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Support Assistant for Safeguarding

Westfield Academy, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 6NS

This 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 specification

Attributes	Essential (or expected to train / qualify to that standard)
Qualifications & training	GCSE or equivalent Proven on the job experience
Relevant experience	Experience of working with children Experience in the use of CPOMS Computer literate eg. Google Docs and Sheets
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities	Ability to build relationships with parents/carers, children and the departmental managers An interest in the well-being and safeguarding of children and child protection matters Ability to deal with sensitive situations with integrity and maintain confidentiality The confidence and good judgement to manage situations relating to the poor conduct/ behaviour of others towards a child Ability to be resourceful and proactive when issues arise Flexible working and ability to multitask Ability to successfully prioritise
Personal qualities	Willingness to challenge opinion, where necessary, and to drive the child protection agenda Strong listening skills, confidentiality & integrity Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations Problem-solving and creativity to deal with changing / conflicting deadlines and priorities

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.

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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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/westfield-academy

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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