37 hours per week, Term time plus 2 weeks only

Actual salary (Full-time of 37 hours per week, Term time plus 2 weeks): £22,740 to £23,817 per annum

Start Date: As soon as possible - subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks

For details of the role please refer to the Application Pack and Job Description.

We can offer:

• Additional training and support
• Ongoing professional development
• Free Lunch on working days
• Free parking on school site
• Use of the school’s fitness suite/Gym
• Staff Wellbeing Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• As a permanent member of staff you benefit from the application being favourably ranked if you apply for a day admission place for your child at St George’s school, subject to meeting the requirements of our published Admissions Criteria and Policy

Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.

Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS)

St George’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).

Online Searches

We are required to conduct online searches about all candidates as part of the selection and appointment process, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.

Right to work in UK

We will require you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such evidence will need to be provided should an offer of employment be made.