Safeguarding & Attendance Lead
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8RA |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d542edee-a558-4416-a5ed-872c40547f50 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Key responsibilities include:
• Ensure attendance (as directed by the Safeguarding & Attendance Manager, Phase Leader and/ or member of SLT) at Multi Agency meetings and ensure that outcomes are communicated via CPOMS and acted upon in a timely manner
• Work positively to ensure the best possible outcomes for students at The Bridge campus
• Use data effectively to monitor the impact of safeguarding and attendance interventions
• Attend Annual Reviews and other key reviews as required
• Be a part of the ‘on-call’ rota
• Work flexibly where necessary
• Liaise with multi agency partners across the City to ensure they are fully informed of any issues that pertain to relevant and identified students.
To be successful as a Safeguarding and Attendance lead, you should be someone with a deep understanding of local and national safeguarding and attendance guidelines and procedures. Top candidates will be excellent safeguarding and attendance practitioners, able to use their knowledge and skills to ensure our students receive the highest level of support and care. The ability to make the role your own and build strong relationships is essential.
What the school offers its staff
• As a trust, our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. We put this into practice by ensuring:
• All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, students and families.
• High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
• We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
• We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
• We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.
Further details about the role
Safeguarding and Attendance Lead – Primary at The Bay, The Harbour School
Additional role required due to increased funding
37 hrs per week, Term time plus 1 week, Permanent
Salary: £35,939- £38,697 per annum (actual salary for term time + 1 week, £31,515 – £33,934 per annum)
Are you interested in becoming part of a pioneering Alternative Provision and SEMH school?
Would you like to join The Harbour School team and make your contribution towards our journey to OUTSTANDING and beyond?
Do you want to work in an optimistic and motivating environment, supported by effective leadership at all levels?
Do you have the resilience to work in a dynamic, trauma-informed, relational environment, with students that have social, emotional, academic and mental health needs?
If so, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Our school is looking for an experienced, passionate Safeguarding & Attendance lead. This is a challenging but very rewarding role where you will take on the ‘day to day’ responsibility for safeguarding, child protection and attendance for students in KS4. You will work closely with the Deputy Headteacher, Safeguarding and Attendance Manager, Phase leader, key multi agency partners and parent/ carers to ensure that our students receive the highest levels of care and support.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Ensure attendance (as directed by the Safeguarding & Attendance Manager, Phase Leader and/ or member of SLT) at Multi Agency meetings and ensure that outcomes are communicated via CPOMS and acted upon in a timely manner
• Work positively to ensure the best possible outcomes for students at The Bridge campus
• Use data effectively to monitor the impact of safeguarding and attendance interventions
• Attend Annual Reviews and other key reviews as required
• Be a part of the ‘on-call’ rota
• Work flexibly where necessary
• Liaise with multi agency partners across the City to ensure they are fully informed of any issues that pertain to relevant and identified students.
To be successful as a Safeguarding and Attendance lead, you should be someone with a deep understanding of local and national safeguarding and attendance guidelines and procedures. Top candidates will be excellent safeguarding and attendance practitioners, able to use their knowledge and skills to ensure our students receive the highest level of support and care. The ability to make the role your own and build strong relationships is essential.
What the school offers its staff
• As a trust, our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”. We put this into practice by ensuring:
• All decisions are made in the best interests of staff, students and families.
• High support, high challenge and evidence informed in everything we do.
• We work collaboratively and make team, not individual, decisions.
• We acknowledge our mistakes and use them to learn and improve.
• We are always open to learning and seeking new ideas.
Further details about the role
Safeguarding and Attendance Lead – Primary at The Bay, The Harbour School
Additional role required due to increased funding
37 hrs per week, Term time plus 1 week, Permanent
Salary: £35,939- £38,697 per annum (actual salary for term time + 1 week, £31,515 – £33,934 per annum)
Are you interested in becoming part of a pioneering Alternative Provision and SEMH school?
Would you like to join The Harbour School team and make your contribution towards our journey to OUTSTANDING and beyond?
Do you want to work in an optimistic and motivating environment, supported by effective leadership at all levels?
Do you have the resilience to work in a dynamic, trauma-informed, relational environment, with students that have social, emotional, academic and mental health needs?
If so, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Our school is looking for an experienced, passionate Safeguarding & Attendance lead. This is a challenging but very rewarding role where you will take on the ‘day to day’ responsibility for safeguarding, child protection and attendance for students in KS4. You will work closely with the Deputy Headteacher, Safeguarding and Attendance Manager, Phase leader, key multi agency partners and parent/ carers to ensure that our students receive the highest levels of care and support.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.