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Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer

Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer

Queen Elizabeth's High School

Lincolnshire

  • £29,089 - £31,601 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 7, Points 18-21
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
March/April 2025 dependent upon notice period
Apply by:
24 February 2025

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a highly skilled and motivated Safeguarding & Wellbeing Officer to join the extended pastoral support team here at Queen Elizabeth’s High School from March 2025 (or as soon thereafter).

The role of Safeguarding & Wellbeing Officer (SWO) is key to developing, supporting and promoting an effective safeguarding culture across the school. The SWO will provide a comprehensive school counselling service focussed on the mental health and wellbeing of all students, including those considered at risk and those with additional needs. Accordingly, the SWO will have responsibility for supporting the positive mental health and wellbeing of students as the Senior Mental Health Lead (SMHL) and will employ and develop a range of interventions to encourage confidence, independence, reflection and resilience amongst students whilst supporting them with individual needs.

The SWO will be an integral member of the school’s wider Safeguarding Team and in their capacity as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) will support the Designated Safeguarding Lead/Child Protection Officer in actively promoting a genuine culture of safeguarding and will play a central role in supporting all other staff in dealing with any safeguarding and child protection matters arising at the school.

The SWO will be well placed to work alongside members of the wider pastoral support team (including Heads of Year, SENDCO, Attendance & Welfare Officer and members of the Leadership Team) to contribute to the application of a range of positive intervention strategies with the common aim of best supporting students and their families in partnership with school to enhance learning, wellbeing and attendance outcomes. The bespoke and tailored strategies deployed will represent a range of both proactive and creative measures involving external agencies and multi-professional support as appropriate. Fundamentally, the SWO will be expected to have a reflective, responsive and resilient outlook in the face of a broad range of child welfare and child protection scenarios. 

HOW TO APPLY

We believe that QEHS is a great place to work. Please read the information in this booklet, the relevant job description and have a look at our website. Should you wish to apply, application details are available on our school website (www.qehs.lincs.sch.uk) or by emailing a request to recruitment@qehs.lincs.sch.uk.

A letter of application is required to accompany the formal application form. This letter must be limited to one side of A4 paper and is an opportunity for you to explain how you believe your own experience equips you for the post and for you to outline how you would approach this role at QEHS.

You are also welcome to telephone 01427 612354 ext. 267/264 if you have any questions about the post.  

Completed applications should be submitted by email to recruitment@qehs.lincs.sch.uk by 08.00am on 24 February 2025. We will contact your referees for a reference before the interviews and, for shortlisted candidates, the references will be taken into account in deliberations at the conclusion of the final panel interviews. Interviews will be held week commencing 3 March 2025.

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About Queen Elizabeth's High School

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+44 1427 612354

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First established in 1589, Queen Elizabeth’s High School (QEHS) is a grammar school located in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. The school has been a co-educational grammar school since 1983, when the two single-sex schools merged into a single institution. As a state grammar school, QEHS is academically selective in its admissions but there are no tuition fees to pay. With around 1200 pupils on roll in a co-educational setting with students aged between 11-18, the school is larger than most secondary schools, with well over 200 students in the Sixth Form. Queen Elizabeth’s has seen extensive modernisation and development over the years.

Headteacher

Mr Rick Eastham

Values and Vision

We proudly celebrate and promote: Tradition, Achievement, and Opportunity. These core values revolve around ensuring our students are well cared for, academically challenged and afforded access to a broad range of fulfilling and enriching co-curricular activities. As a result, students at QEHS feel safe, flourish within an environment of academic rigour, and develop interests and skills which will go on to serve them well throughout their lives.

On a day-to-day basis we promote these values by applying our QEHS Learner Standards:

  • Behaviour for Learning
  • Learning to Learn
  • Leadership for Learning

At Queen Elizabeth's High School, we aim for high standards in all we do.

  • We strive to fulfil the potential of each student.
  • We aim to achieve this through a carefully planned, broad education in which enthusiastic teachers use a variety of teaching styles in activities inside and outside the classroom.
  • We aim to maintain a friendly and caring atmosphere in which students and staff share a mutual respect.
  • When they leave QEHS, we want students to be well-balanced adults, inspired to continue their learning and able to contribute positively to society.
  • QEHS is committed to the highest possible standards of child protection.

In short, at QEHS we aim to offer an outstanding education and to be the destination of choice for academic excellence.

Incentives

  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Medical and wellbeing Support scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Long service awards
  • Employee privilege for student places at the school
  • Tea/coffee provided daily

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