Medical and Administration Officer - The Kingsway School

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Medical and Administration Officer
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time hours, Term Time Only (37 hours per week)
Location: The Kingsway School, Foxland Road, Gatley, Cheadle Cheshire, SK8 4QX
Required from: As soon as possible.
Salary: NJC Scale 5 Point 12-17, £28,598 - £31,022 pro-rata
Actual Salary: £24.460- £26,534
Closing date: Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 12.00pm Midday
Interview date: TBC
We are looking to appoint a highly organised and dedicated individual to work as a Medical and Administration Officer.
We are seeking a dedicated Medical and Administration Officer to join our team and provide essential health support within our secondary school environment. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about student welfare and enjoys working in a busy, caring setting.
Key Responsibilities: Administer first aid to pupils and staff as required. Support students with ongoing medical needs and ensure their Health Care Plans are followed. Maintain accurate records of medical incidents and treatments. Liaise with parents, staff, and external health professionals when necessary. Promote a safe and healthy school environment.
Requirements: First Aid qualification Experience with administering medication. Experience of working with children or young people in an educational or healthcare setting is desirable. Strong communication and organisational skills. Ability to remain calm under pressure and respond effectively in emergencies.
What We Offer: A supportive and friendly school community. Term-time working hours for a great work-life balance. Opportunity to make a real difference to student wellbeing. If you are enthusiastic about supporting young people and have the skills to provide high-quality medical care in a school setting, we would love to hear from you.
About ELT:
Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 490 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.
As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well-regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award-winning employee assistance programme.
Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:
- exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
- school improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
- opportunities for professional development and leadership
- a celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
- Innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place, which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school. This is in line with statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002 and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks.
It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.’
We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).
Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Should you wish to discuss this role further, you can contact us on this email address: recruitment@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk
Please return your completed form by the closing date to: recruitment@kingsway.stockport.sch.uk