Deputy Head of School for Safeguarding and Behaviour

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Deputy Head of School for Safeguarding and Behaviour, Oldham

Client:

Oldham Council

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Education

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Yes

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Posted:

20.02.2025

Expiry Date:

06.04.2025

Job Description:

Ref: 000538

The Trustees are looking to recruit a Deputy Head of School for Safeguarding and Behaviour

Full-Time

Hollinwood Academy is part of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust. Hollinwood Academy provides a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children and young people from reception to Key Stage 4 to access creative learning opportunities tailored to meet their individual needs. We have worked hard to continue to be at the forefront of successful, innovative curriculum design, which provides children and young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and speech, language and communication needs their full entitlement.

We are looking to appoint an experienced and motivated Deputy Head of School for Safeguarding and Behaviour from Easter 2025 (although we can negotiate a mutually convenient start).

We invite enthusiastic and passionate individuals with experience at senior leadership level, who have a proven track record of impacting positively on standards across school for safeguarding and behaviour.

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about working with children and young people with SEND and Autism, offering them a breadth of opportunity and support to reach their destination.
• Have senior leadership experience of managing and developing safeguarding and behaviour systems across school, monitoring and reviewing the quality of provision and effectiveness.
• Have experience of leading the Safeguarding team as the designated DSL, overseeing all child protection/safeguarding concerns to ensure that concerns are promptly dealt with and cases appropriately referred.
• Have knowledge and understanding of autism and how students with autism learn and be able to use knowledge of ASC strategies to adapt learning to meet the needs of these students.
• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire children and young people’s learning and holistic development.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for educational improvement and life-long learning.
• Act as a source of support, advice and expertise for staff on all areas of safeguarding and behaviour.
• Develop a partnership approach to working with children, young people, staff, parents, carers, other agencies and stakeholders.
• Be a reflective practitioner with excellent organisational skills.
• Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with children and young people with a range of complex needs.

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff.
• High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team.
• A commitment to future career development and progression within the Trust.
• Westfield Health Membership and access to Westfield Benefits.
• Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff.

Although based initially at our Roman Road sites, all staff are employed by the MAT and are expected to work at any site within the New Bridge Group.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

This post will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. It will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

For successful candidates, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Closing Date: Monday 21st April 2025 - 4pm