Pastoral Support / School Safeguarding Officer with awareness of safeguarding roles and responsibilities and knowledge of KCSIE, who is a dynamic, caring and supportive professional with outstanding interpersonal skills is required for a well-established Academy Trust based in Hedge End, Southampton.
SALARY: £25,628 per annum FTE, Actual Annual Salary £21,981
LOCATION: Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent (term time only)
WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm and Fridays 8.15am 3.45pm, term time only (39 weeks)
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Pastoral Support / School Safeguarding Officer with awareness of safeguarding roles and responsibilities and knowledge of KCSIE, who is a dynamic, caring and supportive professional with outstanding interpersonal skills.
Working as a Pastoral Support / School Safeguarding Officer you will oversee the day-to-day operational running of the safeguarding systems and procedures at the school .
As a Pastoral Support / School Safeguarding Officer you will liaise with the pastoral teams, teaching staff and wider community to ensure all of the students are cared for under the direct leadership of the Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguard Lead.
The school takes safeguarding extremely seriously and has a really inclusive whole school approach to safeguarding the entire community.
DUTIES
Your duties and responsibilities as the Pastoral Support / School Safeguarding Officer will include:
Receiving and responding to safeguarding concerns raised in school
Recording safeguarding concerns on our CPOMs system
Ensuring that CPOMs is kept up to date, and current
Attend Child Protection and Child in Need meetings, core group meetings and Early Help Hub meetings for students and families
Prepare reports for CP/CIN meetings
Prepare reports for SLT and Govs around safeguarding
Liaise closely with the Directors of Progress and Achievement on safeguarding themes and issues in their year group
Work with students who are safeguarding concerns to support them in school
Liaise with parents and carers where there are concerns, including ongoing contact over time
Liaise with the Attendance team where there are students missing education
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Previous experience in a similar role
Awareness of safeguarding roles and responsibilities
Up to date and informed of local and national safeguarding developments
Working knowledge of KCSIE and Working Together to Safeguard Children and other national documentation relevant to the safeguarding of school children
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Caring and supportive professional
BENEFITS
Welcoming, Supportive, Friendly and sociable colleagues
An Amazing Competitive salary
Free large on-site car park
Good transport links
A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
An amazing rate for staff membership at the modern on-site Leisure Centre
Enrolment in one of the UKs Largest public sector pension schemes
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service / DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.
We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.
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JOB REF: AWDO-P12728
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