Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Coombe House School; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Co-op member discount

Cycle to work scheme

Gym discounts

Job summary

Co-op Academy North Manchester is seeking a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to work within a high-calibre pastoral team. You will implement safeguarding procedures, provide expert guidance to staff, pupils and families, and drive multi-agency safeguarding work in partnership with the Designated Safeguarding Lead and senior colleagues.

The role demands strong leadership, excellent communication and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Substantial safeguarding experience and ability to advise across stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and ability to manage teams.
• Strong communication skills with diverse audiences.
• Experience working with multi-agency safeguarding partners.

Responsibilities

• Implement safeguarding procedures in partnership with the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Provide expert safeguarding guidance to all stakeholders.
• Lead multi-agency safeguarding coordination and collaboration.
• Support pastoral team and safeguarding-related duties and attendance processes.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Leadership & management

Stakeholder communication

Multi-agency collaboration

Job description

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is a key position within the academy, responsible, alongside the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Assistant Vice Principal), for the implementation of our safeguarding procedures in order to ensure that we are doing all that we can to protect and safeguard our pupils.

As a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will be highly skilled and knowledgeable in all aspects of safeguarding with the ability to provide expert advice and guidance to all stakeholders.You will be a motivated, organised and flexible individual who is able to make a substantial contribution to all aspects of multi-agency working on behalf of the academy.

The successful candidate will possess excellent leadership and management skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences.They will have demonstrated substantial impact previously in the area of safeguarding through close cooperation with different agencies, young people and their families.They will also be acutely aware of some of the challenges facing young people in the local community yet hold the highest aspirations for Co-op North Manchester’s pupils.

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will join a highly skilled and experienced pastoral team. Each year group is led by at one Head of Year and Pastoral Manager.There is an attendance team, Designated Safeguarding Lead and another Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead plus other senior colleagues who lead the academy’s pastoral offer.

Co-op Academy North Manchester offers high quality CPD for its staff alongside a Co-op benefits package.It isexpected that the successful candidate will be committed to their own continuing professional development and also take opportunities to continue to develop others.

Why us?

At Co-op Academy North Manchester we ensure that the Academy’s vision of excellence and success is achieved within this department. Through having the highest expectations, we are able to continue to drive up standards of achievement, attainment and enjoyment for the subject so that all pupils can make exceptional progress.

Our Values

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Be yourself, always

Show you care

So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you!

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:

Benefits include:

Our employee benefits package includes:

• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores. Staff also receive double discounts every month!
• Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)

The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.

Co-op Academy North Manchester

Debra Aikenhead

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300 Victoria Avenue East
Blackley
Manchester
M9 7SS

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf.

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS and satisfactory references. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.

Key Role Information

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