Designated Safeguarding Lead

3 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Witherslack Group Full time

**Those Huge Small Victories**

For children with complex, challenging needs, the level of care and education must go above and beyond and that’s what drives us here at Witherslack Group. With our high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, we’re proud to have won a reputation for excellence. Our aspirational homes, schools and ethos help us achieve the best possible outcomes. In short, we’re enhancing life opportunities. Our Designated Safeguarding Leads are a huge part of making sure our children and young people’s needs are fully recognised and comprehensively met.

**Get out what you put in**

You will work as part of the leadership team and report directly to the Head Teacher for this crucial role. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other members of the Witherslack Group team in different locations to enable you to progress and develop your skills and knowledge.

As a Designated Safeguarding Lead you will take responsibility for safeguarding within the school, this means that on a daily basis you will be liaising with statutory and non-statutory agencies, parents/carers and staff on matters of wellbeing, child protection and safeguarding and will be a great source of support, advice and expertise in the team.

**One of the best environments in SEND**

Opening early 2024, this new school will be a purpose built, brand new, state of the art school, catering primarily for children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs but also providing for children with autism who have moderate learning needs. The school will provide education for up to 50 children aged 8 to 16.

This is an exciting opportunity serving Rudgeway and the wider communities, you can be at the heart of its development, supporting the school in advance of its opening, through the construction phase and crucial pre-opening period. The aim will be to ensure that every pupil has an outstanding educational experience with individual pupil progress and care at the heart of what is offered.

**What we do for you**

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plus you’ll get:

- **Training**:A full induction continuing professional development
- **Holiday**: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays
- **Flexible benefits**: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits here
- **Wellbeing**: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
- **Medical cover** so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of **high-street discounts**:

- **Beautiful working environments** with the very best facilities - check out our schools here
- A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus every time
- **Contributory pension scheme **- matched up to 5%

**Bring your whole-self to work**

Our young people and their families come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. As well as having at least 3 years’ experience in a Designated Safeguarding Lead role in a school or education setting, we will also look for:

- Comprehensive portfolio of CPD related to Safeguarding and Child Protection.
- Outstanding interpersonal and problem resolution skills.
- A genuinely empathetic approach is also essential
- Full UK driving licence

**Interested in joining us?**

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
- For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document._
- Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD_

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