Safeguarding Officer
Latymer Upper School
Hammersmith and Fulham
- Expired
- Salary:
- £40 - £45k per annum FTE (actual salary £33 – £37k per annum)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 16 June 2020
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join us and help establish the new post of Safeguarding Officer. With a minimum of two years’ experience of working within an education or social care setting, you will work with staff and parents/carers to support students who present with safeguarding concerns and/or issues related to mental health and well-being.
You will manage cases on a day-to-day basis, facilitating interventions with individual students, in school, to improve mental ill health, and/or support effective attendance. You will refer students to and liaise with external agencies as appropriate in order to access external support, write confidential reports and support plans and attend case meetings.
You will also provide professional support and advice to the pastoral team and contribute to the development of a strategic approach to the management of safeguarding, mental health and well-being provision at the School.
This role would suit a social worker or someone with experience of working in an educational or social care setting who has a sound knowledge of child protection legislation and is passionate about working with and supporting young people.
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours a week during published term dates (including INSED) plus a further 3 weeks to be agreed.
To apply and to access further information about the role and employee benefits, please visit our dedicated recruitment website.
For further information about Latymer Upper School visit www.latymer-upper.org
Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 17 June 2020 at 9am
The School will consider applications as they are received and may subsequently appoint to the role, therefore early applications are advised. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
With the current closure of school sites across the country, we will be undertaking a remote interview and appointment process.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of two satisfactory references.
About Latymer Upper School
Welcome to Latymer Upper School. We are a vibrant, forward-thinking and co-educational independent secondary school in West London. Established in 1624 by the generosity of Edward Latymer and located in Hammersmith since 1895, the School upholds its founding principles of generosity and educational excellence.
With around 1,400 students, the success of our Inspiring Minds campaign started by the Latymer Foundation in 2017, means that by the end of our 400th year, we will be in a position to offer one in four students a bursary.
Latymer Upper School is at the forefront of education reform and from 2027, our bespoke Middle School curriculum will replace traditional GCSEs. This innovative approach will develop critical thinking, resilience, collaboration, creativity and problem-solving, preparing them for the independent learning required at A-level. Our students go on to secure places at prestigious universities including Oxbridge, North American and European institutions and are well set for success in the modern workplace.
We foster a welcoming and cosmopolitan environment and our commitment to individualised education ensures that Latymerians are not only highly academic but also well-rounded, grounded individuals.
We are also really proud to have teachers who help raise generations of young people to be passionate about their learning, students who support each other and a network of loyal Latymerian alumni.
To find out more about our School and our ambitions for Curriculum Reform, please visit our website and consider joining a community dedicated to inspiring minds and transforming lives.
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