Trust Safeguarding Lead in Chelmsford

Join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership (CLP) - a successful and established multi-academy trust based in Chelmsford, committed to delivering a world-class education and built on the belief that we are stronger together. With a family of schools across Essex, CLP works collaboratively to provide outstanding education for every child and invests in the development and wellbeing of its staff.

Responsibilities:

• Lead safeguarding strategy across the Trust, ensuring a strong, compliant and proactive safeguarding culture.
• Act as the key expert advisor for DSLs, supporting complex cases and ensuring consistency across all academies.
• Lead the Trust's response to changes in legislation and statutory guidance.
• Deliver Trust-level safeguarding training and oversee safeguarding systems and audits.
• Support schools during Ofsted inspections and champion best practice across the Trust.
• Be the leader who helps us keep every child safe.

At CLP, you'll shape practice, influence culture, and make a meaningful contribution to the safety and success of thousands of children across our family of schools.

Our commitments:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs.

As an equal opportunities employer, The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. In line with recommended practice the school will conduct searches for information on shortlisted candidates which is publicly available online.

Information about the School: The Chelmsford Learning Partnership (CLP) is an emerging multi-academy trust based in Springfield, Chelmsford. The trust was formerly known as The Boswells Academy Trust but changed name in late 2017 to reflect the growth of the trust beyond one school. There are currently 8 schools across Essex in the CLP multi academy trust.

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership is committed within its schools to:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety, and the spiritual and cultural development of children and young people;
• Promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued;
• The fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.