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Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead
| Posting date: | 12 January 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 January 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5XA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | cb15d631-f697-4a93-bd8d-75a6ba421299-1 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of St Edmund Campion Catholic School wish to appoint a Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead to be part of the school leadership team. This is a non-teaching role and arises due to the forthcoming retirement of the current post holder. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a deep interest in the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be:
• Very well organised and meticulous in their record keeping
• Understanding of the position of senior leader as role model for staff and pupils, holding staff to account as necessary
• Knowledgeable of all matters around safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education
• Able to disseminate key information to all stakeholders including regular training of staff
• Knowledgeable of agencies around safeguarding
The post holder may be required to work some hours after school and evenings in order to engage with parents and attend external agency meetings as required. He/she will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions, including extra-curricular activities, are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, contractors and community members.
What the school offers its staff
The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing seven Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are based in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Aston.
The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families.
As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.
St Edmund Campion is a hugely successful and popular school with excellent pupil outcomes. Pupil behaviour is excellent and staff wellbeing and workload is considered a priority. The school is well recognised for the support and care provided for pupils and for the excellent safeguarding practices.
St. Edmund Campion Catholic School is an over-subscribed 11-18 school serving the community of North Birmingham. Interested candidates are welcome to visit the school by arrangement. Please contact Julie Turner, PA to Principal, on turnerj@stedcamp.bham.sch.uk
We are committed to the development of all staff to be of their very best and our most recent Ofsted report graded the school good, with an outstanding Post-16 provision.
Further details about the role
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer. The Multi Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check is required for all successful applicants. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
The Governors of St Edmund Campion Catholic School wish to appoint a Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead to be part of the school leadership team. This is a non-teaching role and arises due to the forthcoming retirement of the current post holder. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a deep interest in the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be:
• Very well organised and meticulous in their record keeping
• Understanding of the position of senior leader as role model for staff and pupils, holding staff to account as necessary
• Knowledgeable of all matters around safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education
• Able to disseminate key information to all stakeholders including regular training of staff
• Knowledgeable of agencies around safeguarding
The post holder may be required to work some hours after school and evenings in order to engage with parents and attend external agency meetings as required. He/she will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions, including extra-curricular activities, are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, contractors and community members.
What the school offers its staff
The St John Paul II Multi Academy is a highly successful Catholic Multi Academy encompassing seven Primary Schools and two Secondary Schools. Our schools are based in Sutton Coldfield, Erdington and Aston.
The ethos of St John Paul II Multi Academy is Catholic and was founded by the Catholic Church to provide education for children of Catholic families.
As a Catholic multi academy, we aim to provide a Catholic education for all our pupils. As a Catholic multi academy, Catholic doctrine and practice permeate every aspect of every one of our school’s activities. It is essential that the Catholic character of the school’s education be fully supported by all staff within the multi academy. We therefore hope that all staff will give their full, unreserved and positive support for the aims and ethos of the St John Paul II Multi Academy.
St Edmund Campion is a hugely successful and popular school with excellent pupil outcomes. Pupil behaviour is excellent and staff wellbeing and workload is considered a priority. The school is well recognised for the support and care provided for pupils and for the excellent safeguarding practices.
St. Edmund Campion Catholic School is an over-subscribed 11-18 school serving the community of North Birmingham. Interested candidates are welcome to visit the school by arrangement. Please contact Julie Turner, PA to Principal, on turnerj@stedcamp.bham.sch.uk
We are committed to the development of all staff to be of their very best and our most recent Ofsted report graded the school good, with an outstanding Post-16 provision.
Further details about the role
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. St John Paul II Multi Academy is an Equal Opportunities employer. The Multi Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and staff and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS check is required for all successful applicants. An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.