Safeguarding Co-ordinator
St Edward's School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary, dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 June 2024
Job overview
St Edward's Oxford is looking for a well-qualified and experienced safeguarding professional to play a key role as Safeguarding Co-ordinator.
The Safeguarding Co-ordinator reports to the Director of Safeguarding and is responsible for managing the systems of safeguarding and for assisting the development of a proactive safeguarding culture for St Edward’s pupils and staff.
Alongside the Director of Safeguarding, the Safeguarding Co-ordinator will maintain and develop excellent working relationships with external agencies (e.g. ESAT, LADO, Children’s Social Care, Police, CAMHS).
The Safeguarding Co-ordinator will also work closely with the Pastoral Management Team to ensure a co-ordinated and holistic approach to safeguarding, casework, compliance and record keeping.
The successful candidate will need relevant experience in a safeguarding role, ideally within an education or public sector environment (e.g. police, NHS, LADO, ESAT) with excellent working knowledge of safeguarding and related practices.
Up-to-date knowledge of relevant safeguarding regulatory guidance is equally important.
For further details and to apply, please click the apply button.
The deadline for applications is noon on Friday 14th June 2024.
First round interviews will take place during the week beginning on Monday 24th June 2024.
Preliminary online interviews may be conducted during the week beginning on Monday 17th June 2024.
St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
St Edward’s School is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on age, race, sex, religion, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic. Please see our Equal Opportunities & Dignity at Work policy on our website for further details.
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About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
Warden
Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
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