Safeguarding Officer
Wellacre Academy
Trafford
- £30,151 - £32,080 pro rata
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Band 6, SCP 23-25 (Pro-rata: £26,454 - £28,094
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st January 2023
- Apply by:
- 28 November 2022
Job overview
40 weeks per annum, term time plus 3 weeks, 36.25 hours per week
We wish to appoint a motivated, committed and enthusiastic member of our Inclusion team, to ensure the right support at the right time is available to all our students. Your primary responsibility will be to triage, document and respond to concerns regarding the safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing of our students. You will work within a team of experienced and committed professionals including our Assistant Principal; Personal Development, Attendance, The Hub, our Learning Support provision and our Heads of House and their assistants. You will receive support and supervision from an experienced Vice Principal and Designated Safeguarding Lead.
The role will involve effective engagement with external services when required, in order to ensure that our most vulnerable students are safe and have their needs met. You will lead on the implementation of policies, procedures and training around safeguarding under the supervision of the Vice Principal (DSL).
We are committed to the continuing professional development of our staff and so the opportunity to work towards additional training and qualifications in safeguarding, mental health first aid or supporting with attendance would be available. This is alongside a comprehensive induction around Wellacre’s policies and practices.
Wellacre Academy is an 11-16 all boys’ school set in the heart of Trafford. We have high expectations for all our students and our policies and practices are values driven. Alongside our lessons, we provide a rich and diverse co-curricular programme that develops character and inspires our students. Our Support Staff are encouraged to contribute to co-curricular provision. We all work together to instill a strong sense of belonging for all, which enables students to succeed and become active members of the community as they move into adulthood.
We are committed to the professional development of all our staff. The TDT Gold Award report (July 2021) said, ‘All staff feel supported to grow and develop in their careers, which is testament to the way in which leaders are continually seeking out new challenges and responsibilities for individual members of staff based on their strengths and needs.’
We are keen to ensure that you have as much information as possible to proceed with your application, therefore, if you would like a conversation about life at Wellacre, or the position advertised, please contact Mr Phil Pemberton by email: ppembert@wellacre.org who will be happy to assist and answer any questions you may have. Alternatively, please visit our website: www.wellacre.org and our social media platforms to find out more about what we do. Facebook: /Wellacre Twitter: @WellacreAcademy
Information regarding the application process can be found in the vacancies section of the school website.
Please return your application form directly to recruitment@wellacre.org or via the TES application portal.
Closing date: Monday 28th November 2022
Interviews: Friday 2nd December 202
Attached documents
About Wellacre Academy
Message from the Principal
It is a great honour and privilege to lead the Wellacre community as Principal.
Wellacre is a safe, happy and caring school which students are happy and proud to attend.
Staff are dedicated and committed to the school and its values and we work together to instill a strong sense of belonging for all.
Our priorities are the right ones for our students and we pursue them relentlessly:
- We invest in a thriving school environment which is safe, welcoming and inclusive.
- We provide a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum, so every student can fulfill their potential, whatever their background or need.
- We have strong inclusive practices at the heart of everything we do and promote wellbeing, fairness and equity for all.
- We provide the right challenge and support at the right time from highly skilled staff, to enable everyone at Wellacre to be successful.
- We create confident, knowledgeable and skillful students who tell us they "feel included" and have a strong sense of identity.
Our school values matter to us and are used to exemplify the attitudes and behaviours we expect from all our students.
Honesty:
We are honest with ourselves and each other. We will strive to be the people that others can trust.
Pride:
We take pride in our appearance, our work and our Academy.
Respect:
We respect ourselves, others and our environment.
Aspiration:
We aspire to be better than our best. We believe in ourselves and believe we will succeed.
Resilience:
We are resilient and never give up. We learn from our mistakes and always work hard.
Our ethos and values are reinforced through our House system with each student belonging to either Lowry, Pankhurst or Turing. The Houses reinforce our sense of belonging. Students are provided with opportunities to broaden their knowledge, interests and skills though our Co-Curricular provision which includes the Royal Navy Cadets, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Ecology projects, Chess Club, Book Club & EDT Industrial Cadets.
Our commitment to the continuing professional development of all our staff is recognised in the Teacher Development Trust Gold Award. Our policies and practices promote positive mental, physical and emotional wellbeing, including:
- Time sensitive restrictions on the sending of work related emails
- Reasonable deadlines
- Consideration of flexible working requests
- Absence policy which supports good attendance
- Well lead appraisal process which recognises the individual
- Access to Occupational Health and counselling
- Inclusive practices
- Weekly Staff Yoga
- Wellacre Walking Group
- Staff Social Events
- Biannual data capture
- Centralised detentions.
Mrs Julie Sharrock
Principal
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