Schools Safeguarding Officer (South)

Schools Safeguarding Officer (South)

Apply remote type: Hybrid

Locations: Oxford

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago

Time left to apply: End Date: January 26, 2025 (6 days left to apply)

Job requisition id: JR101350

Salary: Up to £45,000

We have a great opportunity for an experienced and passionate Safeguarding Officer to join Witherslack Group to support safeguarding across our Schools based in the Midlands and South.

(Please be aware, this role is home based but requires travel to our sites in and around the Midlands, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Essex and the London area)

Those Huge Small Victories

The Schools Safeguarding Officer will work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL’s) and Head Teachers to ensure that practice is robust and defensible in relation to safeguarding within the school.

You will work with the Head of Safeguarding to support schools and ensure compliance in accordance with safeguarding and wider legislation and in the development and delivery of training for DSL’s and school based staff. You will contribute to effective partnership working between different teams and departments within Witherslack Group.

You will undertake safeguarding audits in schools to ensure compliance within current frameworks and support schools in any actions plans resulting from findings within safeguarding audits. You will also support DSL’s in schools and give advice to ensure that safeguarding concerns are managed in line with Local Safeguarding Partnership procedures and thresholds.

You will work with DSL’s in schools to ensure that safeguarding record keeping is robust and in line with best practice and will give advice and guidance in relation to safeguarding cases.

To be successful for this role you will need to have at least 5 years experience of working in a role where managing and dealing with safeguarding cases in relation to children and young people, ideally in an education setting.

Get out what you put in

For children and young people with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond. That’s what drives us, here at Witherslack Group.

We are a leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties, complex learning needs and challenging behaviours. We have a reputation for excellence and of achieving the highest possible outcomes. In short, we’re enhancing life opportunities.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s among the best in our sector. You will receive:

• A competitive salary, offering up to £45,000
• Life Insurance based on two times your annual base salary
• 35 days holidays
• Contributory pension (matched up to 5%)
• A comprehensive induction
• Extensive Group staff benefits such as Medicash Health Plan/Employee Assistance and Cycle to Work Scheme.

For further information please contact Mary Aurens, Head of Safeguarding, on 07469 143799

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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About Witherslack

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

There’s lots of ups and downs, and to some of our young people, just sitting through a lesson can be a big win. We call these huge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference.

We live and learn with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (such as Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or speech, language and communication needs), ADHD or complex learning needs. We have the most joined-up model in SEN, the best environments and we are proud of what we do.

Mission: We are the leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication needs), ADHD and complex learning needs.