Safeguarding and Inclusion Officer
Shevington High School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 8ABThis job expired on 28 June 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
28 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time: 37hrs Term Time Only + 2 Weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- G7 SCP 20-25
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governing Body are seeking to appoint a new Safeguarding & Inclusion Officer to support our continuous improvement.
You will be the main link between Shevington High School and other agencies in conjunction with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, promoting a strong culture of safeguarding across the school, working closely with students and their families and external agencies.
You will work as alongside the pastoral team and report directly to the Designated Safeguarding Lead for this crucial role within our school community.
The successful candidate will be a strategic, self-motivated, enthusiastic and proactive individual who will work alongside the Safeguarding Lead and liaise with the Pastoral Team on caseloads primarily reporting to the Designated Safeguarding Lead, but also to Governors and therefore will be expected to attend some Governing Body Meetings in the evenings. You will be the main support to the designated teacher for CLA students and be instrumental in promoting the progress and development of these students.
A full job description and person specification is included within this pack.
The work location is primarily school based, but home visits maybe required on occasion, so the use of a car is essential for the role.
As a Safeguarding & Inclusion Officer you will take responsibility for:
- Supporting the DSL in ensuring full compliance with legislation and statutory guidance, and fostering and promoting a robust culture of safeguarding throughout the School
- Management of individual pupil safeguarding concerns, referrals and cases at the DSL's request and supervision and liaising with pastoral team
- Liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies, students, parents and staff
- Attending, facilitating and leading meetings with external agencies including social workers and child protection professionals
- managing safeguarding caseloads
- on a daily basis working with parents/carers and staff on matters of safeguarding, child protection and well-being
- be a great source of support, advice and expertise in the team
- Maintenance of accurate safeguarding records of CPOMS (under DSL’s supervision), to include daily review and triage of individual cases, delivering staff training in person, preparing and delivering reports, sometimes in person, for senior staff groups including the Governing Body
- Contributing to the annual review of safeguarding and termly reports to the Governing Body and assisting in the creation and fulfilment of specific action plans
- Contacting the previous schools of all students new to Shevington High School to seek information on issues relating to pastoral or safeguarding concerns; recording their responses; pursuing non-respondents; and maintaining all related records and archives.
- Transfer of safeguarding files from previous schools and providing receipts, and for sending the safeguarding file of a pupil who leaves the School and moves to a different educational establishment promptly.
- Under the DSL's oversight, maintaining the central School logs for safeguarding, bullying, protected characteristics and mental health issues (from CPOMS)
- Administration of the review (at appropriate intervals) of the cases of individual pupils who have safeguarding files, safety plans, or who have been involved in bullying in the past;
- Checking of school trip lists for pupils with safeguarding or other pastoral concerns, creating bespoke reports for trip leaders and liaising directly with them as required
- Updating staff on any changes to KCSIE, the Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy and other relevant policies.
- Creating resources as requested by the DSL, and ensuring that safeguarding publicity materials are up-to-date (for example posters, business cards)
- Delivering safeguarding training as required.
- Ensure CLA transition arrangements are in place and are effective.
- Write reports and attend meetings pertaining to every CLA.
- Establish, develop and monitor personal education plans with social care representatives, designated teachers and families of CLA.
- Co-ordinate CLA, medical activities, meeting with health professionals when appropriate.
What the school offers its staff
- Rewards and Recognition Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Dedicated Staff Wellbeing team
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 Shevington High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 841 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Shevington High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lthompson@shevingtonhigh.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01257 400990
Shevington High School is a very popular 11-16 community school located in the village of Shevington, 3 miles from Wigan town centre and five minutes from the M6 motorway. The school is smaller than the average size secondary school.
In January 2017 the school was judged by Ofsted as Good in all categories and in recognition of our outstanding practice and work with have done to support other schools we have been designated a National Support School.
The school has a strong school vision supported by all stakeholders. Together we have the highest expectations for all our students, inspiring and enabling them to become amazing and successful individuals.
As a School we have developed a learning culture of high aspirations and expectations for all students. We are just at the end of a refurbishment building programme to meet the growth the school is experiencing.
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