Safeguarding Officer
Brookfield Community School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NS13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
9 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week - Permanent - Term Time Only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,181.84 to £25,136.53 per annum (FTE: £27,427.89 to £29,740.60)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Officer to be the first point of contact for any member of staff who has a concern about the safety and/or well-being of a student, and for any students who self-refer.
We are looking for someone who is kind and compassionate but has a relentless determination to ensure that children are kept safe. You will have experience of working with children and the safeguarding requirements of schools. You must have experience of working with vulnerable families and an excellent understanding of how outside agencies can assist in the safeguarding of children.
Brookfield is a vibrant and popular school with approximately 1168 students, Our students are friendly and highly motivated.
The successful candidate will be resourceful, inspirational and forward thinking.
We wish to appoint a colleague to this post who has:
- A passion for helping students to reach their full potential
- The ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues to achieve their best
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Brookfield Community School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The school is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits
- Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
- The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
- Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee benefits platform
Further details about the role
For further details regarding this post please contact Mrs Wendy Fox, Operations Manager, on 01246 568115 orw.fox@brookfieldcs.org.uk
To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team onHR@Redhillacademytrust.org.uk
As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Brookfield Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1143 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Brookfield Community School website
- Email address
- w.fox@brookfieldcs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01246568115
Brookfield Community School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The school is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.
Arranging a visit to Brookfield Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email w.fox@brookfieldcs.org.uk.
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