Designated Safeguarding Lead
The Vale Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4QP5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025 or following notice period
Closing date
9 December 2024 at 8am
Date listed
25 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
- £32,415.00 - £35,535.00 Annually (FTE) AS 21-25 £32,415-£35,535 FTE dependent on experience pro rata £29,572-£32,418
Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary
Designated Safeguarding Lead
We have an exciting opportunity at The Vale Academy for a Level 4 Designated Safeguarding Lead. You will be joining our inclusion team who have the children at the centre of everything they do. The Vale Academy is a great school where all children are provided with the opportunity to thrive.
You will be part of the dedicated and supportive inclusion team at The Vale Academy who work together to ensure that all our children are able to thrive in their learning, and that high standards of safeguarding are maintained within the academy.
The successful candidate will have:
Knowledge of the role voluntary organisations have in safeguarding
Knowledge of types of abuse and harm
Knowledge of legislation, government guidance and national frameworks for safeguarding children and adults at risk
Knowledge of the role and responsibilities of local key safeguarding agencies, including social services, MASH and the police
Knowledge of local social services processes for the assessment and referral of safeguarding concerns
Knowledge of local and national agencies that provide support for children, adults and their families
Ability to build effective working relationships with all stakeholders in particular parents
Ability to advise and support individuals at all levels within an organisation
Act with integrity and respect when working with others
Good administration and data analysis skills
Excellent communication skills
Strong influencing skills
Key Duties:
Support vulnerable families
Work with parents and carers to children who are susceptible of safeguarding concerns
Promote the value of education and encourage engagement in all matters relating to the child’s progress
Ensure pupils’ well-being is paramount on your agenda
Implement appropriate support for students to overcome learning barriers
Some safeguarding activities may be delegated to deputies, but the DSL will retain ultimate lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection.
Further duties are detailed within the job description in the attached recruitment booklet.
Job Specifics
Start Date: January 2025
Salary: AS 21-25 £32,415- £35,535 FTE dependent on experience. Actual pro rata salary £29,572-£32,418
Contract: Permanent, Full-time, Term-time plus inset days + 2 weeks, 41 weeks per year, 37 hours per week
The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.
Safeguarding
We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.
Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:
“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”
The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.
Commitment to safeguarding
Advantage Schools is committed to safeguarding and child protection at every stage of the recruitment process.
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.
About The Vale Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 624 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Vale Academy website (opens in new tab)
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