Assistant Safeguarding Officer

**Salary**:
Grade 5
- **Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
As soon as possible

6 May 2025

**Job overview**:
We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and well-organised individual who is interested in joining our Safeguarding team supporting our Designated Safeguarding Lead and our Safeguarding Managers.

Working under guidance, you will provide safeguarding support to address the physical and mental health and well-being needs of our students in order to overcome barriers to learning and become emotionally resilient.

You will be a good communicator, committed to the welfare of our students and have the ability to liaise effectively with students, school staff and outside agencies.

Previous experience of working with vulnerable students and their families would be an advantage.

The role also includes weekly admin duties so a sound understanding of Microsoft Office would be beneficial.

Staff benefits include enrolment onto the enhanced package for Smart Clinic which provides occupational health and well-being support for all employees.

**SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT**

Meadowhead School Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of all convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. Should you be shortlisted for this position, you will be asked to declare any convictions.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

**About**Meadowhead School Academy Trust**:
**Meadowhead School Academy Trust**
- Dyche Lane, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S8 8BR
- United Kingdom

+44 114 2372723

Meadowhead School Academy is a popular and successful school with an excellent academic and pastoral reputation and very high standards of behaviour.

We have high expectations of ourselves and our students and welcome colleagues who share our commitment to continuous improvement.
- Meadowhead School moved into new purpose built accommodation in 2007. We became a Trust school in 2009, setting up the Meadowhead Community Learning Trust (MCLT) in partnership with six feeder primary schools, Sheffield College, Sheffield University, Sheffield Hallam University and a number of local and national businesses. In August 2012, the school became a converter Academy, and gained full Sixth Form status in September 2013.
- We house our own Sixth Form currently teaching A level courses and level 3 courses to over 292 students. We opened our new purpose built Sixth Form Centre in November 2017.

Mixed 11-18 1,892 students

**Headteacher**

Mrs Kam Grewal-Joy

**Values and vision**

At Meadowhead our vision is to make a difference to the lives of our young people. Through excellence and continual improvement, we aim to be the best we can possibly be for our current and future students. We are determined that all our students achieve their full potential and leave us as confident, compassionate and articulate individuals to grow and prosper in the 21st century.

We work in partnership with others to equip students with the skills, attitudes and qualifications needed to lead fulfilling lives and to become responsible adults. Through a skilfully planned curriculum, enrichment experiences, high standards in teaching and pastoral care we fully prepare our students for entrance to further and higher education, high quality employment and the future careers of their choice.

Our ambition is to develop and nurture young people to become well rounded individuals with the characteristics to contribute fully to society with a strong sense of civic responsibility. We want to ensure that our students are equipped with the knowledge, understanding and skills to influence change and to improve their own lives, their local community and the planet. We aim to inspire young people to live sustainable lives and develop the green skills to tackle both the causes and the impact of climate change resulting in better futures for all.

**The House System**

When students start at Meadowhead, they and the rest of their form group are allocated a house: Sharman, Pearson, Douglass and Brearley. Each of the houses are named after inspirational figures who have made a difference in their chosen field or discipline. Students compete as houses in events like Sports Day and for the annual Rewards Cup. The names of each figurehead was chosen during the 2021-22 academic year during a public consultation with students, staff, local residents and alumni.