Designated Safeguarding Lead
Teaching Vacancies Oxford
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Expert knowledge of legislation and guidance on safeguarding and working with young people, including knowledge of the responsibilities of schools and other agencies
- Ability to work with a range of people with the aim of ensuring the safety and welfare of children
- Awareness of local and national agencies that provide support for children and their families
- Excellent record keeping skills and attention to detail, in order to produce reports, take minutes of meetings, and document safeguarding concerns
- Good IT skills, including previous use of
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
- Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders
- • Successful leadership and management experience in a school or other relevant organisation
- Experience of managing safeguarding in a school or other relevant organisation, including:
o Building relationships with children and their parents, particularly the most vulnerable
o Working and communicating effectively with relevant agencies
o Implementing and encouraging good safeguarding practice throughout a large team of people- Demonstrable evidence of developing and implementing strategies to help children and their families
- Experience of handling large amounts of sensitive data and upholding the principles of confidentiality
- A commitment to support you in developing new skills through a wide range of professional development opportunities and experiences
- The opportunity to make a huge contribution to the education and lives of children who
- A dedicated leadership team committed to supporting our staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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