Safeguarding Officer - Salisbury, United Kingdom - St. Michael's Church of England Primary School

St. Michael's Church of England Primary School

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Salisbury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Safeguarding Officer at St Michael's CofE Primary School

Contract:
Permanent

Working Hours:
maximum 35 per week, Monday - Friday. _Please note this position is term time + 1 week position (39 weeks per year)_

Pay:
£13.93 per hour (£26,873 pro rata per annum)

Required to start:
Friday 1st September 2023

St Michael's Church of England Primary School is looking to appoint a highly skilled Safeguarding Officer to work with our Headteacher on all aspects of safeguarding at our large and friendly primary school.

St Michael's is located in the village of Larkhill, Wiltshire.

It is a happy, open, inclusive and diverse church school where the staff are dedicated to creating a great environment for children to thrive and learn.

At St Michael's, we want to spark interest, ignite a passion for learning and fire up ambition to inspire every child to recognise and exceed expectations.

We are immensely proud of our school and the facilities we can offer.

The role will include:

Working with our staff on all aspects of safeguarding, including working to maintain high aspirations for all pupils who are currently experiencing, or have previously experiences welfare, safeguarding and child protection issues
Working with families and external agencies
Working with safeguarding software systems (MyConcern) to ensure every case is tracked and monitored
Work with and monitor the use of the safeguarding software system My Concern
Chairing parental meetings and holding Team Around the Child (TAC) and Team Around the Family (RAF) meetings
Making referrals to the multiagency safeguarding hub for cases which reach the safeguarding threshold
Opening and monitoring Early Support Assessments (ESA)
Triaging of any safeguarding concerns raised by members of staff
Attending initial Child Protection Case meetings, Core Group meetings and Acorn DSL Network Meetings
Supporting safeguarding training for school staff (and leading sessions where required)
Day to day administration (including meeting document preparation, running reports from MyConcern updating policies and check in meetings)

We would love to hear from you if you can show us you:

Have at least a C grade in English and Maths at GCSE level
Have experience of working in a safeguarding children's environment or with children's social services and/ or multi agencies
Have a willingness to be trained as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Are comfortable using tracking and monitoring software
Have a working knowledge of safeguarding software systems/ ability to learn
Are robust and resilient yet empathetic and willing to learn
Can work discreetly and professionally as part of a team within a large school workforce
Are highly organised, selfmotivated and are able to work in a fastmoving environment
An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning
A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported
Opportunities for training and progression within the work place
Term time only working hours
The support of Acorn Education Trust, excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues
A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure

Closing date:
Thursday 29th June 2023 at 12pm

Interview:
w/c 3rd July 2023

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 35 per week

Salary:
£13.93 per hour

Schedule: