Deputy Head of School for Safeguarding & Behaviour

Hollinwood Academy, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 3PT

42 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 April 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
13 February 2025

Job details

Job role: Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Range (L15-L19) - £70,293 - £77,552 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Be passionate about working with children and young people with SEND and Autism, offering them a breadth of opportunity and support to reach their destination.
Have senior leadership experience of managing and developing safeguarding and behaviour systems across school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision and effectiveness.
Have experience of leading the Safeguarding team as the designated DSL, overseeing all child protection/safeguarding concerns to ensure that concerns are promptly dealt with and cases appropriately referred.
Have knowledge and understanding of autism and how students with autism learn and be able to use knowledge of ASC strategies to adapt learning to meet the needs of these students.
Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire children and young people’s learning and holistic development.
Demonstrate enthusiasm for educational improvement and life-long learning.
Develop a partnership approach to working with children, young people, staff, parents, carers, other agencies and stakeholders.
Be a reflective practitioner with excellent organisational skills.
Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with children and young people with a range of complex needs.

Act as a source of support, advice and expertise for staff on all areas of safeguarding and behaviour.
- Develop a partnership approach to working with children, young people, staff, parents, carers, other agencies and stakeholders.
- Be a reflective practitioner with excellent organisational skills.
- Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with children and young people with a range of complex needs.

What the school offers its staff

The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff
High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
A commitment to future career development and progression within the Trust
Westfield Health Membership and access to Westfield Benefits
Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff

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.