Schools Safeguarding Officer - ref. z701023
Salary: Up to £45,000
(Please be aware, this role is home based but requires travel to our sites in and around the Midlands, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Essex and the London area. It is not solely based at our Chilworth House School.)
Are you currently working as a Designated Safeguarding Lead in school or have wider DSL/Safeguarding responsibilities within a Multi Academy Trust? If so, are you ready to take the next step and join a team of like-minded people who are passionate about safeguarding children, or are you a Schools Safeguarding Officer or equivalent within a local authority and are already supporting DSLs in schools?If so, we’d love to hear from you
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience as a DSL in a school and has worked in a variety of different agencies. If in addition to that you have wider agency experience of working within for example, early help or children’s social care, that would be even better.We are looking for someone who has experience of giving advice to and supporting DSLs/DDSL’s in their work, has experience of developing and delivering training and undertaking audits in relation to safeguarding.
If this sounds like you, we have a great opportunity for an experienced and passionate Safeguarding Officer to join Witherslack Group to support safeguarding across our Schools based in the Midlands and South.
Those Huge Small Victories
The Schools Safeguarding Officer will work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL’s) and Head Teachers to ensure that practice is robust and defensible in relation to safeguarding within the school.
You will work with the Head of Safeguarding to support schools and ensure compliance in accordance with safeguarding and wider legislation and in the development and delivery of training for DSL’s and school based staff. You will contribute to effective partnership working between different teams and departments within Witherslack Group.
You will undertake safeguarding audits in schools to ensure compliance within current frameworks and support schools in any actions plans resulting from findings within safeguarding audits. You will also support DSL’s in schools and give advice to ensure that safeguarding concerns are managed in line with Local Safeguarding Partnership procedures and thresholds.
You will work with DSL’s in schools to ensure that safeguarding record keeping is robust and in line with best practice and will give advice and guidance in relation to safeguarding cases.
To be successful for this role you will need to have at least 5 years experience of working in a role where managing and dealing with safeguarding cases in relation to children and young people, ideally in an education setting.
Get out what you put in
For children and young people with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group.
We are a leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties, complex learning needs and challenging behaviours. We have a reputation for excellence and of achieving the highest possible outcomes.In short, we’re enhancing life opportunities.
What we do for you
We know you’re going to do great things. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s among the best in our sector. You will receive:
- A competitive salary, offering up to £45,000
- Life Insurance based on two times your annual base salary
- 35 days holidays
- Contributory pension (matched up to 5%)
- A comprehensive induction
- Extensive Group staff benefits such as Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance and Cycle to Work Scheme.
For further information please contact Mary Aurens, Head of Safeguarding, on 07469 143799.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
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