Safeguarding Officer
William Hulme's Grammar School
Manchester
- £27,351 - £39,121 per year
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 2/09/2024
- Apply by:
- 11 August 2024
Job overview
Full time (term time only), permanent position from 2 September 2024
Salary – Competitive, based upon the United Learning pay scale (between £27,351 and £39,121)
William Hulme’s Grammar School (WHGS) is an all-through school and one of the most over-subscribed schools in Manchester. We have an excellent reputation and high aspirations for all our students, who enjoy an academic and creatively rich curriculum and are equipped with the skills that will help them to become responsible members of the local and global community.
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to the role of Safeguarding Officer. You will have experience of working with young people and families within a safeguarding and child protection environment and you will be able to work adaptively and flexibly across all phases of our school. As the Safeguarding Officer you will have a strong understanding of our school culture and community and will understand the value of working with internal and external partners. The Safeguarding Officer will work with the wider Safeguarding team and will act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, to safeguard and protect the young people and staff of William Hulme’s Grammar School. You will play a critical role in taking responsibility for child protection, supporting staff to carry out their safeguarding duties and act in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation.
Further details are available in the recruitment pack.
In return, we offer a highly competitive remuneration package, a vibrant place to work with great staff and students, where you will find a genuine commitment to continuing and enhancing your professional development.
Please apply through the William Hulme’s Grammar School website - https://www.whgs-academy.org/work-for-us/vacancies
Closing date: Sunday 11 August 2024 at 11.59 pm
Interview process: Thursday 15 August 2024
The school is fully committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and full child protection/safeguarding training. United Learning is an equal opportunities employer.
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About William Hulme's Grammar School
- William Hulme's Grammar School
- Spring Bridge Road, Manchester
- Lancashire
- M16 8PR
- United Kingdom
William Hulme’s Grammar School is the second most over-subscribed school in Manchester and one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country. WHGS is an all-through (3-18) Academy of over 1450 pupils with a wide range of abilities, ethnicities and backgrounds.
The Academy has a relatively new Sixth Form Centre, a two-form entry Primary Phase and has specialist rooms in the Secondary Phase, including fully equipped science labs, a library, ICT resource centre, music practice rooms, design, technology and art rooms. There is also a sports hall with changing facilities, along with full kitchen and dining facilities in the Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form.
William Hulme’s Grammar School is a vibrant, multicultural school that welcomes children from all backgrounds and beliefs. We are committed to ensuring that all children receive a first class education that prepares them thoroughly for the future and allows them to play an active role in the life of the school and wider community. The school encourages staff to organise events and trips (home and abroad), extra-curricular and subject enrichment activities, to develop the whole child, to prepare him/her for the challenges of the modern world.
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