Your primary function is to manage and coordinate the academy's response to safeguarding concerns, ensuring appropriate action is taken following disclosures and maintaining accurate, confidential documentation via CPOMS. You will be key in coordinating multi-agency approaches to child protection issues, initiating referrals to outside agencies, and serving as the lead professional for Team Around the Child meetings when appropriate.
Candidates must have significant experience in safeguarding and child protection, including recent experience working with children and families in the public, private, or voluntary sectors. Essential qualifications include an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in social care/child protection/safeguarding, or the demonstrable willingness and ability to obtain it. Required skills include the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, manage competing deadlines under pressure, and maintain strict confidentiality. Experience working with other agencies, such as Social Care and the NHS, is also essential. A satisfactory DBS check is mandatory.
What the school offers its staff
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:
- Secure Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Training & Progression:Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
- Flexibility & Leave:Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff.(Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
- Wellbeing & Perks:Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
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Safeguarding Officer employer: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
At Outwood Grange Academies Trust, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to transforming the lives of over 30,000 pupils across our 41 schools. Our supportive and collaborative work culture fosters professional growth, offering hands-on experience and excellent CPD opportunities in a tight-knit team environment. With competitive compensation and a commitment to making a meaningful impact in education, joining us as a Procurement Manager means contributing to a brighter future for our communities.
Contact Details:
Outwood Grange Academies Trust Recruitment Team
