First Aid Officer

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 07/10/2024 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 1432438

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated understanding or experience in managing a first aid room.

**SC2** Demonstrated capacity to support children with ongoing medical concerns.
**SC3** Demonstrated high level oral and written communication skills.
**SC4** Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the role.
**SC5** Demonstrated commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.
**SC6** Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment.

**Role**:
**Hours of work**:9.30am - 2.30 pm, 5 days a week including 1/2 hour unpaid lunch break.**

The First Aid coordinator acts as a first point of contact for all first aid enquiries and plays an integral role in the school's front of house impression to the community. It is important that the successful applicant operates in a consistent, professional, courteous and efficient manner at all times. The role requires close interaction with a range of staff, students and visitors to the school

**A current Level 2 first aid qualification is required.**

The First Aid coordinator is a part of the Administrative team, whose responsibility it is to work co-operatively as part of this team, ensuring a productive and efficient workplace.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assess and administer first aid to students and staff
- Manage diabetic students according to their management plans and insulin requirements
- Order, store, monitor and administer medication and medical supplies in accordance with DET regulations
- Contact parents and emergency services as required
- Liaise with parents, staff and members of the wider community re any problems/queries about student¿s medical conditions
- Prepare and maintain yard duty bags, first aid boxes for classrooms as well as excursion/camp first aid kits
- Maintain first aid supplies
- Perform head lice checks if required
- Maintain, enter and retrieve data from the schools computer system in relation to first aid
- Print and update lists of students and their medical conditions
- Coordinate the distribution of medical care forms /action plans as required, following up with parents to ensure they are completed.
- Communicate with parents/guardians to ensure that student¿s medical information is correct and up to date
- Organise staff first aid training and vaccination program
- Provide education in relation to common health conditions (eg. Anaphylaxis/allergy/asthma)
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Any ad hoc duties as required

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
**School Profile**

Kingswood Primary School is located in an attractive, quiet residential area of Dingley Village. We have 590 students (25 classes). The school¿s educational philosophy is based around the concept of laying the 'Foundations for Success¿ and making a 'Positive Difference¿ to the lives of every student. To achieve this, it is important to discover the individual talents of each child, to put students in an environment where they want to learn and where they can discover their true passion.

Kingswood is a Habits of Mind School. Habits of Mind are dispositions that are skilfully and mindfully employed by intelligent people when confronted with challenges. Kingswood implements 'Visible Thinking' protocols from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Habits of Mind and Visible Thinking are strategies that assist students to problem solve, become more intelligent and successful students and adults in later years. We are extremely passionate about developing the thinking skills of our students s