Peoples Forte Consult is a HR consulting firm that recruit, retain and train top talents for small and large scale businesses.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Resident School Nurse
Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Medical Care:
- Cooperate with the school management, members of the staff, parents and other health professionals to ensure a healthy school climate and to minimize absence due to illness.
- Provide emergency care in case of sudden illness and administers first-aid in case of injury to students or staff according to established policies and procedures.
- Help prevent and control communicable disease through lectures, inspections, exclusion and re-admission of students and staff in keeping with state and local health regulations and school policies.
- Maintains up-to-date health records on all students.
- Report suspicious behaviours of students or staff influenced by alcohol or harmful substances to the principal for immediate examination.
- Administers prescribed medication to students in accordance with acceptable medical practices and the school policy.
- Promote preventive health by designing and executing appropriate health and hygiene awareness talks and activities for students and the College community. This includes observance of relevant international health days
- Assists with the preparation and management of the school’s health budget.
- Keep proper records on the usage of drugs.
- Ensure that the sick bay is sufficiently equipped to provide the necessary emergency health services
- Assists in the development of policies and procedures for comprehensive health education and services.
- Prepare and submit weekly reports on the health and sick bay activities.
Health & Safety Responsibilities:
- Promote a healthy and safe school environment through frequent inspection, reporting observations, and following up for corrections/resolution.
- Promote food health and hygiene by frequently inspecting the state of the kitchen, the handling of food in preparation and service, reporting on same, and following up for corrections/resolution.
- Confer with and advise students, parents, and staff members on matters pertaining to the health and safety.
- Advise on the healthiness and nutritional balance of food prepared.
- Prepare health and safety reports as required by law and/or requested by the principal.
- Coordinate creation and implementation of Emergency Action Plan and disaster Preparedness Plans.
Person Specification
- A Nursing qualification.
- 5 – 10 years work experience.
- Excellent customer service
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Demonstration of Respect, Empathy and High Emotional Intelligence
- An understanding of Health and Safety guidelines
- Hostel Duties Experience
- A willingness to support and contribute to general improvements of the school.
Application Closing Date
31st January, 2024.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: peoplesforteconsult@gmail.com using “RESIDENT SCHOOL NURSE” as the subject of the mail.
Note: Only qualified candidates would be contacted.