Senior Attendance and Safeguarding Lead (River Tees Hospital School)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 12 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Middlesbrough, TS3 7EA |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 097591d7-21f5-44fa-ab7e-ae75fed0adaa |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
The Senior Attendance and Safeguarding Lead will lead and manage the school’s attendance and safeguarding strategies across all sites within River Tees Hospital School, ensuring that all pupils receive the necessary support to attend school regularly and feel safe and secure. This role involves working collaboratively with staff, parents, and external agencies to promote positive attendance, safeguard pupils, and enhance their overall wellbeing.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership of Attendance and Safeguarding
• Develop and implement a comprehensive attendance strategy across all sites, aligned with the school’s ethos and objectives.
• Monitor and analyse attendance data across all sites, identifying trends and implementing targeted interventions for pupils with attendance issues.
• Collaborate with site leaders to ensure consistent application of attendance policies and practises.
• Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) across all sites, ensuring compliance with statutory safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership and guidance on safeguarding issues, ensuring all staff are trained and aware of their responsibilities.
• Manage referrals to external agencies and liaise with social services, law enforcement, and other relevant bodies on safeguarding matters.
• Record and report all attendance and safeguarding data analysis to Attendance and Safeguarding Committee. Line Management Responsibilities
• Provide guidance and support to staff members involved in attendance and safeguarding, ensuring they understand their roles and responsibilities.
• Conduct regular performance reviews for team members, providing feedback and identifying professional development opportunities. • Organise training sessions for staff on safeguarding practises, attendance strategies, and effective communication with families.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and inclusivity within the team, ensuring that all staff feel valued and supported in their roles. • Coordinate and manage transport services for pupils, ensuring safe and timely travel to and from school.
• Ensure all transport arrangements comply with health and safety regulations, including risk assessments for transport-related activities.
• Oversee the work of the community team, ensuring that they are effectively supporting pupils' attendance and safeguarding needs.
• Foster collaboration between the community team and other school staff to ensure a holistic approach to pupil support.
• Collaborate with teaching staff and support teams to create and manage part-time timetables for pupils who require flexible learning arrangements due to health or personal circumstances.
• Regularly review attendance data for pupils on part-time timetables to ensure they are engaging with their learning and receiving appropriate support.• Be responsive to the changing needs of pupils, adjusting part-time timetables to better support their educational journey. Collaboration and Communication
• Foster strong relationships with pupils, parents, and external agencies to support attendance and safeguarding initiatives. • Lead multi-agency meetings and strategy discussions related to safeguarding and attendance concerns, ensuring a coordinated approach. • Act as the primary point of contact for parents/carers regarding attendance and safeguarding issues.
• Work closely with school, medical professionals, hospital staff, social workers, and local authorities to ensure the holistic care and support of students.
• Coordinate with school staff to provide a safe and consistent educational experience for children during their hospital stay.
• Engage with external services (such as social services and education welfare officers) to address issues related to student welfare and safeguarding.
• Provide regular updates to the Headteacher on attendance and safeguarding matters. Policy Development and Compliance
• Review and ensure attendance and safeguarding policies are accessible on the school’s website and adhered to reflect best practises.
• Ensure that policies are communicated effectively to staff, pupils, and parents, and that they are implemented consistently.
• Maintain confidential and accurate records in accordance with GDPR and safeguarding requirements.
• Conduct audits of attendance and safeguarding processes to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement. Training and Development
• Provide training and support to staff across all sites on attendance and safeguarding issues, promoting a culture of awareness and vigilance.
• Conduct workshops and information sessions for parents/carers on the importance of attendance and safeguarding.
The above duties and responsibilities cannot totally encompass or define all tasks which may be required of the incumbent. The outlined duties and responsibilities may, therefore, vary from time to time without materially changing either the character or level of responsibility; these factors are reflected in the post grade. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of equal rights both in relation to employment issues and service delivery and to adhere to the policies of the Council in performance of their duties. All employees are expected to respect all confidentialities and principles and practice of the Data Protection Act. All post holders are required to comply with Health and Safety policies and legislation
What the school offers its staff
The Trust is committed to investing in the training and development of its staff to ensure they possess the necessary skills for their roles. If you identify any gaps in your experience, please mention them in your application and express your readiness to acquire these skills.
