Safeguarding Officer (Through School)
Full time - 37 hours per week
Term Time Only+ 15 days
SO1 £32,076 – £33,945 (pro-rata salary £29,131 - £30,828)
Permanent position – September Start
Carr Manor Community School (CMCS) is an all-through school at an exciting phase of expansion and development across both our primary and secondary phases. We are proud of our caring and inclusive reputation and have a strong team of professionals committed to developing and delivering a broad curriculum to children aged 2-19.
We are one of the founding partners of the Leeds Learning Alliance and we are looking forward to further developing our partnerships over the forthcoming months and years.
We are now looking to appoint a dynamic, innovative and skilful Safeguarding Officer. The ideal candidate will have the passion, resilience and tenacity needed to provide support to children and families experiencing challenging circumstances. The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate the ability to understand and deal proactively and confidentially with complex needs, such as emotional well-being and mental health. Knowledge of Child Protection processes would be an advantage. Although not essential, we would encourage candidates to apply with social care knowledge and experience.
The post requires good administration and communication skills and a commitment to the
school’s ethos, which is rooted in a relational and restorative approach and to our school values: to ‘Know our children well’: to be ‘Partners in Learning’: to develop ‘Character for Learning’; to ‘Enjoy and Achieve’.
We firmly believe that in order to be successful in our work we need to be prepared and able to ‘do things differently and do different things’. We work relationally and restoratively with pupils, families, partner organisations and with each other. This is a key reason why Ofsted 2023 commented: ‘Exceptional does not do this school justice’
We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applications will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check and satisfactory references.
"The relationships between staff and pupils are extremely positive. Pupils wear their uniform with pride and are respectful to each other and staff. There is a calm and purposeful atmosphere in the school." (Ofsted, July 2018)
Policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders
This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation.