Safeguarding Coordinator

36 hours per week, all year round

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual, who is willing and committed to being part of our community. This important and exciting role will be instrumental in ensuring we continue to fulfil our safeguarding responsibilities and the successful candidate will make a significant difference to maintaining and raising further standards of safeguarding in the College. This is a full-time, permanent post.

As Safeguarding Coordinator, you will take a lead role in ensuring that statutory procedures and Local Authority Safeguarding Procedures are in place and effectively implemented as well as participate towards policy writing and implementation. You will also take a lead role in coordinating the provision of support in the College for students on a child protection plan, children in need, vulnerable students and children at risk of harm/in need of child protection: liaising with students, parents, carers and outside agencies as appropriate, and keeping records, analysing information and producing reports as required.

Woodhouse College is an excellent place to work. As a leading sixth form, we are determined to create an environment where students and adults alike can achieve their full potential.

The salary will be in the range of point 23 – 25 on the sixth form college support staff salary scale, which will be £34,737 – £36,555 gross per annum, depending on experience, plus £2,894 London Weighting.

In return, the following benefits are available:

• Very strong learning ethos
• Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
• Generous holiday entitlement (support staff)
• Option to apply to sabbatical schemes
• Internal CPD programme
• Well-resourced library for personal staff use
• Bike Scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Workstation assessments
• Free parking on site
• Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
• Excellent sports facilities for staff badminton, football and table tennis

Woodhouse College is a popular and oversubscribed 16–19 academy of around 1,500 full-time students, all on A level courses, on a vibrant campus in North London. The College is proud of its strong community spirit and friendly, supportive atmosphere. Our success rates and A*–B pass rates at A level regularly put us in the top five colleges in England. We have maintained our ‘outstanding’ status in a recent inspection by Ofsted in May 2022. Our students are ambitious, lively and committed to doing well. Staff work hard and morale is high; this is a great place to be a teacher.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.woodhouse.ac.uk

Closing date: Tuesday 13 June 2023.

The College is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from black and minority ethnic groups, who are currently underrepresented. The College is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.