Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Co-op Academies Trust)

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Hempstalls; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) to oversee safeguarding and child protection initiatives. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work with young people and their families. Join us in creating a conducive learning environment where every student has an equal chance to succeed. We offer great benefits, including discounts and a flexible package.

Benefits

10% discount in Co-op Food stores

Discounted gym membership

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Status and authority within the management structure is required.
• Proactive and resilient individual needed.

Responsibilities

• Share responsibility for safeguarding and child protection.
• Support the DSL in inter-agency meetings.
• Contribute to the assessment of children.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with young people and families

Job description

We're looking for a resilient, determined, and proactive individual to take on the important role of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) at Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent.

You will share responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the academy. You will retain lead responsibility for the work of Deputy DSL and will ensure it is completed to the highest standard. You must have status and authority within the management structure to carry out the duties of the post. You will support the DSL in taking responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the school and you will take part in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings, and contribute to the assessment of children.

The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and will have demonstrated an ability to work with young people and their families successfully.

Why us?

Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent is one of the City’s most successful schools. We have just achieved our best ever Progress 8 score that puts us in the top third of all schools nationally, with some of our subjects in the top 3%.

All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.

Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.

Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.

Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.

Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.

Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.

Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.

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!

Benefits

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

• 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)
• Co-op Funeralcare benefit
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans And More!

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.