College Nurse and Administrative Assistant

College Nurse and Administrative Assistant

Pacific Lutheran College – Meridan Plains QLD

Title of Position: Nurse and Administrative Assistant

Type of Appointment: Permanent Part Time (3 days: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday), Term Time (excluding School Holidays)

1 Context

Established in 2001 in a picturesque setting in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast, Pacific Lutheran College is a leading K-12 learning community that is innovative, dynamic and progressive. Firmly underpinned by the values and traditions of excellence of Lutheran Education in Australia, students have achieved outstanding success in the academic, sporting and cultural dimensions of their lives. Enrichment programs in all three areas have enabled students to explore their potential.

Pacific has established a strong academic culture, which promotes thinking, deep understandings and creativity based on the learnings of Harvard's Teaching for Understanding and Visible Thinking frameworks. The synergy of these programs with the research of positive psychology and Lutheran theology provides for a rich whole of life learning culture.

Unique experiences provided through the College's excellent outdoor education, pastoral care and personal development programs, and the opportunities provided through academic, sporting and cultural learning, support an enriching whole of life education. Active involvement in local and international community service projects broaden young people's world view and sense of efficacy.

Our staff take advantage of flexibility in physical and virtual spaces to support an increasingly personalised approach to learning for our young people. Pacific has a seamless curriculum across Kindergarten to Year 12 with teams of teachers working across the four subgroups of the College. Staff are expected to learn collaboratively to contribute to a whole school approach as they lead learning in the Foundation College (Kindergarten-Year 2), Junior College (Years 3-5), Middle College (Years 6-9) and Senior College (Years 10-12).

2 Role Description

The Nurse and Administrative Assistant provides assistance to the College Administration by performing a range of nursing, first aid and administrative duties with a particular focus on the day to day operation of the Health Centre across the entire College, Prep to Year 12.

As a staff member within a Christian school the Nurse and Administrative Assistant will be expected to support and contribute to the growth of a strong Christian faith learning community through personal example and professional leadership. The Nurse and Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing professional and confidential management of health concerns and medical matters.

The Nurse and Administrative Assistant is part of the administrative team and is directly responsible to the Senior Executive Assistant and Office Manager and works in collaboration with the Heads of Outdoor Education and Sport.

As a regular point of contact between the College and parents, staff, students and community members, the Nurse and Administrative Assistant is expected to:

Strengthening Lutheran Identity

Support the Lutheran ethos of the College. This would include involvement in staff devotions and retreats.

Enhancing Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Manage and operate the Health Centre including maintenance of medical registers, attending to health concerns, medical matters, accidents/incidents and first aid procedures.

Oversee and implement the College's Workplace Health and Safety requirements, as they pertain to the College's First Aid Policy and Procedure.

Attend to phone, counter and digital enquiries from students, parents, staff and the community. Forwarding messages in a timely manner to the relevant personnel.

Provide medical kits and reports for staff in relation to incursions, excursions, sport, outdoor education and associated College events and activities.

Provide administrative assistance including data entry, report processing and the production of documents as required, including those required for Outdoor Education and sport activities.

Provide support to the P-5 Administrative Officer as required including covering during breaks and busy periods. Including attending to student absentees/arrivals as required. As well as participating as a positive team member within the administration team.

Engage in Ongoing Improvement and Innovation

Engage in ongoing professional learning to update knowledge and practice, targeted to professional needs and College priorities.

Contribute to professional discussion with colleagues in a range of forums to evaluate practice directed at improving professional knowledge and practice and the educational outcomes for students.

Engage in reflection, collaborative planning, monitoring and review.

Community Building

The Nurse and Administrative Assistant is an important connection point for students, staff, families and community members and has an important role in the building of community through the following:

Foster effective learning partnerships with students, staff, parents and members of the wider community.

Demonstrate responsiveness in all communications with parents/carers and staff, providing a safe and welcoming environment for students, staff, parents and community members.

Adhere to the College Code of Conduct and act professionally at all times in dealing with students, staff, parents and members of the community.

Maintain a positive work environment through support of the administrative team members, flexibly adjusting to changing demands of the work environment. This would include the sharing of tasks.

Leading Effective Organisation and Management

The Nurse and Administrative Assistant is expected to be able to work with minimum direction, provide accurate, timely administrative service in the following areas:

Lead the organisation of the Health Centre and all medical practises within the College.

