Designated Deputy Safeguarding Lead

**Job Summary**

The Deputy DSL has the main responsibility for managing child protection issues within the Academy and has a strategic responsibility for the development and dissemination of best practice in safeguarding and child protection across the academy.

He/she will ensure there are policies, procedures, systems, structures, resources and personnel in place to promote the welfare and protection of children. They will work jointly with staff, parents/carers and other agencies for the protection of children and ensure there are quality assurance mechanisms in place to monitor, review and evaluate arrangements for the protection of children.

**Duties and responsibilities:

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Vision and Purpose:

- To lead in facilitating the development of safeguarding and child protection policies, training and procedures and guidance for the school.
- To monitor and review the implementation of the relevant policies and documentation and procedures to ensure they are adhered to, remain current and fit for purpose.
- To promote good practice by encouraging and championing the policies and procedures.
- To receive and coordinate referrals, arranging action and reviewing services for children and families.
- To maintain accurate, confidential and up to date documentation on all cases of safeguarding and child protection.
- To provide support and guidance to staff and provide planned interventions as part of agreed plans for children.
- To ensure that students who are victims of abuse are supported appropriately and sensitively and that all actions assigned from planning and intervention meetings are successfully carried out and monitored.
- To liaise with colleagues to support strategic development, share good practice and plan collaborative activities.
- To report to the governors with regards to safeguarding and training.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field of safeguarding and child protection
- To ensure that the academy is always presented positively within and beyond the School.

Accountabilities:

- Attend and participate in Child Protection Conferences and Planning and Review meetings whilst working closely with colleague’s in Children’s Services as required, some of which may take place out of normal working hours.
- To maintain confidentiality at all times.
- To contribute to service development, including responsibility of the delivery of safeguarding training.
- To liaise and co-ordinate with colleagues and outside organisations regarding the Common Assessment Framework and to coordinate and monitor all referrals and recommendations within the academy.
- From referrals, develop a register of students who are ‘At Risk’ and are Looked After Children
**Other duties:

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- Such other duties as may be reasonably required by the Principal/Vice Principal.
- It is the responsibility of each employee to carry out their duties in line with Academy policies, particularly to comply with all child protection/safeguarding policies.
- Use and development of ICT as required.
- Such other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post in the fulfilment of its objectives commensurate with the post holder’s salary grade, abilities and aptitudes.
- The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with regard to the Academy’s policy, organisation and arrangements for Health and Safety at Work.
**Specific duties:

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**To be agreed upon further consultation**

**Context:

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Support staff as a part of a whole Academy team. Each individual is required to support the values and ethos of the Academy and Academy priorities as defined in the Academy Improvement Plan. This will mean focusing on the needs of colleagues, parents and students and being flexible in a busy pressurised environment

Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Academy. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.