Assistant Safeguarding Lead and Welfare Officer

Orchard Hill College; Hambledon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in England is looking for an enthusiastic individual to support the Designated Safeguarding Lead. This role involves safeguarding the school community, ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies, and building relationships with pupils and staff. Applicants should have prior experience working with young people and a solid understanding of safeguarding requirements. Strong communication and detail-oriented skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and child protection in schools.

Responsibilities

• Support the Designated Safeguarding Lead in promoting pupil welfare.
• Co-ordinate and lead multi-agency meetings.
• Act as DSL when required and ensure staff training needs are met.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Relationship building

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

The School has an in-house team of qualified therapists offering Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Sensory Integration. The range of therapeutic support available to pupils and students enables them to access the curriculum at an appropriate level, maximising each individual's potential for achievement. Additionally, there are purpose-built medical facilities where nursing cover is provided on a daily basis by qualified staff.

Responsibilities

We are seeking to appoint a professional, well-educated and enthusiastic individual to support the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to safeguard the school community and promote pupil and student welfare.

This is a varied role working closely with parents, carers, the safeguarding team as well as the wider school staff adhering to the school's safeguarding procedures and policies to promote the welfare and protection of all pupils and students attending the school.

The job description outlines in detail the main duties for the role which includes acting as DSL when the DSL is off site, attending Child Protection and other safeguarding conferences as well as co-ordinating and leading multi-agency meetings and ensuring that the specialist training needs of the staff are addressed.

Applicants should be an excellent communicator with an eye for detail, able to work on their own initiative, under pressure and have the ability to prioritise to meet demands and deadlines; importantly this means moving between sometimes fast-paced administrative tasks and face-to-face work with pupils, staff and parents. As well, you should possess a natural ability to build relationships easily with children and young people, parents and external agencies.

The successful candidate will maintain confidentiality and sensitivity at all times. You will have previous experience of working with children and young people and an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and child protection requirements in schools.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Excellent communication skills with an eye for detail.
• Ability to work on own initiative, under pressure, and to prioritise to meet demands and deadlines.
• Proven ability to work across fast-paced administrative tasks and face-to-face work with pupils, staff, parents and external agencies.
• Natural ability to build relationships with children and young people, parents and external agencies.
• Commitment to confidentiality and sensitivity at all times.
• Previous experience of working with children and young people.
• Up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and child protection requirements in schools.