Deputy Safeguarding Officer at Braunton Academy
Braunton Academy
Braunton, North Devon
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- NJC Grade G.29 – G.33 £17.06 - £19.14 per hour
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 14th February 2022 or earlier if possible.
- Apply by:
- 4 January 2022
Job overview
Deputy Safeguarding Officer required for February 2022 or earlier
37 hours per week – 39 weeks a year (includes NPDs)
NJC Grade G.29 – G.33 £17.06 - £19.14 per hour
Closing Date for Applications:
Tuesday 4th January 2022
Interviews: Tuesday 11th January 2022
Start date: 14th February 2022
(one day interview process)
Braunton Academy seeks a new Deputy Safeguarding Officer from 14th February 2022.
This is an exciting position for a suitably qualified candidate to work closely with a forward thinking and successful Senior Leadership team. Our Academy is greatly respected within the local community and is routinely over-subscribed.
Braunton Academy is determined to be one of the very best schools in Devon. We have a culture where the highest standards are expected of everyone in our learning community and we take great pride in our students’ achievements. The inclusion and pastoral staff are a highly committed team with great skills and expertise. Both students and staff are exceptionally well supported and given every opportunity to ‘Aspire and Achieve’.
The successful candidate will have the highest standards and commitment to the wellbeing and safety of young people. You will receive support and guidance where appropriate, but ultimately will have the autonomy to lead your main areas of responsibility.
You will have
● A Passion and drive to help the academy realise its vision
● The highest standards and commitment to the wellbeing and safety of young people
● Highly organised and able to manage sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality
● Understand and demonstrate the importance of record keeping
● A reflective practitioner able to evaluate practice and embed a process of continuous improvement.
● Leadership and management skills to contribute to the senior team and effectively lead and manage within the inclusion team
● Commitment in your own continued professional development
We will offer you
● An outstanding, positive ethos, where learners/students enjoy, aspire and achieve
● A school genuinely at the heart of its community
● Staff and Governors who are committed, talented and highly motivated
● First class learning facilities
● A commitment to support all staff through CPD opportunities, in both their existing responsibilities and their aspirations for their future careers
● An enviable lifestyle living in beautiful North Devon
This is an exciting time to join Braunton Academy! Our vision is about securing the futures of all of our students and sustaining high quality provision for generations to come. We look forward to you joining us to work with parents, carers and the wider school community to realise this vision.
If you are interested in applying for the post, please download an Academy application form from the Recruitment section of our website at www.braunton.academy
Please complete the application form by 12.00pm on Tuesday 4th January 2022. Applications may be emailed to recruitment@braunton.academy or may be posted to Alice Hellmund, H.R./Admin Systems Manager at Braunton Academy, Barton Lane, Braunton, North Devon EX33 2BP.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 11th January 2022 (one day interview process).
Please note, if you have not heard from us by 7th January 2022, you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Please note, we do not accept CVs
Safeguarding: Braunton Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and full identity and qualification checks.
Attached documents
About Braunton Academy
Braunton Academy is a co-educational academy school based in Devon for students aged 11-16.
In terms of facilities, the school has an artificial grass pitch, a sports hall, floodlit tennis courts, an athletics track, and computer suites.
Principal
Mrs Fay Bowler
Values and vision
Braunton Academy aims to promote and nurture a true love of learning amongst its students. The school also aims to enable its students’ personal growth through, among other things, promoting students’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development through a full understanding of how Citizenship and PSHEE contribute to preparation for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of life. The school is also keen to embrace new technologies which maximise the effectiveness of learning.
There is also a desire to promote democracy at the school. Students have many opportunities for their voices to be heard. The school has academy and house councils which meet regularly to discuss issues raised by either the students or staff in tutor group meetings. The academy council even has its own budget and is able to genuinely effect change within the school.
Ofsted
“The principal provides a clear vision that is helping to raise standards. His determined leadership has ensured that the areas that required improvement at the previous inspection have been tackled. The school’s motto of ‘Aspire and Achieve’ is central to all aspects of the school’s work. Pupils benefit from a wide range of opportunities in and out of school.”
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