Safeguarding Officer
Mounts Bay Academy, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 3JT5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
10 July 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
- Pastoral, health and welfare
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Mon-Fri Term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26317.00-£30607.00
Pay scale
- H1-H6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Safeguarding Officer to join our thriving Academy in supporting the Principal, Executive Team and all Academy pupils.
Applicants should be flexible, organised and able to work on their own initiative. Attention to detail and accurate record keeping are essential along with competent IT skills. Applications must be able to work in a team environment and under their own initiative, whilst maintaining absolute discretion. This is a term time only position so the successful post holder will benefit from most of the school holidays, although this is a requirement to work an additional 2 weeks during the academic year, including during the exam period and time in August for results day.
The role of the Safeguarding Officer is central to the organisation and smooth running of the school.
Mounts Bay Academy is a caring and dynamic Academy where students are placed at the centre of everything we do. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum to all our students, who are set challenging academic and personal targets and given the inspiration to succeed.
The successful candidate will also contribute to the strategic goals of the Academy and be able to support a vision within which students are well prepared for the modern world.
What the school offers its staff
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Education Support
TechScheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Free Will Writing Service
Discounted Gym Membership
Mounts Bay Academy offer access to their Fitness Suite for all employees (after 5pm), as well as their football pitch for 5-a-side
Eden Project
Community weekends – Winter only (approx.. November – February
Commitment to safeguarding
Mounts Bay Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We follow safer recruitment practices and appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check prior to employment. Details of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our website www.mountsbay.org.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to mjenkin@mountsbayacademy.org
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Mounts Bay Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1066 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Mounts Bay Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- mjenkin@mountsbayacademy.org
- Phone number
- 01736352399
Mounts Bay Academy is located in Penzance, West Cornwall with 1065 students aged 11-16 years. Mounts Bay school converted to Academy status in 2011 and a year later was awarded an Outstanding grade in a full Ofsted Inspection. In November 2017 the Academy was inspected by Ofsted to review its safeguarding arrangements and the HMI visitors noted that the Academy had a fully inclusive culture and provided excellent support for vulnerable students. Since then we were awarded a Good grade in 2021 under the new Ofsted Framework introduced in 2019.
The Academy is a hub for the Challenge Partners’ network and part of a number of school improvement and leadership organisations such as High Performance Learning.
The Academy has also successfully made bids to improve our facilities over the last 5 years and there are now new changing rooms and Science laboratories, a new sports hall and an artificial pitch along with significant building and technological improvements in the past year.
Mounts Bay Academy is an Apple Distinguished school and each student and staff member is provided with a digital device to support their learning and work. We believe that students should be prepared for the world in which they will live when they leave the Academy and strive daily to ensure that we update our knowledge accordingly.
We are a learning community that aspires to success for all without exception, convinced that everyone has the ability to learn at the highest level, we just need to present them learning experiences that are as engaging as they are adventurous. We believe that all young people can achieve; it is our job to nurture the very best in each person by identifying their strengths and talents and removing any barriers to learning.
Talent is celebrated, curiosity is nurtured and every individual is given the chance to shine. We help to develop young people with a positive attitude to learning and life, ready to take on the challenges of our fast-changing world and to make a creative contribution to their community.
You will be joining an ethical community, guided by the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, 17 goals to help end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change. Giving everyone that joins us the chance to shape a better future for themselves, the community and the world at large.
The successful candidate will be a brave, creative and visionary person, to join our courageous staff to enable all to thrive in this ever-changing world. We are looking for a professional with a spirit of adventure who understands that high personal and academic standards and exciting learning can combine to change young people’s lives. Mounts Bay Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect the candidate to share this commitment.
Arranging a visit to Mounts Bay Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mjenkin@mountsbayacademy.org.
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