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Safeguard Lead

Werrington Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6QG

This job expired on 22 January 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 January 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  5 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,180.00 - £21,186.00 Annually (Actual) £16.10 to £17.79 per hour - £31067 to £34314 FTE

Safeguard Lead job summary

We are seeking to appoint a skilled practitioner who will adopt the role of Safeguard Lead across the school, working 27.5 hours. The working pattern in this role can be flexible and additional hours are available if combining this role with a Teaching Assistant role. Further details to be discussed at interview.

This is a temporary role up to 31/08/2025. The successful candidate will have significant knowledge of safeguarding policies, procedures and practices, together with experience of working with a range of agencies and professionals. They will also have experience of working in an education environment with young people with specific difficulties and vulnerabilities, or those in need of early help support.

The ideal candidate, will be able to work under the direction of the Headteacher/ Deputy Headteacher, will:

support the most vulnerable children and families which may include children with behavioural issues or adults requiring parenting support

Lead on child protection in school alongside the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher

Undertake early help assessments to develop a plan that meets vulnerable children/ families’ needs and supports them to access appropriate services to enhance the team around the family.

Work directly with targeted pupils to raise achievement

We are looking for someone who:

Is committed to helping children succeed

Is kind, friendly and understanding

Has the ability to see where and how they can help children make their next steps

Will commit time and enthusiasm to our team

Is able to act on their own initiative

We can offer you:

Training for your role as appropriate to your needs and career aspirations

A friendly, supportive and positive team to work in

Career progression, with the opportunity to work within the wider Trust

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and if you wish to visit please contact the School Office

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.

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About Werrington Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Werrington Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/werrington-primary-school-peterborough (opens in new tab)

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