At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead safeguarding practices and ensure the safety and welfare of students at Colton Hills.
- Company: Colton Hills Community School, a vibrant and supportive educational environment.
- Benefits: Join a committed team with strong governance and excellent facilities.
- Other info: Dynamic school community with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives by prioritising their safety and wellbeing.
- Qualifications: Experience with young people and Level 3 Child Protection Training required.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
Colton Hills Community School is a community school with the ethos of everyone working together as a family towards shared goals, summarised by our school values: PRIDE – Participation – Respect – Integrity – Diversity – Excellence.
At Colton Hills, we believe that every child is entitled to the highest quality learning experience, irrespective of their starting point. There are no barriers to high achievement and no excuses for not succeeding. In every lesson, students are exposed to powerful knowledge and culturally rich experiences. Every day we learn and reflect on how we have improved ourselves, maximising academic attainment so students can go to and through university and thrive in a top profession. All students will leave Colton Hills highly numerate and literate with meaningful qualifications that prove this. They will also leave equipped with both the skills and self-belief to engage with the wider world so that they can change it for the better.
Colton Hills has been judged as a ‘Good’ school in both 2015 and 2018, and we are committed to improving that judgment in our next inspection. The school encompasses a rich, harmonious and multicultural community and is committed to the development of all students, up to and including our growing sixth form.
The school is situated to the south of Wolverhampton’s city centre, surrounded by green space and fantastic views across hills and fields. We benefit from a wide range of facilities for our staff and students, including an on-site swimming pool, AstroTurf pitch, dedicated Sixth Form block, flexible breakout spaces across the school, and a large theatre often used by local community groups for performances. We are a school with a real family feel, underpinned by a strong House ethos.
We are seeking to expand our staff to create the best possible experience for our students every day, developing their confidence and aspiration by surrounding them with inspiring adults delivering an exciting curriculum.
We are offering a fantastic opportunity to someone committed to the success and welfare of our children – leading all safeguarding practices at Colton Hills as our Designated Safeguarding Lead. There is nothing more important to us than the safety, happiness, and welfare of our students, and this post encompasses all elements of safeguarding at our school. We give this role the highest priority, making safeguarding the sole focus of this post.
The successful candidate will sit as a member of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT), attending all meetings and ensuring that safeguarding is always at the forefront of our minds. We have a school community in which children are safe and well-cared for, and our staff are committed to being vigilant and raising any concerns to our Safeguarding Team, which includes five qualified Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs) who will support the work of the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
The previous postholder established robust systems and a culture of reporting which the successful candidate will need to ensure remains strong. We have embedded the use of MyConcern as our central portal for reporting safeguarding concerns; managing this caseload and ensuring that key cases are prioritised will be a major part of the role.
Beyond this, the role includes strategic elements and the chance to impact on our whole-school curriculum to ensure that all young people are taught how to safeguard themselves before any concerns are raised.
The successful candidate will have extensive experience of working with young people, preferably in a mainstream educational setting, and excellent knowledge of the issues that face young people today. They will be determined, committed, resilient, and willing to go the extra mile for our children, leaving no stone unturned in continuing to improve our capacity to safeguard. They will have the communication skills to speak to all stakeholders in the organisation with skill and confidence, whilst maintaining strong relationships with external agencies and local partners who augment our safeguarding efforts in school. They will be outward-facing, evidence-led, knowledgeable, but also keen to learn more to refine their skills and develop further.
The successful candidate will have already undertaken the professional development necessary to be a Designated Safeguarding Lead, including Child Protection Training at Level 3.
Colton Hills Community School has a successful past and every hope of a very bright future. Colton Hills is committed to the safeguarding of all our staff and students, and the successful applicant will undergo an enhanced DBS Check.
Closing Date - 24.9.26
Interviews to be held on Thursday 1st October
Start Date - 1.12.26
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