School Health Care Assistant - Part time

Job overview

Are you passionate about supporting children’s health and wellbeing? We are looking for a dedicated and organised School Health Care Assistant to join our friendly and dynamic screening team within Oxford Health’s 0–19 Children’s Public Health Service.

The role is to provide support to the 0-19 CYP Public Health Service for children, young people, and families, to implement the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme by delivering the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), Vision screening and supporting Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) in a variety of settings.

Working Twenty hours per week Term Time Only in the South East of Oxfordshire.  This would be an ideal role for someone seeking to work part time hours during school term times.  We would advise a working schedule of 9.30am to 2.30pm, 4 days per week but are flexible to accommodate a working pattern that would suit both the candidate and the service.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of the school screening team, you will help deliver two essential public health programmes to primary school children across Oxfordshire:

• Vision Screening
• National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)

You will work closely with the Screening Lead, Screening Administrator, and Locality Team Leads, contributing to the smooth running of the service and ensuring high standards of care and accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out vision and NCMP screening in primary schools, following established protocols.
• Liaise with schools to schedule screening visits and manage appointment logistics.
• Maintain accurate records and manage documentation related to screening outcomes.
• Escalate concerns appropriately and seek support when needed.
• Support your locality team with wider public health tasks where appropriate.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Confidence in working independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality screening.
• Willingness to learn and apply training effectively.
• A caring and professional approach to working with children and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.