Safeguarding Officer

4 months ago

Northampton, United Kingdom David Ross Education Trust Full time

**Malcolm Arnold Academy** **is now recruiting for Safeguarding Officer. **This role could be the ideal next step in your career. Full-time and part-time hours available.

If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded, and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you.

Providing our young people access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences is what drives us. Our students benefit from a wealth of opportunities to develop, learn and lead. From the classroom, to cultural visits, sports, music and arts and engaging with our local communities, the rich and varied experiences we create help fuel ambition and unlock potential. The education and experiences equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

We work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the Trust’s vision, to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

**_ About the role_**
- To be committed to the safeguarding and well-being of students and staff in the academy.
- To keep informed of current legislation, statutory and other guidance with regards to KCSIE, data protection and confidentiality.
- To act as a point of contact for safeguarding, welfare, behaviour and attendance concerns, providing timely, relevant support and advice in order to safeguard the student.
- To attend internal/eternal safeguarding and attendance meetings as and when required
- To maintain up to date, accurate, confidential records.
- Meet with staff, students and parents to identify and overcome barriers to learning, attendance and behaviour concerns.
- To make unsupervised contact with families in response to allocated referrals i.e. home visits and / or meetings in school as and when required.
- To support the Attendance Officer in facilitating a return to school for vulnerable pupils, using appropriate strategies within specified timescales.

37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

**_ Salary & Benefits_**
- NJC19-25 FTE £29,777 - £33,945 per annum - £26,155.67 - £29,816.71 pro rata
- Access to Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
- Awards and Recognition Scheme
- Flexible working patterns
- Benefits Platform
- discounts on car leasing
- holiday discounts
- cinema tickets
- restaurant booking discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme

**_ Who we are looking for_**
- 5 A* - C GCSE grades (or equivalent) including English and Maths
- Experience of working with young people aged 11-19 in a secondary school
- Willingness to undertake further work-related training
- Good ICT skills (including using Microsoft Word and Excel)
- Knowledge and understanding of strategies to overcome barriers to learning, behaviour and attendance
- The ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Good organisation, time management, communication and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of the main challenges for pupils in the secondary sector
- Awareness of Inclusion within a school setting.
- Able to develop positive relationships with children, colleagues and parents
- Able to work as part of a team, friendly manner and a sense of humour
- Flexible and approachable in a busy day to day environment

**_ About The David Ross Education Trust_**

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) has grown to a network of 34 academies, incorporating primary, secondary and grammar, and special schools. We employ over 2000 people with the primary focus of raising the standards of education for 13,000 young people. Whatever your role, you should know you are contributing to achieving our vision of inspiring the next generation of young people to be the best they can in whatever they choose. Our aim is to be the country’s leading academy chain, committed to delivering the highest educational standards alongside an unrivalled package of sporting and cultural enrichment.

We are incredibly lucky to be able to work alongside outstanding organisations and individuals who are happy to share their expertise and skills in supporting the David Ross Foundation's vision to give children better life chances through access to the best education and support we can give them.

While each academy is unique, we share common goals, aspirations, values and methods that enable us to work collaboratively and collectively to achieve our mission. We operate regional hubs, whereby academies work with other schools who are part of the Trust so we can share skills and knowledge, allowing them to benefit and learn from each other.
- An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants._
- The David Ross Education Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually suppor

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