Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Manchester, United Kingdom - Co-op Academy North Manchester

Co-op Academy North Manchester

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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CO-OP ACADEMY NORTH MANCHESTER

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Grade 7 pt Actual - £31, £35,335.00)

Permanent Term time only + 15 Days - 40 hours

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is a key position within the academy, responsible, alongside the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Vice Principal), for the implementation of our safeguarding procedures in order to ensure that we are doing all that we can to protect and safeguard our pupils.

As a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will be highly skilled and knowledgeable in all aspects of safeguarding with the ability to provide expert advice and guidance to all stakeholders.

You will be a motivated, organised and flexible individual who is able to make a substantial contribution to all aspects of multi-agency working on behalf of the academy.

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will join a highly skilled and experienced pastoral team. Each year group is led by one Head of Year and Pastoral Manager.

There is an attendance team, Designated Safeguarding Lead and another Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead plus other senior colleagues who lead the academy's pastoral offer.

Shaping the Future

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will work with the Pastoral Team and members of the leadership team to create and deliver a shared vision for the personal development, attitude and safeguarding for all members of the Academy community.

Developing the strategic vision and direction for the Academy, based on analysis of local and national need.
Ensuring that the Pastoral offer reflects the Academy's vision and values and those of our

Trust.

Playing an active role in raising the aspirations and ambitions of our pupils, their families and carers and the local community.

Specific Areas of Responsibility

To be the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Academy.
To lead the Academy's daily response to safeguarding concerns and referrals
To keep uptodate, accurate and secure records of pupils with Child Protection plans and other social services or external agency involvement.
To liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead on a daily basis, ensuring that all relevant safeguarding concerns are communicated to the Academy Leadership Team
To coordinate the support and processes for Looked After Children.
To deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead

Deputising for the Designated Safeguarding Lead

To offer support, advice and give a level of expertise regarding safeguarding to all members of the academy staff team, taking appropriate action when required.
To model for all staff exemplary practice in terms of Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures.
To triage concerns and referrals from staff, taking appropriate action and making direct referrals to Children's Services and other relevant agencies.
To ensure that all staff have access to and understand the academy Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy, Sexual Violence and Sexual Harrassment Between Pupils Policy and Manchester Safeguarding Children's Board Child Protection Procedures.
To ensure that PREVENT is communicated to staff and disseminate key info
To contribute to the review and update of policy documents relating to safeguarding.
To contribute to Child Protection Conference and Core Group processes by either attending or ensuring that a relevant member of staff attends meetings and necessary paperwork is completed or appropriate documentation is available.
To keep an accurate and up to date database of information on pupils who fall into safeguarding/child protection categories using CPOMS.
To develop, track and monitor the reporting systems in CPOMS in order to prepare reports for the Leadership Team and the governing body regarding trends in safeguarding concerns and impact of interventions.
To produce a half termly report to include all relevant safeguarding information and to work alongside the DSL to prepare the Annual Trust Safeguarding Report and Safeguarding Audit

Documentation.

To work collaboratively with the DSL to write, implement and review an annual safeguarding development plan.
To ensure that Safeguarding and Child Protection training is part of the induction for all new staff in the academy.
To ensure that visitors to the academy are fully aware of basic safeguarding procedures.
To create training resources for safeguarding to be used by staff, governors, parents and pupils.
To provide supervision sessions for colleagues who work in safeguarding.
To organise and take part in targeted safeguarding training and intervention programs for individuals and groups of pupils.
To distribute information on safeguarding to staff, governors, parents and pupils liaising with members of the pastoral team and the Head of PSHE, RSE and Citizenship.
To provide relevant weekly updates to all staff via Staff Notes in conjunction with the DSL.
To maintain the upkeep of safeguardi