Provide reports and documentation to staff in relation to medical conditions of students for incursions, excursions, outdoor education, sport and other events, including maintaining and monitoring of first aid kits.

Maintain a stocktake of medical supplies and equipment and including the correct allocation, storage, replacement and ordering as required.

Confidentially manage student, staff and family data in a variety of data bases and software programs as required.

Produce College communication, including electronic communication to a high standard in keeping with the brand of the College, including letters and communication to staff, students and parents.

Provide administrative support within the administration team, including covering the P-5 Administrative Officer during busy times and covering breaks.

Provide training to staff in accordance with medical matters including training in the use of epipens and other medical equipment and response to various health conditions.

Have an awareness of personal health and wellbeing for themselves and their colleagues.

Adhere to the workplace health and safety requirements of the position.

Maintain high levels of confidentiality.

3 Workplace Health and Safety

Effective implementation of the School’s Workplace Health and Safety Manual requires the active involvement of all employees. All employees have an obligation to comply with statutory and organisational requirements, procedures and rules that are intended to protect the health and safety of persons at the workplace including the general public. For further details please refer to the duty statement via our website: Career Opportunities - Pacific Lutheran College

4 Commitment to Child Safety

Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran Early Learning Centre and Pacific Lutheran College Outside Hours School Care (OSHC) are committed to providing environments where children and students are safe, supported, and able to thrive.

We have zero tolerance for child abuse, harm, neglect, or exploitation in any form. The safety and wellbeing of children and students is our highest priority and the paramount consideration in all decision-making involving children and students.

We recognise that safeguarding children and students requires deliberate, consistent action. This includes maintaining strong systems, building capability across our workforce, and ensuring that concerns are taken seriously and acted upon without delay.

We are committed to:

acting with the safety, wellbeing and best interests of children and students as the paramount consideration at all times:

meeting the 10 Child Safe Standards in every part and activity of our organisation

creating culturally safe environments that are free of racism and discrimination, and upholding the right to cultural safety of all children, and especially those who are Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Island persons (the universal principle)

creating and maintaining environments that prevent harm and reduce risk through strong governance, supervision and safe practices

listening to, respecting, and taking seriously to the voices of children and students

responding promptly and appropriately to concerns, disclosures, or allegations,including through fair and child-centric processes

complying with all legislative and regulatory child safety obligations, including mandatory reporting and the Reportable Conduct Scheme

This commitment will be communicated to children,students, families and staff.Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran Early Learning Centre and Pacific Lutheran College Outside Hours School Care (OSHC) will maintain accessible pathways for raising concerns.

We are committed to regular training and educating our workers(including staff, volunteers, contractors, and leaders) on child and cultural safety.

We do not tolerate child abuse or harm, racism or discrimination. We will take the steps necessary in line with our policies, procedures, risk management practices and codes of conduct to ensure that we maintain child and culturally safe environments.

All workers (including staff, volunteers, contractors, and leaders) share responsibility for child safetyand wellbeing and are expected to uphold this commitment in their roles.

5 Selection Criteria

As a key administrator in the support of student health and wellbeing within the College, the successful applicant will be expected to have or have the ability to acquire the:

SC 1. Demonstrated ability to support the Christian ethos of the College.

SC 2. Demonstrated professional skills in first aid procedures within a complex multi-faceted environment including record keeping in relation to policies, procedures, personnel, stock and budgets. Similar nursing experience within a school environment would be an advantage as well as knowledge of data base software. The successful candidate will be expected to show initiative, work with minimal direction and contribute to improvement in the Health Centre and medical practices.

SC 3. An understanding and commitment to workplace health and safety within the day to day operations and activities of the College with a focus on the Health Centre.

SC 4. Demonstrated high levels of interpersonal capabilities in areas such as teamwork, organisation, time management and communication. Applicants should demonstrate highly developed written and verbal skills, confidence, confidentiality, and be able to work professionally in a high quality, service based environment. A commitment to ongoing learning will be required.

6 Qualifications, Review and Conditions

Salary and related conditions are as per the current Queensland Lutheran Schools' Single Enterprise Agreement. School officers will need to develop a professional learning plan each year and complete a review process on an annual basis.

The successful applicant must have:

Employees must have or be eligible to acquire a Blue Card, maintain their Suitability to Work with Children requirements and meet other mandates as specified by the government for working within schools. Please feel free to contact the Principal in relation to any queries regarding your

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