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Safeguarding Officer

Safeguarding Officer

Bridgwater College Academy

Somerset

Salary:
£25,064 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
8 February 2023

Job overview

Bridgwater College Academy is an all-through academy for students aged 3 to 16. The academy is part of the Bridgwater & Taunton College Trust.

Job Ref: 737

Full time and Permanent

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus INSET days)

BTCT Scale Points 13-15

Actual starting salary: £25,064 per annum

Putting students first is part of our fundamental culture. We strongly believe that positive outcomes for our students come from the professionalism, commitment and passion for excellence displayed by our staff.

The successful candidate will manage safeguarding and child protection issues, and ideally have experience of working in a similar role, although experience of managing a safeguarding case load is desirable.

The ability to be self-motivated and organised is essential as the right candidate will need to be able to prioritise their own workload responding to the most urgent concerns to ensure that the school is compliant in safeguarding procedures and practice. The successful candidate will be supported and be provided ongoing training and development to assist them in their role.

Our employees benefit from a generous local government pension scheme plus an Employee Rewards scheme – High Street discounts, Staff Wellbeing centre

Please note, although we are ideally looking for a full-time colleague, we are open to discussing flexible working options

Full details and an application pack can be found in the Vacancies section on:

www.bridgwatercollegeacademy.org

Closing Date for applications: Noon on Wednesday 8th February 2023

About Bridgwater College Academy

About Bridgwater College Academy

Bridgwater College Academy is the only all-through mainstream Academy in Somerset and opened in 2012.  Student numbers are divided equally between Primary and Secondary phases; we also have a nursery provision too. The Academy was the first sponsored Academy within the Bridgwater and Taunton College Trust, which now hosts seven Academies and is itself set to continue to expand in the future.

Headteacher: Zoe Stucki

Values and Vision

At BCA we demonstrate high expectations through the promotion of reading, respect, resilience and responsibility.

All BCA students will:

  •  be able to read fluently at a level that reflects their chronological age or higher.
  •  always demonstrate respect and strive to build positive relationships with others.
  •  be resilient when facing challenges and take responsibility for themselves and their community.

Ofsted

“Pupils feel happy and safe in school. Relationships between teachers and pupils are warm and positive. Pupils know that they are cared for well. They say that teachers will go the extra mile for them.”

https://www.bridgwatercollegeacademy.org/docs/General/10122379_Bridgwater_College_Academy_138375_Final_pdf.pdf

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Applications closed