Engagement & Safeguarding Manager

Woodbridge Park is on a journey to outstanding and we need outstanding people to join us. We are a multi-site Alternative Provision for children and young people with complex needs and we provide a vital service to the families and schools of Hounslow. We are proud of our service and we need inspirational, patient trailblazers who believe that every child matters and who will never give up on our amazing pupils. 

We can offer a varied professional experience, thanks to our many diverse sites – no two days are the same. We can also offer outstanding professional development with a dedicated training programme and planned investment in staff development. We place a high regard and focus on staff wellbeing having been awarded the NEU Workload Charter Status and we offer all staff six early finish days per school year to support their wellbeing.

We are looking for someone who has their finger on the pulse and can be proactive in supporting our amazing children and young people to be the best they can be. This post will take stamina and foresight as the successful candidate will be a lead figure throughout the day, making sure that our children and young people get the best start to the day. The post holder will then need to keep the momentum going, so that any conflict or issues are dealt with before they escalate and so that students are able to learn without distraction.

Strong, stable relationships with our children and young people are a must. We need a colleague who lives and breathes our trauma-informed approach, someone who sees restoration as the way forward, not retribution. We need someone who has the resilience and initiative to manage their work and their day without constant guidance and we will provide an induction with experienced colleagues across the service to support with this.

The post is 5 days per week, term time only and 32.5 hours per week on a two year contract in the first instance. 

Previous experience is essential of working with students in a supporting role. Candidates will have strong behaviour management skills and current certificates or a willingness to train in Team Teach and First Aid. Candidates will be expected to work across sites within the Borough of Hounslow.

If you feel you have the necessary skills, experience and character to take on this exciting opportunity then please apply. Candidates will be able to inspire and motivate our students to get the very best meaningful outcomes and show a commitment to raising the achievement levels and self-esteem of disaffected young people

Salary Scale S02 – Points 26 - 28 (£29,332 - £30,758 gross pa)

Starting Salary will be Scale S02 Point 26 (£29,332 gross pa)

OFSTED November 2023 judged WPES as a GOOD school.

Closing Date Sunday 10th November 2024

Woodbridge Park Education Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. Your employment will be based at the Inspire Centre, but you may be required to work at any other premises occupied by the Employer or any of the Employer’s locations within the Borough of Hounslow as directed by the Employer.