Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Ref: SCH-E-A-0936

Establishment: The Oldham Academy North Location: Oldham Salary: 26616.00 - 30076.00 Department: Professional Services Job Type: Full Time

Closing Date: 06/06/2022 09:00 Interview Date: 10/06/2022 Start Date: 01/09/2022

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks Hours per Week: 37.00 Weeks per Year: 42.000 Pay Grade: SCP 23-24. Number of Vacancies: 1

The Role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to join the team here at the Oldham Academy, this role is to provide a link between school and each pupil’s family, ensuring pupils are safe, have a positive sense of wellbeing and achieve their full potential academically by reducing barriers to learning. To also provide focused support to families with complex needs, ensuring consistent communication as well as working together with school staff and external agencies to promote positive relationships.

Build strong/positive relationships with families so that you are seen as an approachable member of staff
Build strong/positive relationships with staff and share information/concerns as appropriate
Refer significant safeguarding concerns including cases of suspected abuse to MASH as required
Refer cases to the Channel programme where there is a radicalisation concern as required
Keep detailed, accurate, secure written records of concerns and referrals
Respond in a timely manner to all concerns raised by staff on CPOMS recording all actions taken and the outcome

For a full description of the role, see the job description and job specification.

Salary - £26,615 - £30,076 - FTE:£28,226 - £31,895

37 hours per week, 42 weeks per year

What the trust offers in return:

Competitive local Government Pension Scheme
Ride to Work Scheme
Market leading Personal Development and Training plans to further your career
Access to Mental Health First Aid Programme
24 hours access to Employee Assistance Programme

We know just how important it is to think big and to help break those glass ceilings faced by young people today. Together we can encourage our pupils to step out from their comfort zones, build self-esteem and broaden their horizons.

The Oldham Academy North is an ambitious, inclusive 11-16 academy in Oldham. We set high expectations for our students in all areas and encourage them to become ambassadors of their community.

We are an E-ACT academy and proud to be part of a community that includes over 18,000 pupils and over 2,500 teaching and non-teaching professionals across the country.

E-ACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

E-ACT is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Qualifications

Qualification Title	Grade
5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent		Essential
Safeguarding/Prevent qualification or willing to work towards		Essential

Skills

Relevant Experience
Experience of working in a team	Essential
Experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential student information	Essential
Experience/Knowledge
Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues and procedures	Essential
Personal Attributes
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, parents and students	Essential
Relevant Skills
Ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines and work under pressure	Essential
Ability to act on own initiative dealing with any unexpected problems that may arise	Essential
Experience
Experience of working with children or young people who are vulnerable or disaffected	Essential