Safeguarding and Pastoral Lead Required from 6th January 2025 Full time Term time only Permanent Salary Grade G point 25-29 (£35,235-£38,626 FTE per annum) £30,306 Actual Salary per annum Ravensdale Junior School is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Safeguarding and Pastoral Support Manager, to take a pivotal role as part of our safeguarding team. We warmly welcome applications from those who have experience in this area and are passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children. Applicants should have a good working knowledge of safeguarding and thrive on challenging themselves and others towards continuous improvement. As part of the pastoral role, you will support pupils to overcome their barriers to learning and develop their potential, both inside and outside of the classroom, effecting positive behavioural change through intervention. You would be joining a team of committed and supportive professionals and the school can offer a breadth of opportunity to develop and enhance your skills through training and support. We are a school who pride itself on belonging and kindness and keeping children at the heart. We work together as a team to ensure children and staff have the best experience. You will: • Take a lead role, working in liaison with the Senior Leadership team (SLT) in the planning, coordinating, management and evaluation of the safeguarding and child protection provision within the setting. • Take a lead role in ensuring behaviour management strategies are effective and appropriate. Monitor progress of behaviour interventions and strategies to ensure they are robust and fit for purpose. • Provide family centred support to remove barriers to children’s learning. • Work directly with vulnerable children and their families and engage with outside agencies to ensure the safety and welfare of our children • Work with the schools’ inclusion team to help coordinate provision. • Prioritise work to meet conflicting deadlines. • Use IT applications and databases effectively to deliver administrative tasks. • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in written format, in relation to work undertaken. • Oversee the implementation of effective strategies and communication around pupil attendance with a safeguarding concern. In return we offer: • A collaborative and supportive team of talented professionals. • A commitment to professional development opportunities in order to enhance your ability to develop and improve provision. • The opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children. • Motivated, friendly and hardworking children. • A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven • towards conti35nuously raising standards. • Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives • Calm and purposeful learning environments • Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community • A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school • Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office to arrange. How to apply Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview. Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for. Any questions or queries should be directed to Mrs W Evans at Ravensdale Junior School, Devonshire Drive, Mickleover, Derby DE3 9EY Email: w.evansravensdalej.derby.sch.uk Telephone: 01332 512373 Closing date for applications: Midnight Friday 22nd November 2024 Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 27th November 2024 Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 8300 children in 24 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus. We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children. We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations. Safeguarding Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children’s barred list clearance, online and social media checks and completion of relevant safeguarding training including Safeguarding Children in Education All school roles are classed as regulated activity and as such, it is an offence to apply to for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children