Job Description

To work as a key member of the Safeguarding Team to ensure all children are safe and successful at school.

To work under the direct instruction of the DDSL and the Designated Safeguarding Lead.

Providing comprehensive administrative support for Safeguarding.

To assist the DDSL in conducting:

Home visits (must hold a full UK driving licence)

Parental and multi-agency meetings

Key student safeguarding, attendance and behaviour meetings and support

Where appropriate to support with urgent safeguarding processes, such as escorting children to class/drop in to lessons/provide supervision at student break and lunch times.

To contribute to external agency meetings with observations gleaned from above meetings, in conjunction with the DDSL

On occasion to be the first point of contact for safeguarding issues in absence of DDSL

To update Level 3 Safeguarding for staff, in line with Academy training dates

To lead and deputise in the absence of the DDSL.

In urgent cases, to work outside of standard working hours to provide support in emergency safeguarding matters.

To assist in the provision of efficient and effective administration and clerical support including:

Ensuring student safeguarding files are requested from previous schools and uploaded within 5 days of admission in line with KCSIE.

Updating and recording information on student safeguarding files using CPOMS

Monitoring and checking CPOMS files to ensure actions completed

Managing and co-ordinating diaries to arrange meetings and appointments

Take minutes and appropriate records for internal and multi-agency meetings

Maintain and update databases and electronic records, including student risk assessment tracking

Safe and secure transfer of Child Protection files

Maintain filing systems to ensure there is appropriate access in accordance with GDPR

Support safeguarding colleagues by filing and maintaining Child Protection, Child in Need and CIC records. Contributing to and administering Early Help Assessments and plans using Rights for Children.

Produce supporting material and resources for the team to ensure that the service is responsive; including compiling reports from class charts and CPOMS.

Provide assistance to the DSL by creating documentation and resources which support the Safeguarding services.

To complete information gathering to support internal and external meetings

To create and manage correspondence groups for parents of students with Safeguarding issues

To maintain appropriate high-quality displays that will support students

Act as a key adult for a group of Safeguarded students

Ensure that the aims, priorities and policies of the Academy and Trust are adhered to, including the staff Safeguarding Code of Conduct.

Attend parents, staff and team meetings as required, making a valued and professional contribution.

Undertake break, lunch and after school supervision as agreed, according to Academy policy.

Encourage the good conduct of all students and at all times on the Academy site and within its vicinity.

To make a full commitment to personal professional development, engage positively in organised professional development activity and staff appraisal procedures.

Maintain respectful and effective communication with students and other staff, including attendance at Inclusion meetings and through completing logs as appropriate.

Maintain respectful, positive and effective communication with parents, including phone calls and letters home, as appropriate.

Maintain positive and effective communication and liaison with partner schools and the wider community, as appropriate.

Act as an advocate of the Academy and its pupils in all circumstances, ensuring every opportunity is taken to celebrate our success.

To carry out other duties as reasonably requested by the Headteacher.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that our employees are able to achieve their full potential in an environment offering dignity, respect and equality of opportunity. As an employee, you are representing the Trust and must support and demonstrate your commitment to the Trust's ethos and anti-discriminatory practices.

The Trust operates a Smoke-Free Policy and the post-holder is prohibited from smoking or vaping in any of the Trust buildings, enclosed spaces within the curtilage of buildings, and Trust vehicles.

The post-holder will be expected to have an agreed working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, members of other agencies and community members.

The post-holder is expected to familiarise themselves with and adhere to all relevant Trust and School Policies and Procedures.

The post-holder must comply with the Trust's Health and Safety requirements specifically for the school they are working at.

The post holder may be required to move their base to any location within the Trust upon request.

As this post meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of ALL cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions, whether "spent" or "unspent". Criminal convictions will only be taken into account when they are relevant to the post.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 23,071.62-25,407.68 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Free parking On-site parking
Work Location: In person