Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Dunraven School
Lambeth
- £32,418 - £33,510 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £30,127.32 – £31,403.71 actual
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2023
Job overview
We require a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to join us as soon as possible.
In this role, you will offer professional support to students who are identified as children in need, as well as those at risk of exclusion, social services involvement or mental health difficulties. You’ll offer interventions to improve the capacity of students and their families through signposting families to direct parenting work, developing extended networks of support for students, and working alongside external agencies. Working closely with the wider Inclusion Team and the school community, you will provide specialist support to impact students’ development, attainment and general wellbeing.
Experience
To be successful, you will be educated to at least a GCSE C grade or above or have a level 2 qualification in English and Maths. You will also:
- be able to communicate effectively with students, parents and multi-agencies;
- work autonomously and as part of a team;
- have good organisation, time management, communication and interpersonal skills;
- have a knowledge and understanding of strategies to remove barriers to learning in young people;
- clearly understand the principles involved in giving advice and guidance to young people, including the place of confidentiality and sharing information;
- be able to work flexibly and find creative solutions to problems.
About us
At Dunraven School, our motto is “education for all”. Serving a diverse inner-city community, we provide an exceptional start in life from ages 4 to 18 – delivering learning that enriches, nurtures and releases potential. At the heart of the multi-academy Dunraven Educational Trust, we have blazed a trail that has seen us become Ofsted Outstanding in all areas, a National Teaching School and an Academy Sponsor.
Benefits
In return, we offer enviable employment conditions, including extensive in-house CPD provision and affiliations with national courses and providers (SSAT, Teaching Leaders, Future Leaders, NPQs). If you have the skills to succeed, your career with us could take you anywhere within the Trust, so the sky is truly the limit.
To apply, please go to www.dunraven.org.uk > about us > vacancies
Closing date: Noon on Monday 30 January 2023
Interview date: w/c 30 January 2023
Dunraven Educational Trust schools are committed to the safety and protection of their students. An enhanced DBS certificate and a barred list checks are conditions of employment for this post.
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About Dunraven School
Dunraven School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational all-through school in the London borough of Lambeth serving students from the age of 4-18. The London based school, situated in Streatham has approximately 1,300 students on roll. It is the hub school for the South Lambeth Schools’ Partnership (SLSP), which is made up of 10 other schools in the local area.
Dunraven School converted to academy status in 2011. It’s sixth form centre is part of a collaboration of four other schools in South West London. In 2014, the school was identified by Ofsted as outstanding. It is divided into two sites, with the primary school known as North Site and the secondary school known as South Site.
Principals
Guy Maidment (Secondary Phase)
Michaela Christian (Primary Phase)
Values and vision
Dunraven School follows six core values: optimism, resilience, gratitude, courtesy, self-discipline and working hard. The school’s focus is to help students develop the required skills and attitudes to succeed in all that they do, both academically and personally. It’s hope is for students to leave as well-rounded, happy individuals who achieve to the best of their ability and fulfil their dreams and ambitions. Dunraven School holds specialism in Maths and Computing, along with a Healthy Schools award, Sports England award and has been identified as a National Support School.
Ofsted
“The behaviour of pupils is outstanding, and this is underpinned by their excellent attitudes to being the very best that they can be and reaching their goals in life. The whole school ethos of raising self-belief and self-esteem has contributed to their excellent behaviour in lessons and around the school”.
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