Mini First Aid South Essex

💚Could you be a Mini First Aid trainer?💚

Mini First Aid South Essex is expanding!

Initially this would be taking over some of our 2 hour baby and child first aid classes. Eventually, you would be working towards running classes for children and accredited workplace qualification classes.

⭐️About You⭐️

✔️Ideally you would have a full First Aid at work certificate and Paediatric First Aid Certificate (or be willing to get them).

✔️ Have (or be willing and able to achieve) a clear Enhanced DBS check, and be on the Update service.

✔️If you are from a nursing, first aid, teaching, paramedic or cabin crew background - that’s a bonus, but absolutely not essential.

✔️You MUST be a confident & ENGAGING communicator, have high standards of customer service and people skills, and be passionate about helping people to learn vital life saving skills.

✔️You must have a full driving licence, access to a vehicle & be happy to run sessions across Essex.

✔️You need to have regular availability in the evenings and weekends & be able to share those available dates with us a few months in advance.

💚We are particularly interested in hearing from under represented groups💚

✔️It would be SUPER if you had a level 3 (or equivalent) teaching and training qualification (but not absolutely necessary at this point).

⭐️We offer

* Excellent rates of pay
* Plenty of support
* Flexible work
* Going home knowing you have taught people to save lives!

👀Please note :- this is a self employed freelance trainer position. You would be responsible for your own tax & national insurance.

👌This is ideal for someone who is looking for flexible work. It would suit someone who already works part or full time but is looking to add extra to their income OR someone who is already self employed as another income stream.

👍This would suit a parent/carer who would like an extra income stream that fits around their responsibilities.

💚Please note in we are still a small business - this would not be a full time role but could grow over time.

If you are interested please email your CV & cover letter to [email protected]

Interviews will be held on Friday and Saturday 6th & 7th of March.
Training is held on these dates so much be available at this time:
- Wednesday 11th March 6:30pm-7:30pm
- Thursday 9th April 6:30pm-7:30pm

Two fractured wrists is not how I planned to start 2026! (And on Christmas Day!) 🤕

Running the First Aid company, being a mum of two boys and working on the side for another company… this is really not ideal!

That said, life has a way of teaching us lessons we never planned for. Breaking both wrists has given me first-hand experience of exactly what a fracture feels like — the pain, the shock, the fear, and the long hospital process that follows. It’s been eye-opening, especially as someone who teaches others how to respond in these moments.

This experience has already changed how I teach first aid. I now bring even more empathy, understanding, and reassurance to children and adults who experience broken or fractured bones — because I truly get it.

The good news? Recovery is going well, and I expect to be fully back up and running by February 💪
You can also expect online baby and child first aid courses launching towards the end of February 2026. We are still talking bookings for private courses, work place courses and school bookings.

Thank you for all the support, patience, and kind messages — they mean more than you know 💚
Sometimes the hardest moments make us better at what we do.

Loved this course on Saturday! The nursery put this course on for the parents and carers of the children who attend the school ✨

Thank you Little Darwins Nursery

We are RECRUITING Freelance First Aid Trainers
Would you like a rewarding career teaching first aid classes?
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Due to expanding we are recruiting an additional freelance trainer to deliver a range of first aid classes across South Essex.

If you are interested check out the following information;
⭐ The most important thing is that you are a great communicator who is passionate about the importance of first aid and willing to learn. (full Mini First Aid training and induction can be given)
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You will need to have (or must be willing to undertake):
Qualifications
- First Aid at Work qualification
- Paediatric first aid qualification
- Teaching qualification level 3 (ideal)

Essential:
- Must have a driving licence and own vehicle be able to travel to locations across South Essex.
- Must have a current DBS check (can be completed if necessary).
- Have your own public liability insurance
- Happy to deliver a range of courses that we provide including our 2 hour first aid class for parents, classes for children and qualification courses. Happy to speak about just delivering one area of these courses.
- Be a clear and confident communicator.
- Flexible. This role includes weekend working and can include some evenings.
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Desirable:
- Own your own First Aid manikins and teaching equipment, these can be bought via us
- Background in nursing/midwifery, teaching, first aid or medical is ideal but not essential.
- Experience in delivering first aid or other training is desirable but not essential.
In return you’ll receive excellent rates of pay - to be discussed depending on experience and qualifications.
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*Please Note* This role is on a freelance basis. You will be responsible for your own tax, national insurance, and freelance first aid instructor insurance.
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Please email your CV and cover letter explaining a little bit about yourself to [email protected] to apply.

Closing date 9th Feb end of day.

Interviews are being held on 11th, 14th & 15th Feb

✨ New course content!✨ Our NCT Antenatal course now includes exclusive newborn safety and baby health videos, created in collaboration with Mini First Aid.

Please read! So important living by the coast that we are knowledgable on these rules ⛑️

HM Coastguard Southend were tasked at 15.21 on 2nd July to 3 persons potentially in danger of getting cut off by the tide off West Beach whilst walking out towards the Mulberry Harbour.

Coastguard Officers monitored the progress of the 3 persons which looked like 2 teenagers and an adult from a distance and, half way out towards the direction of the mulberry harbour, the persons about turned and continued to walk towards the shore in a diagonal westerly direction which is the correct line back and 30mins before low tide - so was the correct decision.

Note: Photo shows the persons walking back and not where they were originally spotted.

So false alarm with good intent.

We would like to remind anyone thinking of walking out to visit this historic feature in the Thames Estuary of the dangers if you are not familiar with our local tides and mudflats.

The Mulberry is a military structure and you are forbidden to climb on it.

1. Check times of tides when at the beach.

2. Make sure you are properly dressed with shoes for walking in water and over sharp shells.

3.The Mulberry is over a mile off shore.

4. The published time of low tide is an estimate. There are lots of variable and the tide in the shipping channel turns half an hour before you notice it over the sands.

5. Despite it looking flat, the sands have channels in them, and pose dangers.

6. Shallower water is found to the west. And if advice is ignored and you get yourself into trouble, walk diagonally towards the Halfway House until in safe depth.

7. The Mulberry is on a raised sandbank, Water will come in around the back, filling channels you cant see and cut you off.

Should you see anyone in trouble on or near the coast, don’t hesitate to dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard, you could save someone’s life! 🚨
To Search
To Rescue
To Save Lives

Tomorrow is the start of the Child Accident Prevention Trust , which is all about sharing the really practical, simple things we can all do to keep children safe.

All week, we will be sharing bite-sized safety tips and lots of info on baby-proofing and how to keep your child as safe as possible in your home and out and about.

We don't know what we don't know when it comes to hazards in and around the home so follow us and Child Accident Prevention Trust this week for all the advice you need download the Parent’s Pack for bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children

I had the pleasure of holding a Baby & Child First Aid course for Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries 💚

Being filmed was a whole new experience from me but to be able to support and put their minds at ease was what I do all the time. Was truly grateful to spend the morning with them. After a scary incident with their baby Margot, they wanted full knowledge so booked a course with Mini First Aid South Essex

⛑️ For Febrile Seizures information please see the last post
⛑️ Our full course at home or open courses are 2hours (On TV last night was 5mins so was a small snippet of what you learn)
⛑️ Book today via our website southessex.minifirstaid.co.uk , WhatsApp 07424930855 or email [email protected]

Our courses are designed to give you the confidence to know what to do in an emergency with baby and children.