Safeguarding Officer

The Safeguarding Officer is a key position within the academy, responsible, alongside the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Vice Principal) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads, for the implementation of our safeguarding procedures in order to ensure our pupils continue to be safeguarded effectively.

As a Safeguarding Officer, you will be a motivated, organised and flexible individual who is able to make a substantial contribution to the working systems that underpin safeguarding on behalf of the academy.

The successful candidate will be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences and they will have demonstrated substantial impact previously in the area of safeguarding through close cooperation with different agencies, young people and their families.  They will also be acutely aware of some of the challenges facing young people in the local community yet hold the highest aspirations for Co-op North Manchester’s pupils. 

The Safeguarding Officer will join a highly skilled and experienced safeguarding and pastoral team. Each year group is led by at least one Pastoral Manager or Head of Year.  There is an attendance team, Designated Safeguarding Lead and two Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads plus other senior colleagues who lead the academy’s pastoral offer. The Academy also is supported by a Regional Safeguarding Lead through the Trust who provides Trust wide CPD to ensure we are always up to date.  There is also a supervision model in place to support the professional development and wellbeing of all members of the safeguarding team.

Co-op Academy North Manchester offers high quality CPD for its staff alongside a Co-op benefits package and Employee Assistance Programme. It is expected that the successful candidate will be committed to their own continuing professional development and also take opportunities to continue to develop others. The academy offers Trust-wide, school based and bespoke training as well as opportunities for further development across Co-op Academies Trust. 

The academy is part of the Co-op Academies Trust and it is therefore expected that the successful candidate will be committed to both the vision and values of the school and the demonstrating of these within their role.