Operational Designated Safeguarding Lead
Lodge Park Academy, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2JHThis job expired on 22 August 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
22 August 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
26 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 37 hours per week - 44 weeks a year (38 weeks term time + 6 weeks)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,648
Actual salary
- £36,317.80
Pay scale
- NJC28
What skills and experience we're looking for
We require an enthusiastic and highly committed person who will ideally:
Have experience of working with young people aged 11-19 in a secondary school
Worked as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead previously
Hold a current DSL Tier 3 certificate
Have experience of Early Help Assessment process
Experience of record keeping systems for safeguarding
Awareness of national and local trends in safeguarding
Have a connection with young people and can help them feel safe
Hold young people in high esteem and communicate that through the way they treat them
Have a willingness to undertake further work-related training
Have good ICT skills or be willing to learn (including using Microsoft Word and Excel)
Have knowledge and understanding of strategies to overcome barriers to learning, and knowledge of working with multi agencies
Have the ability to work flexibly as part of a team
Good organisation, time management, communication and interpersonal skills
Be willing to undertake first aid training
Have a commitment to inclusion
Help foster a culture of high expectations
Have a commitment to the school’s ethos and vision
Be able to establish strong relationships with students and staff
Model professional standards across all areas of work.
What the school offers its staff
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
Awards and Recognition Scheme
Flexible working patterns
Benefits Platform
Further details about the role
The Operational Designated Safeguarding Lead will work under the leadership of the Vice Principal for Pastoral. The successful person will play a vital role in contributing to the culture, ethos and wellbeing of the whole Academy, by working closely with families to remove student barriers to learning and/or supporting students classified as CIN or CP.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Lodge Park Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 987 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lodge Park Academy website
- Email address
- lbooth@lodgeparkacademy.co.uk
Lodge Park Academy is a mixed secondary school situated on the edge of Corby in Northamptonshire, which was officially opened by Formula 1 ace Lewis Hamilton in May 2013. We offer a high quality education for students aged 11 to 19.
The aim of the academy, which is a proud member of the David Ross Education Trust, is to work in partnership with parents, industry and the community to deliver a world-class education for our students.
Our values and ethos
Resilience, Respect, Tolerance
We are proud to be leading education providers for the community we serve. Our academy combines the highest standards of teaching with impressive new facilities.
Lodge Park understands that every student needs a strong academic foundation to achieve the highest standards. We also understand that this can be supported by a multitude of co-curricular activities. From sport to music, CCF to technology, there is something for everyone. Our aim is that students develop new interests and life-long passions while at our academy.
We offer an academic curriculum which is supported by an innovative programme of co-curricular activities that support the development of well-rounded and confident individuals. We want every student to be the very best they can be, and a credit to themselves and their community.
Since joining the David Ross Education Trust in 2013, our ability to do this has further strengthened. We are proud that we are able to offer our students unrivalled enrichment and sporting opportunities, building confidence and shaping aspirations in all our young people.
Arranging a visit to Lodge Park Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lbooth@lodgeparkacademy.co.uk.
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