Safeguarding Support Officer
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- £24,277 - £25,612.49 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 November 2021
Job overview
Salary: Scale 4 Point 7 – 10 - £24,277 - £25,612.49 (Actual)
Hours: Full Time – 36 Hours per week
Working Pattern: All Year Round (52 weeks per year)
Required: ASAP
Linden Lodge School is a leading provider of education for visually-impaired children and young people aged 2 – 19 years. An opportunity to join our skilled and highly motivated team supporting the management team as a Safeguarding Support Officer has become available.
The postholder will be able to provide administrative and data analysis support for safeguarding and HR Teams. The postholder will provide effective and efficient support for key meetings ensuring that key safeguarding deadlines are met effectively. The successful applicant will also need to be able to learn new processes and procedures quickly and effectively.
Our ideal candidate will be a graduate with a genuine interest in working within social care type setting. The postholder will also have strong administrative skills as well as a confidence and understanding of minuting multi-agency meetings. Data analysis will also be a central element of the role so the candidate must be able to effectively use data software to produce key statistical information.
High levels of confidentiality and resilience in handling emotionally challenging situations are essential.
We can offer you:
• A Supportive Team environment
• The opportunity to engage with CPD opportunities.
• Middle management training and coaching
• A staff wellbeing programme which includes:
o Employee Assistance programme
o Free local gym membership
o End of term staff awards
o Weekly art and Pilates classes
Linden Lodge School is a very special place to work and staff wellbeing and career progression is very important to us. In addition to our Staff wellbeing programme you will be provided with tailored in-house and external training appropriate to your needs and interests.
More information: If you would like to know more about this role, please contact Sarah Norris, Head of Safeguarding on 0208 7880107
Closing Date for all applications: 1st November 2021
Shortlisting: 3rd November 2021
Interview Date: 10th November 2021
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in advance of the closing date if there is a good level of response. We recommend applicants submit applications as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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