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Safeguarding Lead

Job details
Posting date: 30 April 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 06 May 2025
Location: Oldham, OL1 1AN
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: b4ede11f-41c9-4ac7-b1f7-c9aecd2d5a7f

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to understand a young persons’ needs.
• Have knowledge and experience of safeguarding.
• Have experience of working with children and young people in Special Educational Needs.
• Have empathetic expectations of young people, and a commitment to understanding the various challenges which may present barriers to learning.
• Possess the listening skills to support children, young people, and their families through understanding their point of view in a non-judgemental approach.
• Have experience of processes and procedures around related policies, including staff training, assessments and the monitoring of children and young people.
• Possess the knowledge and experience of working with Social Care, MASH teams, including referral process and procedure.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with other staff, pupils, parents and the wider community.
• Be hard working, organised and proactive in their professional development.
• Be a team player who can work effectively with all members of the New Bridge team.

What the school offers its staff

Occupational sickness scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, Health Benefit Scheme, up to 5 days TOIL during term time

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.