Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead
The Hastings Academy, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5DNThis job expired on 15 October 2021
Closing date
15 October 2021 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 October 2021
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- East Sussex Grade 7 - £22,299 - £22,944
Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary
We are looking for an Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead to work within our highly motivated safeguarding team at the Academy.
The role
To assist the Vice Principal (Designated Safeguarding Lead) and the Social Inclusion Manager (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead) and deputise for these roles, when required, to ensure accurate and swift communication about students between families, other professionals and the school.
To lead on all Level 2 and Early Help Key Worker cases
To provide cover in SIM absence including all aspects of Level 3 / 4 cases
To ensure full coverage of CPOMS entries, throughout the academic year, under supervision of SIM and action responses swiftly
To secure a complementary service to teachers and pastoral staff in school, addressing the needs of students who need support to overcome barriers to attendance, behaviour & mental health that impacts on their learning both inside and outside school, limiting their opportunity to achieve their full potential.
To enable high quality, high profile contact with families of students, ensuring support is co- ordinated between school, families and outside agencies.
To support the promotion of and safeguarding of the welfare of all the academy’s students.
To support in training staff to ensure up to date safeguarding and child protection policies and practices are rigorously applied.
To action paperwork for all open Social Care cases and attend all meetings in DSLs absence
We are looking for someone who has:
-has a social work qualification or related work experience
-completed Designated Safeguarding Lead training within the last 2 years
-a working knowledge of human growth and development throughout the life span recognising the impact of relationships, psychological, socio-economic, environmental, physiological, factors on people’s lives.
-understands how the principles of relationship based approaches apply to practice.
understands forms of harm and their impact on people, and the implications for practice, drawing on concepts of attachment, loss, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance.
- has experience of working directly with children and families.
- has experience of completing needs assessments upon which effective plans are based
- has excellent communication skills.
- is committed to the values, vision and mission of the Trust and to working to achieve best outcomes for all our students and pupils.
- has high levels of enthusiasm and personal motivation.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, 2020 and 2023. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
About The Hastings Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 808 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Hastings Academy website
- Email address
- h.catt@thehastingsacademy.org.uk
The Hastings Academy
Our mission is to provide all our students with the opportunities they need to become well-rounded citizens who believe in themselves, value others and can make a positive difference to their world.
We believe in every student’s potential, and we encourage them to aim high. We teach them to have respect for themselves, the community and each other.
All who work and are a part of The Hastings Academy are continually striving to ensure we are the academy of choice. It has a published admissions number of 180 (900 pupils in total) and hosts a special facility for up to 10 young people with speech, language, and communication difficulties.
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