Designated Safeguarding and Pastoral Lead

22 hours ago


Royston, Barnsley, United Kingdom The Aurora Group Full time
Job Title: Designated Safeguarding and Pastoral Lead

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Designated Safeguarding and Pastoral Lead to join our leadership team at The Aurora Group. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our residents and students across our services in Meldreth.

About the Role:

The Designated Safeguarding Lead will receive safeguarding referrals via our safeguarding system, My Concern, and will follow our safeguarding processes and policies to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our residents and students. This role requires a strong understanding of safeguarding principles and practices, as well as excellent communication and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement effective safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our residents and students.
  • Coordinate the effective implementation of the Attendance Policy.
  • Provide relevant behaviour and safeguarding training to staff through Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
  • Ensure that all relevant compliance has been completed with the support of the school business manager in the completion of reports and audits.
  • Communicate with parents/carers, employees, other agencies, and local authorities on the progress of children and young people and the effectiveness of intervention and support strategies.
  • Exercise a key role in advising and assisting the Service Leads with the strategic development of behaviour, pastoral, wellbeing, and preparing for adulthood offers, including reviewing and formulating policies.
Requirements:
  • GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
  • DSL training level 3 or above and experience working as a DSL.
  • Level 3 in Health and Social Care, or working with children and young people (desirable).
  • Proven track record of excellent creative and structured pastoral interventions within a relevant special needs environment.
  • Experience of holding responsibility for and turning policy into effective and successful practice.
  • Leadership in a residential setting such as a Children's Home or Adult Care Home.
  • Communicating effectively to a wide range of different audiences through a range of different mediums and managing relationships with various external agencies.
  • Successful management of complex scenarios and conflict resolution as well as experience of using effective behaviour and teaching strategies.
  • Understanding of the implementation of ASD intervention and support strategies (TEACCH, attention Autism or other similar).
  • Experience of OFSTED and CQC inspections and following action planning.
What We Offer:
  • Opportunities for meaningful career development.
  • Fully funded training and qualifications.
  • Life assurance.
  • Enhanced pension scheme (from October).
  • Perk Box - offering high street discounts.
  • Employee assistance programme.
  • Bike to work scheme.
  • Car lease scheme.


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