£12.21 per hour
Job overview
Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled First Aider to join our team. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills and the ability to manage various administrative tasks while ensuring the health and safety of our staff and visitors. This role requires a proactive individual who can respond effectively to medical emergencies, maintain accurate records, and provide first aid support as needed.
Applicants will preferably be RGN or RSCN qualified, holding an active NMC Registration. A minimum of two years in full time practice is ideal . Experience in A&E, practice or paediatric nursing would be an advantage. Experience in managing sports injuries being desirable for this role.
MAIN DUTIES
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To be on site from 8.15 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday during term time, plus 2 weeks
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To carry a walkie talkie at all times during the working day in order to ensure immediate contact.
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To be located in the School Office, Monday to Friday
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To carry out first aid and emergency assessment for any who require. This will normally cover pupils, staff and visitors. This may involve escorting pupils or staff to hospital if necessary and waiting for parents to arrive at the hospital.
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To deal with pupils and staff who become ill on site. Looking after pupils until their parents arrive and administering medicines and emergency treatments with appropriate consents.
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To provide health advice to pupils and staff as requested.
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To carry out Administration and Support for external staff carrying out vaccinations.
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To organise staff to be trained, including refresher training, as first aiders, and maintain the register of these first aiders at the School.
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To have responsibility for ensuring that the medical supplies in the first aid kits are replenished regularly and to ensure that the first aid kits for sports coaches, PE Department, Minibuses, Forest School, Pavilion and Prep School are up to date.
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To provide staff and catering team with up to date photo allergy lists.
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Health checks and health education
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To be involved in Personal and Social Health Education (PSHE) lessons on subjects such as cancer, girls’ health education, HPV and eating.
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To supervise pupils with eating disorders and diabetes and to assist with dealing with pupils with depression and those with self-harm or eating problems.
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To be involved in the education of staff ahead of school trips on subjects such as diabetes, epilepsy, anaphylaxis and asthma. To also assist with school trip preparation with parents, organising supplies, staff training and compiling medical details or emergency contact details for staff. Provide Trip reports from Bromcom.
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Attend school trips during the school day as required to support medical needs.
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To provide unofficial counselling in emergency situations e.g. friendship issues, low mood, sexual health and bereavement, to liaise with the Pastoral Team as required.
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To attend termly Health and Safety meetings, keep a record of all accidents and incidents at the school and outside on school related activities by entering these on a database (Medical Tracker) and pass these records to the Health and Safety Officer.
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To attend in-service days.
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To act as Receptionist for visitors, students and staff.
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To be professional and treat all communications in a confidential manner.
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To provide excellent customer service to all visitors to the School.
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To attend Open Mornings and occasionally other events outside school hours, to support staff and provide First Aid cover.
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Ensuring that our MIS system is kept up to date with medical needs.
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Assisting in general office duties.
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Answering telephone calls and ensuring that the correct safeguarding protocol is followed for all visitors.
Interested applicants should contact recruitment@gosfieldschool.org.uk for further information
Salary: according to experience - Based on a term time only plus 2 weeks contract
To apply: Please download an application form from this site or our website and send with a covering letter outlining your experience, qualifications and suitability for the post to recruitment@gosfieldschool.org.uk
Salary is dependent on age and experience, to be discussed at interview.
Closing date for applications: Noon on Wednesday 3 September 2025
Interviews will take place week commencing 8 September 2025
Gosfield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
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About Gosfield School
Gosfield School was established at Cut Hedge Park in 1929 when the daughter of the textile manufacturer, George Courtauld purchased the land and buildings from the executors of her late father’s estate. Constance Cicely Courtauld started a senior boy’s boarding school the same year with pupils relocating from Leigh Hall School in Southend. In 1944, Cicely gifted the school and estate to headmaster John Turner who continued the work started by Cicely. In 1967, the school became a charitable trust and in 1986, the school became co-educational. A Prep School was opened in 1989 and we welcomed our first 6th Form students in 1994. In 2006, Gosfield School Ltd purchased the freehold of the estate and building from the Turner family and 2016 saw the opening of the school’s nursery. Cicely’s founding principles for the school were to create a family environment in which young people would flourish and we remain faithful to those principles today.
In 2015, we opened Meadow Court, a purpose built Prep School, which is home to Reception Class to Year 5, within the grounds of our 100 acre estate. Meadow Court also houses our thriving Nursery School. This building complements the Victorian Manor House that is the heartbeat of the school and which offers excellent facilities for our transition Year 6, Senior School and 6th Form. Forest School is central to our curriculum throughout Prep School and Key Stage 3. We were thrilled that the outstanding start we give to the educational journey of our pupils received the recognition of receiving The Independent Schools Association National Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Early Years Foundation Stage [EYFS].
In May 2023, Denise van Outen opened our new Performing Arts Centre which includes a professional standard auditorium, a dance studio and teaching spaces. Our Performing Arts Academy now stands proudly alongside our cricket academy in providing excellent opportunities for our children to achieve more than they believed possible outside the classroom as well as in their academic studies. In the 2023 one of our dancers won the ISA National award and in the 2023 cricket season our U15 team were ISA National Champions.
Class sizes are small by design. A maximum of 20 children per class in our Prep School [Reception to Year 5, with Year 6 having a maximum of 22], rising to three forms in the Senior School. Our class sizes enable every member of staff to understand each pupil individually and maintain the founding principles of the school. We remain a small school of some 335 pupils plus nursery children.
Children learn best when they are happy, so making sure that each child that joins us feels safe, settled and supported is our primary concern. We believe that children will flourish if they are allowed to grow at their own pace, which is why our pupils mix often and readily across year groups. This builds the confidence of our youngest children and helps our older pupils remain kind and caring through their teenage years. We get to know our pupils very well and appreciate their unique personalities and approaches to learning.
We are proud to maintain the principles our school was founded on some 95 years ago. We are committed to the development of our young people in an environment where all pupils feel valued and are able to achieve excellence in all aspects of life. Our entry criteria reflect the holistic nature of a Gosfield education and are aimed at knowing and understanding every applicant as an individual. Gosfield students consistently achieve outstanding outcomes when compared to schools with academic entry criteria.