Director of Safeguarding
If you are ready to add further value to our Educational Support Team and to work alongside a brilliant staff and school leadership team, then you will find this job extremely rewarding.
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a dedicated Director of Safeguarding who is committed to protecting and empowering young people. You will on all aspects of safeguarding across the organisation, ensuring the highest standards of protection and wellbeing are upheld for our students and the community we serve.As the Director of Safeguarding, you will support our most vulnerable children and help all pupils to thrive and will work closely with the senior leadership team and the Director of Inclusion to achieve this.
You will lead on the implementation and delivery of our safeguarding strategy and will direct and facilitate the development of safeguarding policies, training and procedures.
You will join a strong staff community responsible for supporting students, parents, teachers and the academy to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children can make good academic progress.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of safeguarding, working with children/young people in education, social work, youth work, etc., particularly managing child protection cases and investigations
- In-depth knowledge of the range of additional support/agencies which assist students
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
About Ark Victoria Academy
Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra-curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.
Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos, they are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school and our learning community.
It is for these reasons that Ark Victoria Academy was judged to be significantly improved in all areas from the 2019 ‘Good’ inspection, by Ofsted, in October 2024: ‘This is a school which lives out its values in full for the benefit of children in Nursery to the pupils in Year 11…pupils thrive at all stages of Ark Victoria Academy…as the school knows its pupils very well, they are very well supported to engage with the school’s ambitious curriculum’.The full report (September 2024) can be found here: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50262921.
We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our pupils and staff. Our website can provide more information about Ark Victoria Academy.
Why work for our school?
We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together. Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy: https://arkvictoria.org/jobs/working-for-us
- We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
- Our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
- Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
- Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or bicycles
- Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
For an informal conversation about the role please contact HR Manager, Kelly Mubarik, via 0121 393 4459 or via k.mubarik@arkvictoria.org.
Please note the school reserves the right to close this advert early and interviews may take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early for this role to avoid disappointment