37 hours per week. Term time plus INSET days
Working hours:  08.00  -  16.00.
Pay Range: Essex Local Government Scale 7, Points 19-24
Actual Annual Salary: £25,528 - £28,312

We are looking for a skilled and experienced person with a background in working with young people and safeguarding to join the Safeguarding team at The Deanes.  Applicants should be flexible, able to work on their own initiative, under pressure and have the ability to prioritise to meet the need and demands of the role. 

 Your responsibilities will include taking part in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings (Child Protection, Team around the family, and Child in Need), and contribute to the assessment of students (S17/S47).  You will advise and support other members of staff on student welfare and child protection matters and liaise with relevant agencies such as the local authority, CAMHS and  the police.  This will involve referrals to appropriate external agencies including counselling services, CAMHS, and Youth Services.

You will need experience of supporting children and families through challenging issues, ideally within an education or children’s services background to support the students and families of our school community.   However, we would also welcome applications from experienced youth/key workers who would be happy to undergo all relevant training.

A full, clean driving licence is desirable as this role will entail external visits to other schools and agencies.

For further information, please refer to the attached job description.  Any queries regarding the role or the school should be directed in the first instance to eanderson@thedeanes.essex.sch.uk.

The Deanes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org