Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead - Derby, United Kingdom - Landau Forte College Derby

Landau Forte College Derby

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Derby, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have a job vacancy for Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (non-teaching post).

Reporting directly to the Designated Safeguarding Lead, this is a full time, non-teaching role.

The key role of the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) is to deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Senior Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (SDDSL) in taking responsibility for safeguarding across the College.

The roll will be lined managed by the Senior Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Key information

Contract:
Permanent, 52 weeks a year

Start date:

ASAP

Salary:
£28,000

Closing Date: 26 February 2023

What we can offer you

A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment

The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students

Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust

A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)

Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

Complimentary gym membership

Landau Forte College Derby

We are a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed College with a strong record of success across all aspects of its work.

In May 2014 we were accredited as a School Centre for Teacher Training by the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

In February 2015 we were designated as a Teaching School and the College is a local, regional and national hub for professional development.

Landau Forte Charitable Trust

Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands.

Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte.

Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.

We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.
The local area

Derby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great history. The College is located just a few minutes' walk away from Derby city centre.

Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District.

Within a 10 minutes' drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.

Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25

London is 90 minutes away by train

East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away

Person specification

The person we are looking for should:
Be creative and hardworking.

Have excellent personal organisational skills.

Be adaptable with a good sense of humour and able to take the initiative.

Be a very good team worker with the capacity to build relationships at all levels across the organisation.

Be proactive.

Be able to work successfully as part of a highly effective team.

Qualifications and experience:

Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment.

Excellent in-depth knowledge of the development of young people

Job description

Duties of role will include:

Management of referrals

The DDSL is expected to, under the direction of the DSL/ SDDSL, or in their absence:

Refer cases of suspected abuse to the local authority children's social care as required and support staff who make referrals to the local authority children's social care.

Refer cases to the Channel programme where there is a radicalisation concern as required and support staff who make referrals to the Channel programme.

Refer cases where a crime may have been committed to the Police as required.

Manage and track a systematic overview of concerns about students in the College, determining jointly with the DSL when to escalate or de-escalate thresholds of support.

Working with others

To support the DSL/ SDDSL to provide regular updates and information to the Executive Team and Extended Pastoral Team (Heads of Year, SENCO, Thrive Team, Personal Tutors).

To attend the scheduled College safeguarding meetings, including the DSL/DDSL meeting and Pastoral team meeting.

As required, liaise with relevant Social Workers, Multi Agency Team members and other relevant outside agencies who are working with the College's students and their families.

Liaise with staff on matters of safety and safeguarding and when deciding whether to make a referral by liaising with relevant agencies.

Act as a source of support, advice, and expertise for staff, including coordinating relevant training for the staff body.

Coordinate and attend relevant professional m