Safeguarding Officer

Robertsbridge Community College, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EA

13 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
6 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Pastoral, health and welfare
Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 37 hours per week, term-time only + 4 weeks during school holiday periods, per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Single Status Grade 9, Points 23 – 25 (£30,740 - £32,898) per annum, pro-rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a caring, empathetic and supportive individual with expertise in the area of student welfare and safeguarding? If you have experience of working within a safeguarding setting and the ability to positively encourage and influence the learning of our students, we would love to hear from you.

As a Safeguarding Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in the effective management of safeguarding issues. You will also be required to work as part of the pastoral team to provide intervention and support for a key case load of high-profile vulnerable students.

In this role, you will:

Co-ordinate the work of colleagues and external agencies, working with the DSL and pastoral support teams to allocate resource and support so that the team(s) working with vulnerable students provide effective support.
Champion safeguarding and student welfare across the College, sharing best practice and ensuring that school policy is enacted in practice. Encourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings in any measures the College may put in place to protect them.
Support the maintenance of accurate, detailed and up to date student Child Protection records and in-house documentation, managing these in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Experience of working in a similar role or setting.
Good interpersonal skills, excellent communication, listening and observation skills and the ability to build rapport, support, engage and motivate others.
The ability to deal with difficult, sensitive or conflict situations with an empathetic approach.
Knowledge of school policies relating to conduct, behaviour, attendance and dress code with a demonstratable understanding of confidentiality, safeguarding and child protection issues within a school setting.

What the school offers its staff

Robertsbridge Community College is a welcoming and inclusive 11-16 school situated within a thriving village in a beautiful part of East Sussex. Staff at Robertsbridge are passionate and committed to providing the best possible experience for our fantastic students. The school is going through a period of change and improvement as we work tirelessly to further develop our work in response to our latest Ofsted report. Our intake is truly comprehensive, drawing from a large geographic area that includes both rural and urban environments. We cherish the diversity that this intake brings and believe that our young people can achieve great things.

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.