School Nurse

St George's is committed to safer recruiting practices and carries full and comprehensive checks on all employees.

St George's International School Luxembourg is an inclusive and vibrant international school of approximately 850 students aged from 3 to 18+ years, representing over 60 different nationalities. We pride ourselves on enabling each student to achieve their full potential.

St George's is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a:
**School Nurse - Supply**

Temporary Role

Required on supply basis as soon as possible

**Job purpose**:
To provide specialised practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students and employees.

The School Nurse should be able to facilitate positive response to normal student development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems of students and employees; actively collaborate with relevant stakeholders, internally and externally; build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy and learning.

**Your tasks**:

- To be first point of contact in any first aid situation and to contact the emergency services if the health of a student, employee or visitor indicates so.
- To offer treatment and advice to individuals, groups of students and/or employees.
- To provide mental health support to all employees and students in a safe and confidential place in times of crisis.
- To provide health education to students and employees when required.
- To provide first point of contact for children, young people and parents needing health advice or information.
- To aid employees in maintaining the health and wellbeing of the students and themselves.
- To provide support and advice to parents, carers and employees on childhood illnesses and the management and control of infection and communicable diseases.
- To help carry out health assessment of all school students and employees, when necessary, e.g., height, weight, blood pressure etc.
- To facilitate school-based medicals for students and employees in conjunction with local authorities.
- To facilitate occupational health issues and to liaise with staff delegation when necessary.

**Your profile**:

- Education as a Nurse, and registered in Luxembourg as a Nurse.
- Proficient English.
- A skilled communicator.
- Computer literate.
- Attention to details and able to act in strict confidence at all times.
- Understanding of official correspondence in French or German.
- Following best practices

**All applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This will include checks with past employers, criminal records checks from countries lived, studied or worked in as well as social media and internet checks.**

**Department**:Administration

**Contract Type**:Temporary - Supply Staff

**Full-time / Part-time**:Part-time

**Salary/Benefits**:Competitive Salary, CPD, Luncheon Voucher and Relocation Package

**Closing Date**:31 December 2023

**Location**:Luxembourg