Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead at Harris Academy Battersea, a mixed state secondary school in the Harris Federation, supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead in protecting pupils' welfare. Core work covers managing referrals to children's social care, the police and the Channel programme, training staff and keeping CPOMS records and governor reports. The post is term-time: 40 hours a week over 39 weeks a year. A full enhanced DBS check and right to work in the UK are needed, as visa sponsorship is not available.
What the job involves
- Manage safeguarding concerns and refer them to Children's Social Care, the Police and the Channel programme
- Support staff with safeguarding referrals and practice
- Deliver and coordinate whole-school safeguarding training and awareness
- Prepare safeguarding reports for governors, leaders and external inspectors
- Manage CPOMS and keep accurate, secure and confidential safeguarding records
- Support early help, child protection and statutory safeguarding processes
- Attend and contribute to child protection and safeguarding meetings
- Ensure staff follow safeguarding and child protection policies
- Identify and support vulnerable students, including those with SEND, young carers and children in need, and raise awareness of SEND safeguarding risks
- Share information with staff, safeguarding partners and external agencies
- Support the Prevent duty and advise staff on radicalisation and other safeguarding risks
- Promote online safety and a culture where students' views shape safeguarding practice
Qualifications
- Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
Skills & knowledge
- Clear, good understanding of safeguarding theory and practice, including referral routes to children's social care, Channel, the DBS and the police
- Supporting staff who make referrals to children's social care and the Channel programme
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft software
- Knowledge of a management information system for inputting and exporting student data
- Knowledge of agencies that work with students and their families
- Understanding of social and welfare issues affecting students and families, including disadvantage
Checks & eligibility
- Full enhanced DBS check
- Right to work in the UK
Other
- Basic first aid knowledge, e.g. emergency first aid
What’s offered
- Annual Loyalty Bonus
- Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Wellbeing Cash Plan
- Career development and progression
- Coaching, mentoring and a wide range of training
- Access to the Harris Federation network of more than fifty academies
- Further benefits listed on the employer's website
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
