Job Description

The Blue Coat School

Birmingham
22,000 per year

Salary:

Plus pension contributions, free lunch, wellbeing package and free onsite parking provided

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

20 October 2025

Apply by:

10 October 2025

Job overview

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Hours of Work:

9am - 6pm, Monday to Friday (Term Time + 15 days)

Application Closing Date:

9am, Friday 10 October

Interview Date:

Thursday 16 October

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Salary:

22,000

Core Purpose Of Post

To promote and safeguard the welfare of all children and young persons for whom the post holder has responsibility and with whom the post holder comes into contact.

To be a lead practitioner providing first aid support to pupils and adults in the School.

General Duties And Responsibilities

PROFESSIONAL

Exercise loyalty to the Headmaster and to the School, upholding and maintaining its traditions and ethos. Support the Headmaster in fostering parental involvement and in keeping parents informed of school policy, the curriculum and other matters of importance in conjunction with other senior colleagues. Comply with all regulatory requirements. Comply fully with the requirements as set out in the DfE document 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' and in the HM Government document 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' and any relevant supplementary guidance. Abide by the School's current systems and structures as outlined in policy documents including the First Aid and Health, Health and Safety and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies, and take appropriate action in accordance with all such documents as and when necessary. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with governors, colleagues, potential parents, current parents, agencies and children. Take responsibility for one's own professional development, attending INSET courses and other relevant courses and conferences as required. Be punctual and adaptable, and dress in a smart but practical manner.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Take responsibility for the smooth and efficient running of the Health Centre. Ensure that the School is compliant in all regulatory matters relating to first aid and health. Manage the first aid cover at the School to ensure that this is adequate with appropriately qualified members of staff including at school events and on trips, outings, off-site visits and fixtures. Ensure that all first aid kits are appropriately stocked around the school campus, on the minibuses and for trips, outings, off-site visits and fixtures.

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF FIRST AID

Provide a high-quality level of care and first aid in the event of pupils being taken ill or having an accident and ensure that these matters are reported to parents and, where appropriate, colleagues. Liaise with parents to discuss any specific needs of their child and ensure that appropriate provision is made for children with medical conditions or specific needs. Ensure that individual health care plans are devised and monitored as and when required and that these are reviewed at least annually. Provide a high level of care in the event of a child becoming ill whilst at School. Ensure the safe storage and handling of medicines. Take a lead role in the administration of medicines to pupils and provide guidance on this to colleagues as required and ensure that this is reported to parents and, where appropriate, colleagues. Liaise with the relevant health authorities to implement immunisation programmes for pupils as and when required. Operate procedures for the control of infectious diseases when required. Liaise with the relevant health authority to ensure vision screening tests are completed for children in Reception and reporting any concerns to parents.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Be available in the event of an emergency (this might be outside of term time) to support and advise members of the School's Senior Leadership Team on issues pertaining to the health and welfare of pupils. Be available to accompany a School residential trip as required. Undertake Year Group Hub duties as required. Liaise with external agencies as necessary. Attend INSET days at the start of each term and attending staff meetings as required.

SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

To adhere to all School policies and procedures, especially those relating to Pupils, Health and Safety, Equality of Opportunity and Human Resources, and the Financial Regulations and Procedures.

Please note we cannot accept CVs. We only accept Blue Coat School Application forms.

Application forms, together with a supporting letter addressed to the Headmaster, Mr Noel Neeson, should be returned to recruitment@thebluecoatschool.com by 9am on Friday 10 October 2025.

Interviews will be scheduled for shortlisted candidates on Thursday 16 October 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a formal interview and to undertake an in-tray exercise. There will also be an opportunity to tour the school on the day.

Please note, we reserve the right to close posts at any time, once we have received sufficient applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Applications can only be accepted using the School's application form, which will be made available with each individual job advert.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The safeguarding responsibilities of the post are listed within the job descriptions.

All applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online searches, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

At interview applicants must provide original documents to confirm their identity and right to work in the UK. They must also bring proof of qualifications where relevant for the post. The documentation required by applicants is listed in the Recruitment Policy which is available on the school website and from the School.

The Blue Coat School is an equal opportunities employer.

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About

The Blue Coat School

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The Blue Coat School

Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham
West Midlands
B17 0HR
United Kingdom

+44 121 410 6800

Thank you for considering our wonderful school. Since our earliest days we have been proudly providing an education that is second to none for the children of Birmingham and beyond. The School today is unrecognisable from its humble beginnings. The mantra 300 years on is 'limitless learning for tomorrow's achievers' where our children thrive and achieve through an extensive academic programme balanced by outstanding offerings in creative arts, performing arts, sport and music.



The School has been shortlisted for three consecutive years for the TES Prep School of the Year Award. In 2020, our unique e-assessment programme, The BCS Blue, was also shortlisted for the TES Strategic Education Initiative of the Year and we were recognised as one of the country's top 25 schools in the i25 Awards.



With facilities that rival senior schools, pupils have the perfect resources for limitless learning. As a Prep School, Blue Coat's sporting facilities are unrivalled. The addition of an all-weather AstroTurf pitch, cricket nets and two new gym studios have raised the bar even further - BCS Sport is going from strength to strength! We enter many national competitions and have achieved notable regional and national success in swimming, hockey and netball.



A wide-ranging extra-curricular programme is enhanced by partnerships with local clubs including, Bournville Rugby Club, Aston Villa Football Club, Diamond Swim Academy, Complete Cricket, Edgbaston Kestrels Hockey Academy, Edgbaston Priory Club and Edgbaston Golf Club.



In Prep, the children join one of our four Prep Houses. Unique to Blue Coat, these former boarding houses now offer a 'home from home' at the start and end of each day, the children can play games, enjoy a movie night, relax and have lots of fun. Inter-house competitions such as the House Shout, House Mastermind and House Matches are keenly fought!



The standard of musicianship at Blue Coat is simply breath-taking! Morning Recitals, BCS Young Musician of the Year and other termly concerts offer performance opportunities for our children. Many aspire to audition for the Chapel Choir which sings at weekly chapel services and joins with the Choral Society and Birmingham Cathedral Choir at special events throughout the year. Through Ensembles and Music Groups such as the Jazz Band, Percussion Group and Flute Ensemble, the children experience playing with their peers and this in turn raises their cognitive skills and improves them as players. The Music Department is supported by a team of Visiting Music Teachers who teach over 300 individual music lessons each week.



Thanks to a blend of brilliant teaching, genuine care and joint endeavour, our pupils leave us ready to make their mark in a thousand different fields. Each year we celebrate outstanding success in the senior school examinations with many pupils in receipt of scholarship awards not just in the academic field, but also for music, sport and the performing arts. Pupils progress to the region's most renowned schools including the Independent and Grammar Schools of the King Edward VI Foundation, Solihull School, Edgbaston High School for Girls and Bromsgrove School. Others progress to schools across the country including Cheltenham College and Wycombe Abbey, as well as 13+ entry to the likes of Repton School and Eton College.

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