Safeguarding and Family Engagement Officer
Highgate Wood Secondary School
Haringey
- Expired
- Salary:
- S01 £33,351- £34,341 per annum pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- March 2023
- Apply by:
- 20 February 2023
Job overview
Safeguarding and Family Engagement Officer
Required for as soon as possible
Salary Grade: Scale SO1, points 32 -35
Salary Range: £33,351- £34,341 per annum pro rata
Actual Salary: £31,491 -£32,425 per annum
Working Hours: Full Time, 36 hours per week, 40 weeks per year, Term Time Only, 8 am - 4pm (negotiable for the right candidate)
Contract: Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Officer to join our team as the 2nd Designated Safeguarding Officer. The successful candidate will be a highly self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who will play a key role in the ongoing health and welfare of students and staff at Highgate Wood School
You will have experience of working with children and/or families within a safeguarding and child protection environment. Have excellent interpersonal skills needed to develop positive and supportive professional relationships with students, parents, external agencies and the wider community. A committed team worker, you will carry a caseload and work on your own initiative. Time management skills are essential given the variety of this challenging, yet rewarding role. Previous experience of working with children and families and with other agencies and recent experience of social services work in child protection is essential. We actively encourage anyone with experience within a social worker background to apply.
The successful candidate will have:
· The ability to develop positive and professional relationships with all stakeholders
· Be an active team player and the able to manage their time effectively
· Hold a DSL qualification or the desire to gain one
· The ability to implement and maintain compliance and procedure across the school
We can offer:
· A friendly work environment and a supportive leadership team
· Pension, Cycle scheme, Season ticket loan, Tech scheme, EAP
· Continuous CPD
· Happy and confident children who enjoy being at school
· A committed Governing Body and an inspirational Headteacher
Candidates are encouraged to
visit the school by prior arrangement. Please contact Jen Burniston, Assistant
Headteacher, at jbu@hws.haringey.sch.uk for further information or a visit.
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on 20th February 2023
Interview date: TBC
How to apply:
· To apply for this
post, please visit our website for an application pack and form, https://hws.haringey.sch.uk/about-us/join-us/vacancies/
· Please note that CVs are not accepted in line with Safer Recruitment practices.
Highgate Wood School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Also, this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
In line with KCSIE 2022 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence
Please note the advertised actual salary is a range based on continuous service, with the maximum range indicating up to 4 continuous years with local government/schools. The starting salary will be calculated based on the individual circumstances of the successful candidate.
Attached documents
- Declaration of Criminal Record.doc34.5KB
- Applicant Info Pack1.34MB
- Advert Safeguarding and Family Engagement Officer.pdf205.77KB
- Job Description97.31KB
- Letter from Headteacher (Safeguarding Officer letter).pdf1.07MB
- Person specification119.15KB
- Inspection report138.71KB
- Recruitment monitoring form42.64KB
- Child protection policy968.92KB
- School prospectus14.29MB
- Brochure1.36MB
- Letter from the headteacher1.21MB
- Declaration For Application Pack80.5KB
About Highgate Wood Secondary School
Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education to approximately 1600 students. The school is situated in a pleasant area in Crouch End and is surrounded by woodland and sports grounds.
Headteacher
Patrick Cozier
Ethos and values: The Highgate Wood Way
Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), underpin the school’s behaviour ethos and what we call the Highgate Wood Way.
Our school motto is Everyone Matters, Everyone Achieves and this reflects our conviction that we have a duty to value every student as an individual.
We strive to be as inclusive a school as we can possibly be and provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students to enable their individual talents and creativity to be identified and nurtured.
The Highgate Wood Way is regularly celebrated and routinely promoted so that it is always something that is real and tangible. The Highgate Wood Way is far more than words on a page. It is the lived experience of our students and staff.
It is through the Highgate Wood Way that we bring to life our mission statement: "To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community”.
Ofsted Report
We are delighted our Ofsted report (November 2021) confirmed that Highgate Wood School continues to be good, and improving. The inspectors confirmed our governors and leaders know the school well and this accurate self-evaluation is allowing us to continuously raise standards.
Ofsted observed our “strong sense of community among pupils and staff” and noted that “leaders are passionate about building a school with a culture of inclusion at its heart”. They noted that our “pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons” and are committed learners who want to achieve.” Ofsted also commented on how “pupils show respect for each other and the school celebrates the diversity of its community.”
Ofsted were impressed by the way our lessons have “focused and purposeful atmosphere” in which “pupils work hard”. They praised the way “subject leaders have given careful thought to the sequence of the curriculum and pupils build their understanding over time. Teachers plan opportunities for pupils to recall their learning at the start of each lesson” and “plan lessons which help pupils to make connections between the different parts of their learning.” Ofsted commented on the success of our sixth form and the way we have “high ambitions for all.”
The inspectors also saw how “pupils learn to engage with the wider world around them. Leaders expect pupils to be responsible, critical citizens.” and noted that “there is a strong sense of cohesion between staff from different departments in the school. Staff say that leaders support them with their workload and are responsive to their request. They are proud to work at the school.”
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