37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm and 8.15am to 3.45pm Friday, term time only (39 Weeks). Grade D – Step 1 FTE £25,628, Actual Annual Salary £21,981.00.

We are part of the Wildern Academy Trust which comprises of Wildern School, Deer Park Secondary School and Boorley Park Primary School. Our staff form a collective team that make a difference to the lives of our students. This is an exciting time for the trust and all colleagues present and future.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic, caring and supportive professional who will oversee the day to day operational running of the safeguarding systems and procedures here at school.

We take safeguarding extremely seriously and have a really inclusive whole school approach to safeguarding our entire community. This role will see the right person liaising with  the pastoral teams, teaching staff and wider community to ensure all of our students are cared for under the direct leadership of the Deputy Headteacher and Designated Safeguard Lead (DSL).

The person we are looking for will have an awareness of safeguarding roles and responsibilities, be up to date and informed of local and national safeguarding developments, have working knowledge of KCSIE and Working Together to Safeguard Children and other national documentation relevant to the safeguarding of school children.  They will be able to liaise with outside agencies to report, monitor and work alongside our families.

The role will involve:

• Receiving and responding to safeguarding concerns raised in school
• Recording safeguarding concerns on our CPOMs system
• Ensuring that CPOMs is kept up to date, and current.
• Attend Child Protection and Child in Need meetings, core group meetings and Early Help Hub meetings for our students and families
• Prepare reports for CP/CIN meetings
• Prepare reports for SLT and govs around safeguarding
• Liaise closely with our Directors of Progress and Achievement on safeguarding themes and issues in their year group
• Work with students who are safeguarding concerns to support them in school.
• Liaise with parents and carers where there are concerns, including ongoing contact over time
• To liaise with the Attendance team where there are students missing education.
  

We are excited about this position as it will add to our incredible pastoral team at Wildern and help us to continue to provide an exceptional level of support and care.

If you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date. Closing Date: Midday Friday 28th June 2024.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Wildern Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.