Deadline is tomorrow

  • Job start date

    6 January 2025

  • Closing date

    3 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    19 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,115.00 - £35,235.00 Annually (FTE) Term Time only + 5 Inset days. Hours:- 8:30 - 4:30 Monday to Thursday, 9:00 to 4:30 Friday

DDSL with Family Worker responsibility job summary

We are looking to appoint a dynamic, caring and supportive professional who will oversee the day to day operational running of the safeguarding systems and procedures at our school.

We take safeguarding extremely seriously and have a really inclusive whole school approach to safeguarding. This role will see the right person liaising with the pastoral teams, teaching staff, relevant agencies and the wider community to ensure all of our pupils are cared for under the direct leadership of the Headteacher who is our Designated Safeguard Lead (DSL).

The person we are looking for will have an awareness of safeguarding roles and responsibilities, be up to date and informed of local and national safeguarding developments, have working knowledge of KCSIE and Working Together to Safeguard Children and other national documentation relevant to the safeguarding of school children. They will be able to liaise with outside agencies and to report, monitor and work alongside our families.

The role will involve:

  • 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 our pupils and families
  • Prepare reports
  • Liaise closely with our Heads of Year on safeguarding themes and issues in their year group
  • Work with pupils 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 pupils missing education.

We are excited about this position as it will add to our incredible pastoral team and help us to continue to provide an exceptional level of support and care.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Warden Hill Junior School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
438 pupils enrolled
Age range
7 to 11

School location

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