First Aid & Medical Welfare Officer
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
The Radclyffe School is seeking to appoint an individual who has experience in a first aid and/or medical welfare role. The successful candidate will be well organised, reliable, competent, adaptable and conscientious. They will have good spoken and written English and good ICT skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with secondary aged students, teachers and parents.
The role includes supporting students and staff with a variety of medical needs, and the applicant will therefore need plenty of common sense, along with the ability to deploy tact, diplomacy and sensitivity. They will have a calm and positive manner, work well as part of a team and crucially be able to exercise sound judgement and act swiftly in emergency situations.
The purpose of this role is to:
- To provide first aid and medical welfare assistance as the first point of contact for students and staff.
- To ensure all care plans, medication processes, allergen information and first aid equipment are up to date and compliant.
- To ensure all administration relating to first aid, medical welfare and health and safety is completed accurately, in accordance with relevant policies and in a timely manner.
- To assist students and staff to access help and support using school information systems.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about supporting children’s learning and wellbeing
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Confident supporting pupils with additional and medical needs
- Calm and able to respond effectively in emergency situations
- Organised and able to maintain accurate records
- Strong communicator with students, staff and parents
- Committed to inclusive practice and safeguarding
This position will be based at Radclyffe School, but may from time to time require travel as necessary to collaborate with other schools which are all locally based.
We offer:
- Opportunities for professional development in a growing Trust
- A strong school community that places children, families and staff at the heart of everything we do.
- A supportive team who will work with and alongside you to achieve the very best.
- LGPS career average pension scheme including life insurance and dependent's pension.
- Generous holiday entitlement and sick pay scheme, increasing with length of service.
- Convenient location for motorway (Junction 1 A627M and junction 21 of M60), and bus and train networks
Please note that CVs are not accepted.
Closing Date: 9 am on Friday 26th June 2026
Interviews: Wednesday 1st July 2026
Start date: as soon as possible
You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time once we have received sufficient applications.
The Cranmer Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.
The Cranmer Education Trust
The Cranmer Education Trust is a successful trust which prides itself on looking after its people, offering a high level of support and access to expertise. This is an excellent time to join the team, as we develop collaborative structures and systems to enhance and support our growing family of schools.
We are a growing schools trust with both primary and secondary schools, across Oldham and Rochdale. The trust also incorporates a teacher training school and the East Manchester Teaching Hub, which support the training and development of new and existing teachers across the North West of England.
The Benefits
Benefits
Professional development
Strong communities
Supportive team and environment
Career average pension
Convenient work locations
Supportive wellbeing frameworks
Employee assistance programme
Safeguarding
The Cranmer Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Cranmer Education Trust follows safer recruitment practices. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and appointment is therefore subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.
For further information please refer to:
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the Cranmer Education Trust’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Trust Policies ¦ Cranmer Education Trust -
The job description and person specification for further information regarding the safeguarding responsibilities of the role.
Diversity
The Cranmer Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.
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