Safeguarding Officer

Part time, permanent position

15 hours per week

Term time only (39 weeks per year)

Start date: September 2024 onwards

Salary range: Points 17 to 22: £32,424pa to £35,034pa (full time equiv) Actual pro-rata’d salary: £11,605pa to £12,539pa  

We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and meticulous individual to work as part of our busy and incredibly strong safeguarding team.

The person appointed will need to provide a high quality, responsive service to students faced with welfare and safeguarding issues, and support the schools safeguarding duties day to day. You will provide admin support for the safeguarding team through managing CPOMs and being responsible for maintaining safeguarding records, case studies, and tracking themes. You will provide timely reports, and where applicable provide relevant support and advice in order to safeguard students. You will be required to liaise with external agencies, as and when appropriate. You will need to maintain constructive relationships with parents/carers when exchanging information, facilitating their support for their child’s wellbeing and supporting home to school links. You will also liaise with primary, secondary and colleges to ensure that all safeguarding information has been securely transferred, both for incoming and outgoing students.

As a key member of the school's pastoral team you will work alongside an experienced safeguarding team and report to the Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Leader.

The successful candidate:

●       will champion all of our young people

●       is passionate about the importance of education for all children

●       refuses to accept that disadvantage or SEND should limit ambition or potential

●       is consistently an outstanding practitioner with a positive work ethic

●       is student centred and progress focused

●       stays solution based

●       is reflective, with a constant drive to improve

●       is a versatile professional who is flexible in their operational and strategic outlook

Hollyfield is a beautiful school set in the Surbiton area of Surrey with excellent transport links to central London which enables our staff and young people to take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities that London provides. We are an ambitious school that puts student achievement and wellbeing at its heart.

We are part of the Every Child, Every Day Multi Academy Trust and in March 2020 we were judged by Ofsted to be ‘good’ - we are working hard to continue to develop our high standards.

Job applications can only be made through the TES website. Please note we cannot accept CVs and our standard application form must be completed.

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate be found.

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.

For further details about the school visit our website.

For more information about the role, please contact Sonali Patel, Assistant Headteacher/DSL: spatel@hollyfield.kingston.sch.uk

Please note that the school is closed until Monday 2 September 2024

The Governing and Trust Bodies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expect staff to share this commitment. We fully recognise our responsibilities for safeguarding and child protection. Any offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, overseas criminal record checks where relevant, background check including an online check of the applicant’s social media accounts and receipt of satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply to work with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The schools within the Trust are committed to all aspects of personal development, are inclusive and seek to ensure every student achieves to the best of their ability.