Safeguarding Officer

POST: Safeguarding Officer

LOCATION: Thorns Collegiate Academy

GRADE: Band F SCP 26 - 31

SALARY: £33,345 – £37,362 actual salary per annum

HOURS: 37 Hours per week, Term Time + 2 weeks

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.

Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care.

We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.  

We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer. Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful. 

We are looking for a well-qualified and experienced Safeguarding Officer to be the operational lead for safeguarding at Thorns Collegiate Academy working closely with the DSL, Family Support Worker and wider Pastoral Team.

We can offer:

• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Exceptional CPD provision
• a supportive working environment and team ethos
• friendly, enthusiastic children.

Key Responsibilities:

• To support child protection systems, arrangements in place to enable the Academy to undertake their statutory responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• To provide safeguarding advice and guidance to Academy and client school staff to promote the welfare of students.
• To monitor, evaluate and support with reporting on the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

The successful candidate will:

• Have Module One Safeguarding Training or equivalent, be ECAF trained, Lead Professional and Outcomes Star Trained.
• Have a minimum of two years experience of working in safeguarding and child protection procedures. Have worked for a minimum of 2 years with young people, have experience of record keeping and managing a case load of work and have worked on cases managed at both Early Help level and Child Protection level

While we are ideally looking for a candidate with demonstrable experience managing safeguarding within school, we are open to applications from outstanding candidates with a strong grounding in child protection and demonstrable successful experience supporting the most vulnerable children and families outside of the education sector – for all prospective candidates, a passion for supporting young people, tenacity, commitment and an in depth knowledge of safeguarding practices across all relevant agencies will be vital for success.

Our academy is in an exciting phase of transition and there has been immense progress in developing a strong culture of safeguarding and high quality pastoral care - this is a tremendous opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join our new Student Support Services team and help further improve outcomes for all our young people, irrespective of the challenges they face.

We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice where all staff can thrive. We believe that supporting our staff both personally and professionally allows them to give their very best to our students. Our aim is to foster a working culture that recognises and reflects the importance of good mental health and wellbeing and provides effective support when colleagues need it.

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post-holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including a Children’s Barred List check for post carrying out a regulated activity.

For further information or an application form please visit:

https://careers.shirelandcat.net/Department/Non-teaching

Closing Date: Monday 16th December 2024