Are you a reliable, organised, self motivated person, looking for a role working with children and young people?
Do you want a role which can offer you part time hours, flexibility and a term time only contract?
We are looking to recruit a School Health Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team here in Bracknell and can offer a 26 hour working week, term time only.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Bracknell School Nursing team to deliver the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) to children in Reception year and Year 6. You will require excellent organisational skills, the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies, along with great communication and a passion for working with children and families whilst being able to adapt to continuing change.
Your work base will the The Rowans Childrens Centre however the majority of your time will be spent in the schools you are visiting.
Deliver the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) for children in Year R and Year 6
Co-ordinate the delivery timetable of all commissioned schools
Input collected data onto the NCMP database
Contribute to developing, reviewing and improving the service delivery of the NCMP
Undertake hearing tests and make referrals to Paediatric Audiology
Provide administrative support to the school nursing team when required
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
* You must be able to work without direct supervision and manage your own workload
* A degree of agility and the ability to carry/manoeuvre light to moderate loads
* Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed .
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Karen Jacobs on or email who'll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.