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 Senior Attendance and Safeguarding Lead will lead and manage the school’s attendance and safeguarding strategies across all sites within River Tees Hospital School, ensuring that all pupils receive the necessary support to attend school regularly and feel safe and secure. This role involves working collaboratively with staff, parents, and external agencies to promote positive attendance, safeguard pupils, and enhance their overall wellbeing.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership of Attendance and Safeguarding
• Develop and implement a comprehensive attendance strategy across all sites, aligned with the school’s ethos and objectives.
• Monitor and analyse attendance data across all sites, identifying trends and implementing targeted interventions for pupils with attendance issues.
• Collaborate with site leaders to ensure consistent application of attendance policies and practises.
• Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) across all sites, ensuring compliance with statutory safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Provide leadership and guidance on safeguarding issues, ensuring all staff are trained and aware of their responsibilities.
• Manage referrals to external agencies and liaise with social services, law enforcement, and other relevant bodies on safeguarding matters.
• Record and report all attendance and safeguarding data analysis to Attendance and Safeguarding Committee. Line Management Responsibilities
• Provide guidance and support to staff members involved in attendance and safeguarding, ensuring they understand their roles and responsibilities.
• Conduct regular performance reviews for team members, providing feedback and identifying professional development opportunities. • Organise training sessions for staff on safeguarding practises, attendance strategies, and effective communication with families.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and inclusivity within the team, ensuring that all staff feel valued and supported in their roles. • Coordinate and manage transport services for pupils, ensuring safe and timely travel to and from school.
• Ensure all transport arrangements comply with health and safety regulations, including risk assessments for transport-related activities.
• Oversee the work of the community team, ensuring that they are effectively supporting pupils' attendance and safeguarding needs.
• Foster collaboration between the community team and other school staff to ensure a holistic approach to pupil support.
• Collaborate with teaching staff and support teams to create and manage part-time timetables for pupils who require flexible learning arrangements due to health or personal circumstances.
• Regularly review attendance data for pupils on part-time timetables to ensure they are engaging with their learning and receiving appropriate support.• Be responsive to the changing needs of pupils, adjusting part-time timetables to better support their educational journey. Collaboration and Communication
• Foster strong relationships with pupils, parents, and external agencies to support attendance and safeguarding initiatives. • Lead multi-agency meetings and strategy discussions related to safeguarding and attendance concerns, ensuring a coordinated approach. • Act as the primary point of contact for parents/carers regarding attendance and safeguarding issues.
• Work closely with school, medical professionals, hospital staff, social workers, and local authorities to ensure the holistic care and support of students.
• Coordinate with school staff to provide a safe and consistent educational experience for children during their hospital stay.
• Engage with external services (such as social services and education welfare officers) to address issues related to student welfare and safeguarding.
• Provide regular updates to the Headteacher on attendance and safeguarding matters. Policy Development and Compliance
• Review and ensure attendance and safeguarding policies are accessible on the school’s website and adhered to reflect best practises.
• Ensure that policies are communicated effectively to staff, pupils, and parents, and that they are implemented consistently.
• Maintain confidential and accurate records in accordance with GDPR and safeguarding requirements.
• Conduct audits of attendance and safeguarding processes to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement. Training and Development
• Provide training and support to staff across all sites on attendance and safeguarding issues, promoting a culture of awareness and vigilance.
• Conduct workshops and information sessions for parents/carers on the importance of attendance and safeguarding.
The above duties and responsibilities cannot totally encompass or define all tasks which may be required of the incumbent. The outlined duties and responsibilities may, therefore, vary from time to time without materially changing either the character or level of responsibility; these factors are reflected in the post grade. All employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of equal rights both in relation to employment issues and service delivery and to adhere to the policies of the Council in performance of their duties. All employees are expected to respect all confidentialities and principles and practice of the Data Protection Act. All post holders are required to comply with Health and Safety policies and legislation
What the school offers its staff
The Trust is committed to investing in the training and development of its staff to ensure they possess the necessary skills for their roles. If you identify any gaps in your experience, please mention them in your application and express your readiness to acquire these skills.
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.