Safeguarding Officer

Redhill Academy Trust Pay Scale, Band 8, Scale Points 36 - 40

Actual salary: £20,464 - £22,419 per annum (FTE: £24,212 - £26,525)

37 hours per week – Permanent, Term Time Only

Required to start as soon as possible

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced professional to take up the role of Safeguarding Officer. The Safeguarding Officer will work closely with the academy’s Designated Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding Team as well as all academy staff, to ensure the effective implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures across the academy.

The successful candidate will provide advice, guidance and support for students and staff whilst working with the pastoral teams to plan and deliver interventions and support where appropriate. You will also need to keep up to date with your own professional development in line with the statutory guidance including Trust policies and Keeping Children Safe in Education to support the delivery of safeguarding training to academy staff.

We are looking for:

• Educated to Level 3 (A levels / BTEC / Extended Diploma / GNVQ or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Experience of assessing and managing risk and vulnerability with a particular emphasis on safeguarding in an Educational Environment 
• Working knowledge of the Children’s Act and Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance

Benefits:

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme 
• Employee benefits platform 

Park Vale Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

For further details regarding this post please contact the Operations Manager Tina Hough on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, Social media presence check and successful references.