Safeguarding and Child Protection Officer

Job Information

Ninestiles, an Academy

Hartfield Crescent

Birmingham

B27 7QG

Telephone Number: 0121 628 1311

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

As a Safeguarding and Child Protection Officer, you will contribute to the development of safeguarding and child protection policies, training, procedures and guidance across the school. You will work with the Designated Safeguarding Leads to assist in the coordination of referrals, actions and the review of services for vulnerable children and families. You will ensure that policies, procedures, systems, structures, resources and personnel are in place to promote the welfare and protection of children, all colleagues at Ninestiles and to support vulnerable families.

We are looking for someone who:

- can demonstrate experience of working effectively with vulnerable children/young people in either education, social work, youth work or another related area of work
- has experience of working effectively with a range of professionals to promote children’s/young people’s learning and/or welfare or has significant recent experience in work with children and families in a statutory childcare agency
- has experience of working effectively with the parents/carers of children/young people.
- has demonstrable knowledge of the principles involved in giving advice and guidance to children/young people, including the place of confidentiality
- has knowledge of the responsibilities of agencies towards vulnerable children

If you are looking for a new challenge we would love to hear from you.

About our school

The greatest strength of our school is our learners who are often praised for their creativity, musical talents, artistic performances and the respect they have for one another. Learners generally understand the importance of learning, value their school and are proud to be part of it.

Ninestiles has a very reflective teaching colleagues who welcome feedback from parents and learners to secure the needs of all learners. The school has a wide and varied curriculum, learners have access to an impressive range of sporting and extracurricular activities with well over sixty enrichment opportunities offered after school. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and colleagues work positively with the leadership team to ensure learners are kept safe. The leadership team of Ninestiles is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the school on a journey of excellence, with colleagues that have a passion for teaching and learning.

About the Trust

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth.

These include access to:

- employee assistance programme
- high quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
- wellbeing advocates
- lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
- health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare vouchers
- generous employer pension schemes
- excellent holiday entitlement

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to

speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

How to apply

status, pregnancy/maternity or race.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Safeguarding

Support Staff

enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Terms and conditions

Rehabilitation of offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Rehabilitation of Offenders.

Further information

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.