Health Lead - Whole School
Hours: 35 hours per week in term-time only.
- Do you want to be part of a school where your contribution is valued and celebrated?
- Do you want to have a positive impact on student mental health and wellbeing?
- Do you want to join a staff team that is diverse, collegiate and respected?
If you are an experienced and committed practitioner - with a passion for supporting all students - we want to hear from you. Working across the Primary and Secondary phases of this all through school enables you to have the opportunity to contribute to our students’ long-term health and wellbeing, working closely with colleagues throughout the school, to ensure that students receive the right support at the right time.
You will work closely with the Deputy Head Teacher for Behaviour, Attitudes and Safeguarding, as well as the wider Pastoral Support Team in both phases of the school.
You’ll play a strategic role in developing, implementing and reviewing the whole school health strategy, encompassing mental health, physical health, first aid and medical needs.
The Whole School Health Leader provides strategic oversight of mental health, wellbeing and health systems across the school. The role ensures a consistent, evidence-informed and joined-up approach to student health that aligns with safeguarding, SEND and inclusion frameworks. The post-holder leads the tiered mental health model, ensuring students receive the right support at the right time.
The Health Lead will:
- Provide strategic oversight of mental health, wellbeing and health systems across the whole school.
- Ensure a consistent, evidence-informed and joined-up approach to student health and wellbeing.
- Align health provision with safeguarding, SEND and inclusion frameworks to ensure coherent support for students.
- Lead and develop the school’s tiered mental health model, ensuring students receive the right support at the right time.
- Oversee early identification, targeted intervention and specialist pathways for mental health and wellbeing needs.
- Work collaboratively with pastoral teams, external agencies and families to promote positive outcomes for students.
- Monitor, evaluate and refine health and wellbeing provision to improve impact and reduce barriers to learning.
We welcome visits from prospective candidates and invite you to contact us. A substantial level of experience of working with children and young people in an educational or pastoral context is essential.
At Gildredge House, each individual is known and valued. Students are inspired to discover their passions and realise their academic potential.
You will join a strong team of inspirational teachers in an exciting environment where learning is fun and purposeful.
Gildredge House offers:
- continuity of education for students aged 4+
- an expectation of high academic standards and ready to learn behaviours
- excellent pastoral care
- a range of extra-curricular activities
- parent and community involvement
- a positive team ethos
As an employee of the school, you would benefit from:
- A two-week break in the Autumn Term, allowing for holidays to be taken out of peak season.
- A supportive induction programme for new staff to the school
- Investment in your career development through appropriate, regular CPD
- Support and mentoring by a strong Senior Leadership Team and other experienced leaders
- Access to a full employee assistance programme, in support of wellbeing
- TPS Pension Scheme
- Complimentary tea and coffee in our staffroom
- On-site parking
To contact us to arrange a visit, please email [email protected] or call 01323 400650 to speak to the HR Officer.
Pay: £28,458.00-£30,334.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
