Safeguarding & Welfare Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 11 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Stockport, SK6 1LH |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75708096 |
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Woodley Primary School
Sherwood Road
Woodley
Stockport
SK6 1LH
Headteacher: Mr Pete Langridge
Email: recruitment@woodley-pri.stockport.sch.uk
Salary: Scale 6: £24,725.46 - £26,420.53 (actual pro rata salaries)
Hours: 35 hours per week - 8.30am 4pm, term time only
Contract Type: Permanent - Part Time
Closing Date: Tuesday 1st July 2025
Initial Shortlisting: Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Interview Date: Friday 4th July 2025
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Safeguarding & Welfare Officer to join our dynamic Inclusion and Safeguarding Team.
In this vital role, you will:
Promote the welfare, wellbeing, and mental health of our students.
Work closely with pupils, families, and external agencies to provide coordinated support.
Monitor student attendance and identify patterns of concern.
Offer guidance and support to parents and carers.
Act as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), playing a key role in safeguarding procedures and ensuring compliance with safeguarding legislation and best practices.
You will be an empathetic and resilient individual with experience in safeguarding and welfare support, ideally within an educational setting. Excellent communication skills, a strong understanding of child protection legislation, and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders are essential.
You will:
Have experience in a safeguarding role
Be reflective, caring and emotionally resilient
Have effective, clear communication and interpersonal skills
Have at least a grade C (or equivalent) in English and Maths
Have a good record of punctuality and attendance
Skills required:
Responsible and trustworthy
Designated Safeguarding Lead trained
Caring and good at relating to children
Calm and efficient in emergencies
Energetic and creative
Patient
Good at juggling competing demands for attention
Open-minded about different ways of educating children
Good communication skills
We can offer:
A supportive, hardworking and friendly staff team
Mentorship
A commitment to your professional development
An inclusive environment where all pupils are valued and are well supported
A successful, happy and forward thinking whole school community
Application form, job description and person specification are available to download from this site and should be returned to the Headteacher, by email at recruitment@woodley-pri.stockport.sch.uk no later than Tuesday 1st July 2025. When completing your application, please ensure that you refer to the person specification, particularly when submitting your supporting letter/statement. Please note that invitations to interviews and requests for references will be sent by email.
Our school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including enhanced DBS checks and satisfactory references.
Successful candidates will be informed by email or telephone by 3rd July 2025. If you do not receive any correspondence by then, we regret that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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