
Support Assistant for Safeguarding
Westfield Academy, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6NSThis job expired on 31 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
TBC - Asap
Closing date
31 May 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 November 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,334.00 - £34,834.00 Annually (FTE) Pro Rata for hours and weeks worked
Support Assistant for Safeguarding job summary
Job description
Job title: | Support Assistant for Safeguarding |
Grade: | Grade: H6-H8, scale point range: points 14-26 Salary range: £27,334 - £34,834 (FTE) Pro Rata: £21,800-£27,800 for hours and weeks worked |
Hours / weeks: | 35 hours / week, Term Time only plus 5 INSET days |
Contract type: | Permanent |
Reports to: | Designated Safeguarding Lead / Designated Safeguarding Person |
Job Purpose:
To provide day-to-day support to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and to work alongside Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads in order to keep all students safe.
Contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Academy.
Student Support
Supporting students by encouraging a culture of listening to children.
Respond appropriately to disclosures of concerns which relate to the well-being of a child.
Maintain confidential records of reported cases and action taken.
Review early help for students.
Act as a source of support, advice and expertise for all staff on systems and processes.
Support dDSL on referrals and feedback.
Oversee the delivery of pupil interventions, where these are delivered at school.
Administration
Attend Safeguarding meetings as appropriate eg. CIN/ TAF meetings.
To liaise with parents, students, staff and external outside agencies either by phone, email or in person.
To deal with routine departmental administration, eg. letters, reports, scanning etc.
To provide administrative support for CPOMS.
To book and organise rooms for external and internal meetings.
Other Duties
To complete relevant Safeguarding training.
To ensure a safe working environment is maintained at all times.
To be aware of and comply with appropriate policies and procedures.
The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. This role will be reviewed annually as part of the performance appraisal process and the post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.
Westfield Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young people. To meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Person specificationAttributes | Essential (or expected to train / qualify to that standard) |
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Relevant experience |
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities |
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Commitment to safeguarding
Westfield Academy and it's Trust Board fully recognise that they have a duty of care to ensure arrangements are in place for safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children. We recognise that all members of the school community, including volunteers and Trustees, will at all times play a full and active part in protecting our students from harm.
About Westfield Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1341 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Westfield Academy website
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Westfield Academy. We are an over-subscribed, high-performing, non-selective Academy. We have been a consistently "Good" OFSTED school since 2012, with our most recent inspection being December 2019. During my time as Headteacher, our students have consistently achieved some of the best exam results in South West Herts.
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