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Families and Safeguarding Officer

Kingfisher Primary Academy, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 4PY

This job expired on 27 September 2024 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  27 September 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 September 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: £30,825.00 - £33,120.00 Annually (FTE) Mon - Thu (8am - 4pm) Fri (8am - 3.30pm) 37 hrs per week / 39 weeks per year SCP 21-24

Families and Safeguarding Officer job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Family and Safeguarding Officer to work as part of our busy safeguarding team, supporting the effective operation of the Academy’s safeguarding service on a day-to- day basis. The post holder will act as a contact for any safeguarding, child protection and attendance concerns, providing timely, relevant support and advice to safeguard our children, making external referrals to a range of agencies, as and when appropriate. They will be responsible for promoting safeguarding and attendance to families, children and staff within the Academy, including providing high quality safeguarding and attendance tracking and next steps.

Applications are encouraged from candidates with previous experience of working with children and families and dealing with complex safeguarding and child protection issues. The ideal candidate will have a sound knowledge and understanding of relevant attendance, safeguarding/child protection policies, procedures and legislation and be able to apply these effectively in practice and disseminate to others. The ability to build and maintain good relationships and communicate effectively with children, families, colleagues and external agencies is essential.

We can offer you:

• Excellent CPD opportunities
• A warm and professional learning environment
• Children who are friendly and polite
• A growth mind-set ethos
• Supportive parents

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact several entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.

Our academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post would be subject to an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS check with Barred List, satisfactory medical and employment references.

Closing: Friday 27th September 2024

Shortlisting: Monday 30th September 2024

Interviews: Monday 7th October 2024

Salary: SCP 21-24 £26,954 - £28,961 (actual)

Start date: ASAP

Contract: Permanent

Commitment to safeguarding

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.

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About Kingfisher Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Kingfisher Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingfisher-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

Kingfisher is a fantastic academy that places great importance on the success of its pupils. Children are assessed regularly and effective support ensures children make progress. An innovative curriculum has been designed to ensure that children take part in exciting lessons and that they play an active part in their own learning. A number of extra curricular clubs ensure that children have access to a range of enriching activities.

As an academy we love working with parents and have an increasing army of volunteer helpers who support us during the school day. We value the opinions of children in school and they have their own council. The council has regular meetings and discuss a wide range of issues.

Kingfisher is a two form entry academy (420 places) with a 52 place nursery.

The only true way to find out about this academy is to walk through the door and experience the positive atmosphere. We look forward to welcoming you into our academy community!

We hope that you enjoy your visit to our website, and that you find any information you are looking for. Please feel free to contact the academy direct and speak to Mrs Flint with any queries you may have and she will be able to direct you to the most suitable person to deal with your question

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