Hume Anglican Grammar About the school:
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Hume Anglican Grammar is a multicampus coeducational Anglican Diocesan School offering education from Prep to Year 12 in the Northern growth corridor of Melbourne.
- Hume has an open enrolment policy so educates children from many faiths and with a diverse range of backgrounds and abilities.
- The School aspires to develop young people who are kind creative inquiring socially and emotionally at ease and who strive to achieve their personal best in all their endeavours.
- In 2025 the School will have 2960 students and employ some 290 staff 195 teaching and 95 nonteaching. The student enrolment at each campus is at Mt Ridley 1448 Donnybrook 1036 and Kalkallo 476.
- Ultimately at capacity Hume will have 3640 students (Mt Ridley 1456 Donnybrook 1596 and Kalkallo 588 with a corresponding cohort of teaching and general staff totalling 350 across its three campuses with plans for further expansion.
- As one of Victorias fastest growing schools it is expected to be one of the largest nongovernment schools in the state with plans for further expansion
Hume provides its students with an education that prepares them for the challenges of life equips them to contribute to the community in an environment based on Christian values and at a cost affordable to as many families as possible. By establishing high standards in all that we do every student is encouraged and supported to discover and fulfil their unique potential.
It is not by chance that we have young people who readily display warmth humour and respect for one another and their teachers.
About the role:
Hume now calls for applications for the position of First Aid Officer. This role is an ongoing fulltime from 8:00am to 4:06pm Monday to Friday with an immediate commencement.
The position is entitled to 5 weeks paid annual leave and takes 8 weeks unpaid.
The First Aid Officer is responsible for the Schools first aid provision to students and first aid supplies. As a member of a highly professional General staff team the First Aid Officer works collaboratively with team members to ensure effective and efficient administration of First Aid services across both the Primary school and the Secondary school students (and staff etc) at our Kalkallo campus.
The First Aid Officer ensures the First Aid Centre is a welcoming supportive effective and efficient environment for students staff and visitors. They will also provide some administrative support associated with school attendance.
Responsibilities include:
First Aid specific duties
- Attending to unwell or injured students
- Communicating with parents to ensure health information is uptodate and accurate
- Maintaining records of attendance at the Sick Bay including treatment notes
- Maintaining and updating records of student medical conditions and allergies
- Producing student reports for camps excursions etc as required
- Maintaining resources equipment and stocks relating to student health and first aid
- Organising and assisting with first aid training for staff including asthma awareness and anaphylaxis management
- Ensuring that all staff members receive uptodate information about students with health issues
- Documenting incidents and notifying the Deputy Principal and the Risk and Compliance Coordinator as necessary
- Ensuring First Aid processes are compliant with current regulations.
NonFirst Aid duties
- Maintaining daily student attendance records for the campus
- Following up on student absences as necessary
- Providing additional administrative assistance as requested by the Deputy Principal.
Qualifications Skills and Experience
Essential
- Current Senior First Aid qualification
- Ability to exert calm authority in medical emergency situations
- Ability to communicate clearly and calmly under pressure.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- High level interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team
- Strong organisational and time management skills with an ability to prioritise tasks meet deadlines work well under pressure and manage competing tasks with a high level of attention to detail
- The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff students parents and the community.
- Demonstrated interest in ongoing personal professional development.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority