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Designated Safeguarding and Attendance Lead

Brookfields Special School, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6SW

This job expired on 3 February 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 February 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37.5 Hours per week - Monday to Friday Term Time plus 2 weeks plus INSETs Monday 08:00 - 16:30 Tuesday - Thursday 08:00 - 16:00 Friday 08:00 - 15:30
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £49,764 and £54,210
• Pay scale: Support Staff Grade L Points 40-43
• Additional allowances:

  FTE SEN Allowance £1456

What skills and experience we're looking for

Extensive experience of safeguarding and child protection matters for young people

Significant relevant training in the safeguarding of young people

Level 3 training in Safeguarding Awareness

Experience of leading, motivating and developing staff

Experience of effective working with a variety of stakeholders

Substantial experience of working with external agencies and local authorities in relation to the protection of young people

Experience of policy development and implementation

Experience of using systems to record, track and report on safeguarding and attendance issues.

Experience of working in a challenging environment

Experience of working in an educational setting

Experience of working with students with SEN

Experience of working with people with Autism /mental health problems and PMLD

Experience of working with families for whom English is an Additional Language

What the school offers its staff

Friendly community committed to excellence in education and development of SEN pupils.

Free Parking

Pension Scheme

Wellbeing Support

Further details about the role

To be the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the School

To develop and implement the school’s practice, policies, and procedures in relation to the safeguarding of pupils

To maintain an accurate overview of all wellbeing and safeguarding issues relating to pupils and report on them as required.

To be the Strategic Lead on external communications and stakeholder engagement for the whole school in relation to safeguarding and child protection.

To have oversight of pupil attendance to ensure pupils are accounted for and ‘don’t fall through the gap’

To deliver relevant training to staff and other stakeholders

This is a non-teaching role.

Reports direct to the Headteacher

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider

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About Brookfields Special School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brookfields Special School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: nroberts@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01189421382
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brookfields-special-school (opens in new tab)

SEN School catering for 3 to 19 year olds

Arranging a visit to Brookfields Special School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nroberts@brookfields.w-berks.sch.uk.

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