Responsible Medical Officer (Senior Boarding Assistant)
- Strong commitment to pastoral care of High School girls
- Term time only - 25 hours a week
- Registered Nurse/Assistant in Nursing or Social Worker desired
Welcome to the community of Abbotsleigh. Abbotsleigh is a pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 Anglican day and Boarding school for girls located on the upper north shore in Wahroonga. Our curriculum is broad and encourages all areas of creativity and innovation, from our earliest learners to our Senior Girls. Abbotsleigh is a leading independent girls’ school where staff possess the highest professional skills and actively support our Christian ethos.
We operate 4 separate boarding houses, for girls Years 7 – 12 from metropolitan Sydney, regional NSW, interstate, and international locations. We offer full and weekly boarding options to our families. Like our School, our boarding houses are vibrant and welcoming places for our girls to grow and develop into amazing young women of great character.
The Role
The Responsible Medical Officer (Senior Boarding Assistant) has a clear passion for working with students in a residential setting. They are committed to fostering a caring and nurturing environment that encourages a positive outlook and a priority to participate in health and wellbeing initiatives.
The primary role of the Responsible Medical Officer is to provide after-school hours supervision of mildly unwell Boarders in the Health Centre, transport Boarders to off-site allied health appointments and support the Health Centre Manager in the Health Centre and Boarding Coordinators in the Boarding Houses in an assistant role when required.
When not required in the Health Centre, the Responsible Medical Officer will provide support to the Boarding Coordinator’s in an assistant capacity to administer medication and oversee the supervision of the physical and emotional wellbeing of Boarders in the Boarding House.
The role will consist of a split shift and sleep over. The hours of work will be from 3pm to 10pm then 6am to 9am. This position is term time only.
Depending on the applicant, this role can be filled in a full-time or a part-time capacity. Previous experience in a similar role is preferable.
About our Offer
- Work for a school where our students love to learn, are extremely inquisitive, want to achieve their best and love to be challenged
- Be part of a vibrant community where staff offer support, encouragement and are collaborators
- Support your boarding and leadership journey with generous career and advanced learning opportunities
- State-of-the-art facilities, technology-rich learning environment, and cutting-edge international learning frameworks
- On-site parking and student discount
Abbotsleighs Commitment to Child Protection
Abbotsleigh is a ‘Child Safe Organisation' committed to ensuring the safety, welfare, and well-being of all children and young people at the School and is dedicated to protecting them from abuse and harm. All children and young people who come to Abbotsleigh have a right to feel and be safe.
Successful applicants will be subject to employment screening processes with the Office of the Children’s Guardian and will need to provide a current Working with Children registration number, NESA number, and other relevant teaching qualifications.
Please note this is a girls-only school.
We will review applications as they are received, ideally looking for someone to start ASAP.
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