Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW17 7DF |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | badb3b62-6925-4f01-b6b8-ae8e6d6a614e |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
We are now seeking an experienced and passionate Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Deputy DSL) to play a key role in establishing a safe, supportive, and responsive safeguarding culture at our new satellite provision. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the ethos, systems, and safeguarding practices of a brand‑new site from the very start, working alongside an already well‑respected and supportive school community.
Key Responsibilities:
• Act as a champion of the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures by supporting the DSL to ensure all staff have access to and understand them.
• Recognise how to identify signs of abuse and when to make a referral
• Under the advice of the DSL, ensure that students who are victims of abuse are supported appropriately and sensitively and that all actions for the school from planning and intervention meetings are carried out and monitored
• Support the DSL to ensure all staff have safeguarding induction within their first 7 days and receive frequent updates so that they are able to recognise and report any concerns immediately
• Act as a source of support, advice and expertise within the school
Key Requirements:
• Educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths
• Level 3 Safeguarding training
• Experience of managing safeguarding in a school or other relevant organisation
• Expert knowledge of legislation and guidance on safeguarding and working with young people, including knowledge of the responsibilities of schools and other agencies
• “Can do” positive attitude Enthusiastic and committed, remains motivated, even when under pressure, to ensure that a high standard service to the customer is maintained
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits: Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Commitment to safeguarding
Nightingale Community Academy and Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
We are now seeking an experienced and passionate Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Deputy DSL) to play a key role in establishing a safe, supportive, and responsive safeguarding culture at our new satellite provision. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the ethos, systems, and safeguarding practices of a brand‑new site from the very start, working alongside an already well‑respected and supportive school community.
Key Responsibilities:
• Act as a champion of the school’s safeguarding policy and procedures by supporting the DSL to ensure all staff have access to and understand them.
• Recognise how to identify signs of abuse and when to make a referral
• Under the advice of the DSL, ensure that students who are victims of abuse are supported appropriately and sensitively and that all actions for the school from planning and intervention meetings are carried out and monitored
• Support the DSL to ensure all staff have safeguarding induction within their first 7 days and receive frequent updates so that they are able to recognise and report any concerns immediately
• Act as a source of support, advice and expertise within the school
Key Requirements:
• Educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths
• Level 3 Safeguarding training
• Experience of managing safeguarding in a school or other relevant organisation
• Expert knowledge of legislation and guidance on safeguarding and working with young people, including knowledge of the responsibilities of schools and other agencies
• “Can do” positive attitude Enthusiastic and committed, remains motivated, even when under pressure, to ensure that a high standard service to the customer is maintained
What the school offers its staff
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits: Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Commitment to safeguarding
Nightingale Community Academy and Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.