Designated Safeguarding Lead & Attendance Officer

John Rankin Junior School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6ES

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  3 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 35 hours per week, term time only plus two weeks and 5 inset days Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Some flexibility necessary according to casework and workload as and when required.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,790 - £26,409
• Pay scale: West Berkshire Grade D

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are You?

• Committed to doing what you can to get it right for every child in our care?
• Creative in the way you approach new challenges?
• Courageous in your leadership?
• Excited by research and learning new things?
• Able to demonstrate composure through everything?
• Focused on your ‘why’ and able to think through the purpose of everything?
• Willing to incessantly model our school values, whilst always leading with integrity?
• Ready to dance into school every day?

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A creative and united team, willing to challenge the ‘status quo,’ who love working collaboratively across the year groups.
• A focus on wellbeing and workload as policy
• Development and research opportunities.
• The most supportive and wonderful community you could ask for.
• A chance to laugh every day.
• Music at the gates to get you in the dancing mood!

Commitment to safeguarding

This 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 will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal records self-disclosure form and successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@jrs.w-berks.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

DSL & Attendance Officer Job Description Dec 2024.pdf - 250 KB (opens in new tab)

DSL & Attendance Officer Advert Feb 25.pdf - 820 KB (opens in new tab)

About John Rankin Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 358 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: John Rankin Junior School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@jrs.w-berks.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0163542376
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/john-rankin-junior-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to John Rankin Junior School

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

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