£21,138 - £22,900 per annum (Pro rata of £24k - £26k full time equivalent)

Full Time, Permanent

11 November 2024

Healthcare Support and School Administration Officer
£21,138 - £22,900 per annum (Pro rata of £24k - £26k full time equivalent)
Bedford Modern School is an HMC Independent Co-educational Day School located on the outskirts of Bedford. Our facilities are excellent and include a separate Junior School, dedicated Sixth Form building and extensive sports facilities. We offer a premium education, with a wide and varied curriculum, where the intellectual needs of each pupil is given priority.
We are looking for an experienced and diligent administrator to support and assist the school healthcare specialists to provide a clinically effective, high quality of service to students and to provide first aid care to all members of the school.
For the above role, the successful candidate will predominantly be working in the Nurses Department with a small team of nurses who provide direct medical care to the students. This is a pivotal role and we are looking for applicants with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to retain high levels of confidentiality and be able to deal with situations calmly, professionally and with understanding. You will need excellent computer skills, including word and excel, along with the ability to use databases for recording and monitoring information as well as producing reports.
In return, we can offer a friendly and supportive working environment, the option to be part of a private healthcare scheme, a generous pension scheme, CPD opportunities through the Harpur Trust, free lunches (in term time) and free parking.
The working hours are 37.5 hours per week, 8am – 4.30pm (with one hour unpaid lunchbreak), Monday to Friday, term time (including Inset days) plus 5 weeks during the school holidays.
Closing date: 8am on Monday 11 November 2024
Interviews: w/c 11 November 2024
We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
Any internal candidates must apply through Employee Self Service. Please see the guide in the company news area.
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.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview.

Bedford Modern School is an Independent Co-educational Day School. There are in excess of 1200 students in the School from age 7 to 18. The School is governed by the Harpur Trust.
Living and working in Bedford
Bedford is a lively, dynamic place to live and work. The town is a former market town, and enjoys some fine historic buildings dating back many centuries. However, the town is certainly not stuck in the past, with a vibrant university student population as well as numerous schools in the area giving the town a youthful feel. There are many idyllic villages outside of the town itself.
Bedford is only 40 minutes from London St Pancras by train, and benefits from a 24 hour train line both to and from London. The town is around 30 minutes’ drive from London Luton airport, and is also on the train line to London Gatwick south of London. Cambridge is one hour away by car and Milton Keynes is around 30 minutes, whilst Birmingham, Nottingham, Oxford and the Cotswolds are easy day trips.
Bedford offers very good value for money with property, and now would be a good time to invest in the area. House property prices in the UK rose quickest in the East of England last year, but there are still three bedroom houses available for under £250,000 – something rare for a town so close to London as mentioned. There are plans for a connecting train line to be re-established linking Cambridge to Oxford with Bedford the mid-way point, which will only surely increase the value of Bedford property in the coming years and increase the town’s connectivity to the south-east of England and London.
At Bedford Modern School there is a wide and varied curriculum that is responsive to the needs of students and parents. The facilities are excellent: a separate Junior School, dedicated Sixth Form building, faculties clustered throughout the School and extensive and impressive sports facilities.
The School offers a premium education appropriate to both boys and girls where the intellectual needs of each student are a priority. Individuals are assessed at entry and those with particular gifts or learning needs are identified and monitored. Students are encouraged to maximize their academic potential whilst optimizing their participation in the diverse and inclusive Co-curricular Programme. Pastoral care is integral to the success of the School and all staff are expected to contribute to this supportive culture.
The School enjoys a reputation both locally and regionally for excellence in the Performing Arts and Sport. It is a particularly friendly, happy and supportive school community.