Designated Safeguarding Lead

Overview of the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead

Tees Valley College is an independent school, educating students from Middlesbrough and surrounding areas. Each member of staff is valued and encouraged to follow their own career dreams and aspirations with extensive and supportive continued professional development. Staff members are committed to making a significant positive impact on all areas of our students’ lives, including academic and personal development.

Our students are at the heart of everything we do at Tees Valley College and this is apparent by the positive feedback we receive from the students themselves; their parents / carers and the Local Authorities.

Why choose Keys Group for your career?

This is an exciting time to join a leading and growing organisation as part of a friendly, professional and supportive team as a Designated Safeguarding Lead.

As well as competitive pay and in-house professional support we provide and fully fund the necessary training to achieve valuable externally accredited qualifications.

Join us as a Designated Safeguarding Lead at our school and we can offer:

· Full induction and introductory programme

· Fully funded training and qualifications

· Enhanced pay scales that recognise both qualifications and experience

· Enhanced company maternity & paternity pay

· A great employee Benefits programme

· NEST Pension Scheme

· Life assurance

The Designated Safeguarding Lead is a term time only position – working 39 weeks of the year. The salary advertised is the actual salary you will be paid in 12 equal instalments.

More about the role

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic specialist who can continue to support students with individual needs and to ensure they achieve and believe in themselves, as well as preparing them for the next steps and adulthood.

As a Designated Safeguarding Lead within our school, you will be providing professional learning and development for all pupils through establishing personalised learning routes across Key Stages 3 and 4.

You will be playing your part in helping the school achieve its aims and values. You will be delivering an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students with support from the leadership team.

What do you need?

We are looking for a committed Designated Safeguarding Lead with a belief that all our children and young people deserve an outstanding education regardless of their past experiences. In-depth knowledge will be key to this role surrounding Keeping Children Safe in Education. They will uphold our inclusive ethos and provide opportunities via support for all our pupils to progress well.

If you are passionate about championing students with SEND, then we would love to hear from you.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications. Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care and therefore this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.