Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 6UA

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  3 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £27,967.00 Annually (Actual) 37 Hours per week -41 weeks per year

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure safeguarding has a consistent and visible presence in the Academy
• Act as a main point of contact for all staff, offering support, advice and expertise concerning all safeguarding matters
• Stand in for the Designated Safeguarding Lead in their absence, or when otherwise necessary
• Provide guidance to the Principal and Senior Leadership Team on the application of safeguarding policies and procedures
• Support the DSL to ensure adequate and appropriate cover arrangements for any out of hours activities
• Encourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings, amongst all staff, in any measures the school puts in place to protect them.
• Maintain oversight of MyConcern, including the review and categorisation of new concerns, tasking staff and updating chronologies, and filing concerns when resolved and appropriately documented

Please read the attached job description for all specific tasks/responsibilities.

What we can offer you:

A positive working environment

The support of a highly professional and committed staff team

The opportunity to develop your career within an expanding multi academy trust

How to make an application:

To apply, complete the My New Term Application Form using the Supporting Statement section of the form to detail your suitability for the role, your motivation for making an application and how your knowledge, experience and training meet the person specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We promote diversity and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leicester.

The vacancy closes on Friday 3rd January 2025 at midnight.

Interview date: Friday 10th January 2025

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further, please contact Stacey Nicholls, PA to the Principal on 0116 2780232 or at snicholls@samworth.tgacademy.org.uk

Website: www.samworth.tgacademy.org.uk

School Address: 50 Trenant Road, Leicester, LE2 6UA

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1008 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tudor-grange-samworth-academy-a-church-of-england-school (opens in new tab)

Tudor Grange Samworth Academy one of a family of academies with a shared ethos, common values and collective goals. We are working together in a model of meaningful, focused collaboration to achieve excellence in our schools.

We are driven by four key values:

Our children will live ‘Happy, fulfilling lives’

Outstanding teaching and learning is our core focus

Outstanding Governance supports our schools

Leadership and professionalism drives continuous improvement

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