Academy of Safeguarding Officer
Faringdon Community College
Faringdon
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 26 September 2018
Job overview
Academy Safeguarding Officer
Temporary until 31 August 2019
37 hours a week, Term Time Only
Required to start as soon as possible
Salary: NJC Grade 9 £26,470 - £29,055 per annum pro rata
(Actual salary in the region of £22,540 - £24,741)
Faringdon Academy of Schools is seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Officer with experience and understanding of working with/within Children’s Services. This role will involve working across our Academy Schools to lead on Child Protection, and advise on cases where children and their families are being supported by External Agencies. You will promote safeguarding procedures and legislation across the Academy, and deliver training to our employees and school Governors around aspects of children’s services intervention.
Key requirements for this role include:
· Current, detailed knowledge of child protection pathways and processes;
· Ability to liaise closely with Head teachers to provide expert advice on safeguarding matters;
· Experience and understanding of service provision to vulnerable children and their families; and
· Experience of managing own caseload, attending and providing updates at case reviews.
In addition, you will be highly organised, emotionally resilient, and be able to prioritise conflicting priorities in your work. Experience working with an educational setting is desirable, though not essential.
Faringdon Academy of Schools is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a DBS check and undertake safeguarding training as part of their job role.
For more information, including a copy of the job description and application form, please visit our website www.faringdon.academy/vacancies-2/ . Please direct any questions to the Academy HR Office on 01367 240375 and return completed application forms to: academyhr@faringdon.academy
Closing Date for applications – Thursday 27th September 2018 at 12 noon.
Interviews for the position will take place w/c 1 October 2018
Attached documents
About Faringdon Community College
Faringdon Community College opened under its current name in 2000, having previously been known as Tollington Secondary Modern School. Located in the town of Faringdon, Oxfordshire, the school provides a co-educational secondary education for students aged 11-18.
In 2012, the school became part of the Faringdon Academy of Schools, alongside seven others. The Faringdon Academy of Schools includes institutions at all stages of children’s education and allows providers in the local area to work more closely together.
Faringdon Community College provides for around 1,500 secondary and sixth-form students.
Headteacher
Phil Bevan
Values and vision
Faringdon Community College considers its ultimate goal to be academic success for pupils. Teachers seek to achieve this by instilling a work ethic and a sense of personal responsibility in students, as well as recognising and harnessing the innate individualism and talents of each young person.
As a part of Faringdon Academy of Schools, the school has strong ties to the local community and seeks to develop connections with local institutions for the benefit of students.
Ofsted report
“There has been a strong focus on raising the quality of teaching and the proportion of good or better lessons is increasing. Most teaching is good and some is outstanding. Excellent relationships between teachers and students, and between students themselves, contribute to a positive atmosphere for learning and there is very good individual support for students in lessons."
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