Safeguarding Officer

Job Title: Safeguarding Officer

Location: Nottingham

Salary: £28,561 - £31,028 (Grade F 20-24) per annum actual salary

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part Time – Term Time (37 hours a week, 41 weeks per year)

About Our School:

Ellis Guilford School is a growing and thriving larger than average Secondary School with a clear mission “to ensure that children attending our school have a better chance of success”. With a recently graded “Good” Ofsted in 2023, Ellis Guilford is at an extremely exciting point in its journey. We deliver a broad curriculum and have an extensive co-curricular offer to support our children to become confident, independent and balanced individuals, to allow all pupils to exceed beyond their potential. We do this by putting our values of equality, integrity and ambition at the core of everything we do.

About the Safeguarding Team:

The safeguarding team at Ellis Guilford School is dedicated to delivering effective safeguarding and child protection including supporting students’ emotional and social well-being alongside their academic needs. The team consists of one DSL (SLT) and two Safeguarding Officers and offers a range of interventions and strategies to help keep students safe at school, in the home, online and in the local community.

About You:

As a Safeguarding Officer at Ellis Guilford School, you will bring a compassionate and proactive approach to supporting students’ safety and well-being, fostering a positive and inclusive school environment, and collaborating with staff and external agencies to address students’ diverse needs. Our ideal candidate would have:

• Experience in managing and triaging a wide range of safeguarding concerns reported by staff and students using online platforms such as CPOMS.
• Experience in working with local authority safeguarding partners e.g., social workers, CAMHS, CGL, Police.
• The ability to positively influence and persuade students towards the school’s vision, values and ethos, whilst being a role model with a professional approach.
• Be student-focused, recognising the importance of educational achievement in transforming lives, and managing student behaviour positively in line with academy policies.
• Work effectively as part of a team, use initiative, follow instructions, remain calm under pressure, and possess a ‘can do’ and ‘will do’ attitude.

Requirements:

To apply for the Safeguarding Officer opportunity, you must hold:

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C and above or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
• Successful recent experience working with young people in a safeguarding role.
• Experienced in effectively resolving stakeholder concerns, including those raised by parents.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:

CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.

We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

Next Steps:

Applications close 9.00am Wednesday 11th December 2024.

Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.

We warmly welcome visits to our school or if you would like to arrange a confidential conversation with the Line Manager of this position, please contact our safeguarding team on john.williams@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk who would be happy to assist in arranging this.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. We will hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made then we will repeat the process. Please do not hesitate to contact stevanie.hemingway@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk if you would like an update on your application and details of a potential interview date.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.