Job Description

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About this Role

Vacancy at Beacon Academy, Cleethorpes

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Permanent Contract - Full time

Salary:

SCP 20 31,586 FTE (Actual Salary is 27,864.83) 37 per week (Term time only + 10 days)

Do you want to be inspired on a daily basis by your work?

Are you passionate about inclusion and committed to meeting the needs of all children?

Are you an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people?

Do you have the ability to engage, motivate, and champion the well being and personal development of pupils, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for all?

It's an incredibly exciting time to join Beacon Academy! In September, we're moving into a brand-new, multi-million-pound building. The building will be handed over to the Academy this summer, giving our staff the opportunity to work in this state-of-the-art facility with the most up-to-date resources from September.


The Academy is part of Wellspring Academy Trust, recently awarded the title of 'Multi Academy Trust of the Year.' Both the Trust and the school are renowned for their relational approach to education, coupled with high standards and expectations. Our shared philosophy is simple:

'We make a difference.'

If you share this commitment, this could be the perfect role for you. You can find more details about Wellspring Academy Trust at: https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/


We are offering an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team at Beacon Academy as a

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, innovative, and committed professional with high expectations for both students and themselves.


The successful candidate will be a key member of our safeguarding team, working alongside the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to ensure the highest standards of child protection and welfare are met.


Wellspring Academy Trust and Beacon Academy believe in investing in our staff. We have a strong CPD offer, and all new staff will receive a supportive induction program.


If you are driven to ensure the highest possible standards of student welfare, safety, and personal growth, then we warmly invite you to apply and join our convivial team.


We are a small school, which allows us to develop strong relationships. To support this, we are introducing a new coaching group approach for staff and students in September. Our students are enthusiastic and respond well to strong, trusting relationships with staff. Having recently appointed new leaders at the Academy, Beacon Academy has a renewed focus on student development, both academically and in personal growth. We are about to embark on new and innovative strategies in school, making this an exciting time to join the team and significantly contribute to our safeguarding efforts.


We encourage any applicant to come and visit the school or to book an informal phone conversation about this role with a member of the leadership team.


If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please apply, having taken note of the attachments, by

Monday 30th June at 9am

. Interviews for successfully shortlisted candidates will be undertaken soon after this date.


The School has adopted the principles of

Safer Recruitment

and will

safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people

and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an

enhanced criminal records check

via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Beacon Academy is an Equal Opportunities Employer.