Deputy Designated Safeguarding & Family Liaison Lead

Deputy Designated Safeguarding & Family Liaison Lead

Putting Children First, Developing People as Leaders, 

Realising Potential

Salary: PO1 – Scale 27 to 30 (£33,324 to £35,751 FTE – pro rata)

Term time only + 5 days.  36 hours per week.

Woodside Primary Academy is a large Primary School in Walthamstow with approx. 1220 people on role from the ages of 6 months to 11 years.  We are based across two sites one of which includes a School and Day-care Nursery.  We support and challenge each other to ensure our pupils achieve their potential, are motivated, engaged and fully prepared for life beyond our school.

You will:-

• Be the point of contact in the absence of the DSL.

• Work with us to maintain high aspirations for all pupils who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced welfare, safeguarding and child protection issues.

• Be an active member of the school’s leadership team.

• Support our work on Child Protection and Safeguarding.

We would like to hear from you if you have:-

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Innovation and drive to effectively support our most vulnerable pupils and their families.

• Good ICT skills.

• Flexibility in your approach and thinking.

At Woodside we offer the following:

• Free childcare during INSET days.

• “Perks for Work” Scheme

• EAP – Employee Assistance Program

• Shiny Mind App (Well-being)