Health & Wellbeing Lead Practitioner
Key Information
Location: Dinnington High School
Salary: Band E of the Schools Support Staff Payscale £25,584 - £27,269 fte (Actual £22,238 - £23,703 pro rata) with an additional responsibility allowance of £1,200 (for administration of medication)
Contract Type: Full Time, term time only, plus 2 Inset days
Contract Term: Permanent
Dates
Closing Date: Sunday 20th July
Interview Date: Tuesday 22nd July
Start Date: Monday 1st September
About this Opportunity
Come and work in a school where students and staff matter. Our care, candour and collaborative practices ensure year on year success!
Are you passionate about caring for people? Then this role could be for you. As Health and Wellbeing Lead Practitioner you will provide a high-quality service of care to pupils and contribute to the medical/first aid/safeguarding provision across the school community. As part of the role, you will administer medication according to the school’s medicine policy and oversee the supervision of storage of medicines. You will also work alongside attendance team and a broader pastoral team to provide day to day support for children with health, wellbeing and safeguarding issues that present as barriers to learning and in some cases poor attendance.
To be successful in this role you will have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills, be personable, self-motivated and professional with good communication skills, be able to work flexibly under pressure, balancing changing priorities and be willing to undertake further training relevant to the role.
Dinnington High School is a growing 11-18 Academy with a positive reputation at the heart of the local community. We pride ourselves on knowing our students well and caring for them effectively while maintaining high standards and expectations so they can achieve their potential academically and personally to be the best they can be. We take staff well-being equally as seriously valuing our greatest asset – our people.
New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) is a Multi Academy Trust which has grown significantly over the last four years and currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three secondary schools and three primary schools. NCLT has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. We have a strong track record of improving the quality of education, raising aspirations and helping young people progress to higher education, apprenticeships and careers. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education.
Why Work for Us?
- NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards – these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
- Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
- Attractive pension scheme
- Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
- A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
If you believe you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.
To see the full job description, person specification and to apply please visit https://nclt.ac.uk/vacancies/.
Applications should be submitted to recruitment@nclt.ac.uk.
