Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker

Standens Barn Primary School, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 9EH

Deadline is today

Start date details
Jan 2025
Closing date
22 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 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: £28,624.00 Annually (FTE) £14.84 per hour. 38 weeks per year. 32.75 hours per week. Times to be agreed.

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker job summary

Would you like to join our dedicated team and help us raise standards even further?

We are looking to recruit a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker. Experience Preferred (see job descriptions for further details) starting on 1st January 2025.

To oversee and manage the safeguarding records, Child Protection, Child in Need and Early Help work for the whole school.
To provide advice and support to parents and carers of children so that they can overcome difficulties and effectively support good attendance and educational outcomes for their child(ren).
To work with parents/carers, children, school staff, other agencies and volunteers, to develop and maintain family support and to provide a link between the home and school to raise attendance, attainment and to maximise their life chances including coordination of extended services provided by the school.
To promote equality of opportunity for all pupils linked with expectations in the Thresholds and Pathways document and the statutory requirements in Keeping Children Safe in Education.
To undertake statutory duties on behalf of the Headteacher in regards to Child Protection Referrals, Early Help Framework and attendance procedures and those outlined in the above documents and as part of the DDSL job description.

Standens Barn Primary School is a welcoming and friendly school which thrives on a team approach and a caring ethos. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and collaborative approach to education. We ensure that we provide our children with high quality education as well as supporting and developing their independence. Our mission, ‘My BEST, Your BEST, Our BEST", is at the heart of everything we do in our school. We are BRAVE, ENTHUSIASTIC, SAFE and THOUGHTFUL (BEST).

Our dedicated team of staff strive to deliver an exciting and inspiring curriculum to ensure our children make excellent academic progress whilst developing the skills they need to achieve their goals and to reach for their aspirations.

We place great value on the teaching and learning of core and foundation subjects whilst continually encouraging our children to be creative and to explore ideas through a variety of themed days and extracurricular clubs.

Our whole school staff continually strive to ensure we prepare our children for the world in which they live and to equip them to be resilient. We develop their interactions and expose them to new experiences and opportunities.

We are very proud of the wonderful community we have. The support we receive from our parents, families and visitors is invaluable to us and plays a significant role in helping the children make progress.

We warmly welcome you to visit our school first hand and to watch us being BEST- you will be impressed by what you see and how we work.

If you would like to learn more about us please visit our website: Standens Barn Primary School - Contact Us

The hours are 32.75 per week, 38 weeks per year. Please note the salary quoted is the FTE.

As part of the role there will be a 30 min lunch duty.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of working as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker, preferably in a school environment. They will show enthusiasm for their role, show initiative and have an understanding of the importance of supporting social and emotional development in children in order to maximise the achievements and well-being of our pupils.

See further information on attached Job Descriptions.

The successful candidates will:

Have experience of working with children.

High levels of organisation to work independently and as part of a team.

Demonstrate a commitment to Safeguarding and success of all children

Have high expectations for all children and agencies

Promote the vision and values of Standens Barn Primary School

In return we will provide:

A dedicated, friendly and committed staff and governors

Pupils who are friendly, happy and enthusiastic

A supportive environment in which to work, where everyone is valued

Opportunities for further CPD

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.