Behaviour, Safeguarding & Wellbeing Manager

Teaching Vacancies; Oxford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension

Training and development

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee wellbeing programmes

Eye tests through Specsavers

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

MacIntyre Academies in Headington, Oxfordshire, is recruiting a Behaviour, Safeguarding and Wellbeing Manager to oversee pupil behaviour and wellbeing across the school. You will work with the Principal to monitor safeguarding and child protection, modelling best practice to support learning and development.

This role is 38 hours per week, 42 weeks per year (term-time plus three weeks), with potential to impact staff and learners through reflective practice and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Oversee pupil behaviour and wellbeing across the school.
• Monitor safeguarding and child protection reports with the Deputy Principal/Principal.
• Demonstrate facilitation and reflective practice within the role.
• Physically fit to manage challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pupil behaviour and wellbeing across the school.
• Monitor safeguarding and child protection reports with the Principal.
• Model best practice to enable successful learning and wellbeing.
• Record learning outcomes with excellent attention to detail.

Skills

Communication

Physical fitness

Behaviour management

Safeguarding knowledge

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Salary: Scale point 26 – point 32. £28,334 - £34,406.75 FTE. Actual £26,360.34 - £32,293.24, plus Special School Allowance £750 per annum and Regional Allowance £930.33 per annum

Location: Headington, Oxfordshire

Hours of work: Full Time, 38 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 3 weeks (42 weeks a year

Start Date: As soon as possible

Candidates may be shortlisted and invited to interview before the closing date. We reserve the right to close applications early.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an inspirational and creative Behaviour, Safeguarding and Wellbeing Manager to join this exciting school, this is an opportunity to be part of something very special as we continue our journey to become a centre of excellence. Please take a look at our website http://www.endeavour-academy.org/ to find out more about us.

Reporting to the Deputy Principal, you will be responsible for the oversight of pupil behaviour and wellbeing across the school, as well as working closely with the Principal to monitor safeguarding and child protection reports. You will model best practice and enable successful learning and achievement by young people and sustained improvement in their spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental and physical well-being in preparation for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

Some young people can behave in a way that is challenging to others and part of our role is to teach young people safer and more effective ways of communicating their needs, however a level of challenge still exists; this can be physical or a reluctance to engage. For these reasons this role requires someone who is physically fit. You must also be an effective, confident communicator and able to keep accurate records such as the recording of learning outcomes with excellent attention to detail. You will demonstrate an approach of facilitation and reflective practice within the role.

MacIntyre Academies will, where possible, look to make reasonable adjustments to comply with the Equality Act 2010.

The role is 38 hours per week; 42 weeks per year (Term-Time only plus 3 weeks)

What the school offers its staff

• Discretionary regional allowance of £1,000 (pro-rata)
• Discretionary Special School Allowance £750 per annum (pro rata role dependent)
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Family Friendly policies
• Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopause policies
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Wellbeing initiatives in your setting
• Full induction
• Training and development and the support of a trained line manager and dedicated senior leaders
• Access to further professional development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Annual MAT Life Day to take for that special occasion
• Free eye tests through Specsavers
• An Employee Assistance Programme to Support your health and wellbeing an access to various perks including discounts Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape and many more
• Benefits for death in Service
• Recommend a Friend Scheme - £100 Voucher
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (Paid for by MacIntyre Academies)
• Self service portal to facilitate leave and amend personal information
• We have an active employee engagement programme which includes Termly ‘You are Awesome’ awards, an annual Employee Big Thank you Day, Annual CPD Trust wide conference.
• Access to Blue Light Card/ Discounts for Teachers which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for social care staff/ Teachers and support staff

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.