Safeguarding and Family Support Manager

Trinity School, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7SJ

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
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• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Salary: P02 Salary range £41,442- £44,331

What skills and experience we're looking for

Trinity School is an all age (3 to 19) modern, vibrant Special School catering for the needs of students who have a wide range of learning difficulties including; moderate, severe, profound and complex. A number of our pupils also have an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).

What the school offers its staff

Trinity School is looking for an experienced Safeguarding and Family Support Manager who will work closely with SEND families, parents, and carers of pupils with significant learning difficulties and disabilities attending Trinity School, ensuring that pupils have full access to educational opportunities, overcome barriers to learning, and achieve their full potential in both the home and school setting.

This position is ideal for someone with a background in social work who is passionate about working within an educational setting. The role of Safeguarding and Family Support Manager at Trinity School offers a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in supporting families, ensuring the well-being of students with significant learning difficulties and disabilities. If you are dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of children and their families, this role will allow you to contribute meaningfully to a vibrant and inclusive school community.

Job Purpose: Lead safeguarding and child protection efforts, including online safety, at Trinity School. Collaborate with social services and external agencies to ensure student well-being.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee all safeguarding activities and policies.
• Develop intervention plans for complex situations.
• Train and support staff on safeguarding issues.
• Maintain confidential records and prepare reports.
• Support SEND students and their families.
• Liaise with social services and attend/ and or co-ordinate multi-agency meetings.
• Support a large team of Designated Safeguarding Leads to triage records of concern as appropriate
• Lead our team of family support workers, developing the school’s Family Support offer which includes a brand-new Family Centre which is due to be completed this summer

We are committed to ensuring a consistent, high-quality provision for our pupils and will be looking for candidates who can offer excellent levels of attendance. Applicants will also be expected to commit to annual training and refreshers.

Please ensure that when you complete your application form, that you ensure you specifically write about how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria stipulated in this advert and as detailed in the person specification for the role.

Visits to the school are welcomed and advised for prospective applicants. Please email office@trinity.bardaglea.org.uk to make an appointment with either the Headteacher or a Deputy Headteacher.

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.

Applying for the job

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About Trinity School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 314 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Trinity School website
• Email address: HR@trinity.bardaglea.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-school-dagenham

Trinity is a very large special school in Barking and Dagenham and we serve the special educational needs of over 290 disabled children and young people. We are an all-through School for pupils aged 3 to 19.

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