Safeguarding Officer
West Lea School
London
- Expired
- Salary:
- SO1 (Point 23-35) Full Time 52 Weeks
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Sept 2022 or ASAP
- Apply by:
- 23 June 2022
Job overview
Thank you for your interest in working at West Lea School. We are seeking a forward thinking individual to join our Safeguarding Team, who will support the Designated Safeguarding Lead in the delivery of Safeguarding arrangements across the school’s 4 campuses. This includes completing referrals, liaising with external agencies, and attending Multi Agency meetings.
You will also work closely with the Safeguarding Team and relevant Heads of School keeping the team up to date with ongoing cases as well as supporting teachers and support staff in maintaining a culture of vigilance to ensure the safest possible environment for our young people.
We are a ‘values-based’ organisation catering for students aged 4-24 with special educational needs where we believe in a world where everyone can flourish. We are seeking a Safeguarding officer who shares our values.
We are looking for an exceptional candidate who:
• Has a working knowledge of current Safeguarding issues and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and practices
• Has successful experience of working with young people, preferably with SEN
• Has the ability to understand and manage complex situations across services and partner agencies
• Has the ability to prioritise, know when to take decisions and when to defer
• Maintains high standards of professionalism and confidentiality where appropriate
We can offer you:
• The opportunity to work in a successful, continuously improving, innovative and supportive school, taking a lead role in an exciting phase of its development.
• The chance to join a talented, highly committed and supportive staff team.
• The opportunity to take an important role in a school of independence and opportunity, with an ethos of empowering each child to be as independent as possible.
Job Description:
Purpose:
To support the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) with safeguarding and child protection across the school. The Safeguarding Officer will provide administrative support to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, including completing referrals to social care and other outside agencies.
To attend and minute Inclusion and Multi Agency meetings and support the Safeguarding team by scheduling meetings, collating and monitoring the Inclusion spreadsheet and ensuring actions are followed up and completed.
PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
· To promote the development of a culture of safeguarding in the school; this includes supporting the DSL and Safeguarding Team in developing, monitoring and reviewing the internal policies and systems in relation to safeguarding and child protection.
· To have responsibility for monitoring and reviewing My Concern records so categories are assigned, actions are completed, information is updated and cases are filed.
· To receive safeguarding concerns and respond appropriately by ensuring the reporting procedures are followed and the best interests of the child are prioritised.
· To manage and ensure that initial investigations are carried out in accordance with local and national guidelines.
· To attend and minute multi-agency case conferences, strategy discussions and other safeguarding and child protection meetings.
· Assist the DSL and Safeguarding Team in liaison with the three safeguarding partners, liaising with the DSL, CEO and relevant Head of School to inform him or her of issues- especially ongoing enquiries under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 and police investigations
West Lea School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.
Application guidance:
To apply, please complete the application form at the following link – www.westleaschool.co.uk and follow ‘job vacancies’. To find out even more about us, please visit our website (above link), or check us out on social media. Or better still, come in and see us! We’d love to show you around our school and share with you our ethos. For more information, or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact – humanresources@westleaschool.co.uk
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About West Lea School
Welcome to West Lea School, an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or where they come from. Catering for students aged 4-19 with special educational needs, our four campuses – Meridian, Haselbury, Learning for Life and Horizon – equip children with a ‘suitcase’ of skills to help them progress on to further education and into the world of work. While the world provides many obstacles, we believe in tearing down walls and encourage each individual to reach beyond their realities, take risks and above all, believe in themselves.
As a part of a strong community, we are a group of people who work together to help each other, both socially and professionally. What makes a community strong is its agreement towards a common goal. ‘Learning without barriers’ is at the heart of everything we do, and our values are directly linked to all the work and support that goes on throughout the school community. We are a place of opportunity for growth and experience.
Promoting innovation, independence, kindness and inclusion, we want our students to leave West Lea in a position where they feel confident, not only in their academic abilities, but in themselves too. Working together, there is never a shortage of opportunities for our children to strive for greatness.
As part of this, West Lea is proud to be a member of The Enterprise Cooperative Trust (ECT) – a partnership of likeminded schools, charities, community groups and businesses, providing a holistic education which goes beyond academic achievement. Enterprise Cooperative Trust has a collective vision to improve education and life opportunities for all children and young people in Enfield. It challenges the ‘status quo’ by drawing on the expertise of the local community and neighbouring organisations to help our children flourish in the working world, both now and into the future.
With caring teachers and support staff, we offer a safe, secure learning environment and meet the daily pastoral and academic needs of all our pupils.
At West Lea School, we see ourselves as one big family. We help mainstream schools in the area by offering interim respite to those who need it and a school place for the few who cannot cope within a mainstream setting.
West Lea School is all about innovation, and as such, we are constantly evolving! The only true way to see what we can offer is by coming to see us and discovering why we believe you should make ‘our’ school, ‘your’ school. We have an open-door policy and would love to meet you.
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