Student Services Receptionist

About Us

Harris Academy Bermondsey is a girls' school with drive and ambition in the heart of London. Our students achieve the very highest standards in their education. Ofsted rated us as Outstanding in every one of their categories in November 2019.

We are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our young women, ensuring that they have every opportunity to succeed by identifying and nurturing each one's individual talents.

Our well-qualified teachers and highly effective support staff are committed to providing an education that ensures every girl achieves excellence and becomes a leader, within a safe and happy learning environment.

HAB is a diverse and inclusive comprehensive school for girls in central London. Many HAB girls are from disadvantaged backgrounds, but all study the EBacc and are prepared for university so as to compete with their more advantaged peers. HAB teachers and support staff are uncompromising and caring in achieving this.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Being the first point of contact in respect of administering first aid and for unwell students during lesson time.
• Ensuring sufficient first aiders to cover busy periods and absences by arranging and communicating a rota
• Assisting with the Health & Safety Officer with ensuring the compliance of the Medical room including the controlled drugs and emergency storage
• Assisting with the administration of student medication
• Using Medical Tracker and other records to keep logs of all first aid incidents, medication and medical conditions
• Supporting the Health & Safety Officer with the data analysis and reporting on the Medical Tracker, with suggested solutions for improvement
• Coordinating communication to home around any first aid events
• Ensuring that the highest possible standards of clinical procedures are maintained
• Liaising with the DSL and parents/carers to ensure that the health needs of students are satisfied
• Ensuring suitable and sufficient stocks of first aid consumables and equipment
• Ensuring confidentiality of all medical information
• Ensuring up-to-date clinical and professional practice is maintained
• Alerting the appropriate staff to problems experienced by students and to make recommendations as to how these may be resolved

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A good standard of education including English and Mathematics GCSE or equivalent
• Awareness of current public health services
• Awareness of current developments in school
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• Knowledge of confidentiality
• Knowledge of Microsoft software
• Some understanding of infection control
• First Aid qualification
• Knowledge of many of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Minimum of three years’ admin experience
• Experience working with children and families
• Experience in organising and managing support for students
• Experience in organising and managing training for relevant staff members and managing logs
• Experience of using spreadsheets
• Experience of analysing accident reporting log data and first aid logs for patterns and trends
• Experience of creating actions plans in response to analysis to minimise accidents and first aid visits by students/staff
• Experience of working with professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.