Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

5 months ago


Boston, United Kingdom David Ross Education Trust Full time

Thomas Middlecott Academy is now recruiting for **Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead**. This role could be your next career opportunity.

If you are ambitious, inspirational, creative, open-minded and want to be part of our success then we want to hear from you. To provide a high-quality counselling service to pupils experiencing a wide range of emotional difficulties, ensuring that safeguarding and the welfare and care of all children and young people is promoted.

We are driven to provide our young people with access to a world-class education and enrichment experiences. 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 we offer equips our young people with the leadership skills, team spirit, resilience and confidence to become outstanding citizens.

**_ About the role - _**Permanent - Full time - Term Time. 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) will assist the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in all matters of safeguarding and child protection across the school. They will take part in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings, and contribute to the assessment and support of children. They will advise and support other members of staff on child welfare and child protection matters, and will liaise with relevant agencies such as the local authority, police and health partners.

Permanent - Full time - Term Time. 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
- Support DSL in referring cases of suspected abuse to the local authority children’s social care.
- Support staff who make referrals to local authority children’s social care.
- Support DSL in referring cases to the Lincolnshire Prevent team where there is a radicalisation concern.
- Support the DSL in ensuring staff can access and understand the school’s child protection and safeguarding policy and procedures (especially new and part time staff).
- Inform the DSL (and Head of school in their absence) of safeguarding issues, especially ongoing enquiries into whether a child is at risk of harm, and police investigations.

To work within and encourage the school’s Equal Opportunity policy.
- To liaise with parents and staff regarding pupils’ sickness, injury or pastoral concerns.

**About our Academy**

We have unashamedly high expectations of out students. We will not let them down by offering them any less than the best schools in the country offer. Our students will leave us with the knowledge, skills and experiences they need to thrive in their next destinations.

At Thomas Middlecott, we operate a warm/strict philosophy. We are unapologetically strict when it comes to expectations; we are very clear about how things are done here
- there are no grey areas at TMA. We value our relationships between staff and students, ensuring that barriers to learning are removed and that students feel safe and a sense of belonging. Thomas Middlecott is a family
- we want students to feel loved by an academy that knows that they can achieve great things and will accept nothing less than their best efforts to get there.

**Salary & Benefits**
- Salary NJC 12-15 £26,421.00 - £27,803.00 FTE per annum
- Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
- CPD including Senior Leader and Knowledge Development Courses
- Regional networks of Trust colleagues and access to key leaders in Education
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
- Rewards and Recognition Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme

**_ Who we are looking for_**
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a safeguarding role within a school or other organisation working with children, young people and their families.
- Good level of knowledge and experience of current relevant legislation, policy, statutory guidance and good safeguarding practice.
- Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships and liaison with outside agencies and families, focusing at all time on the welfare of the child.
- Ability to keep up to date with legislative, policy and guidance developments in safeguarding, evidenced in a commitment to continual professional development.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to use risk reading and organisational systems to ‘triage’ cases and monitor actions and outcomes.
- Ability to identify examples of poor practice and raise concerns promptly and coherently through the senior team DSL and/or Head of School
- Experience of creating and maintaining robust and GDPR compliant safeguarding records
- Good ICT skills and the ability to write concise summary reports regarding safeguarding issues and associated interventions.
- Experience of using problem solving skills and to work creatively and collaboratively to ensure



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