Safeguarding Officer
St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy, Newcastle, Staffordshire, ST5 2NBDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
15 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,409.00 - £29,093.00 Annually (FTE) TST Grade 5, SCP9-15
Safeguarding Officer job summary
We're looking to appoint a professional Safeguarding Officer to provide a complementary service to teachers and staff in the academy, addressing the needs of the children and families who need help to overcome barriers to learning. The role is offered at full-time, term time only.
Operational Responsibilities
- To support and uphold academy policies.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you come into contact with.
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Be aware of, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the academy.
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
- Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
- Assist with student needs as appropriate during the academy day.
Full details are available in the accompanying job description and person specification.
Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable 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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Giles' and St George's Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 357 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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