Designated Safeguarding Lead

Sheffield Inclusion Centre; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Inclusion Centre is seeking an experienced Designated Safeguarding Lead to drive up safeguarding standards across a multi-site school in Sheffield. You will lead on safeguarding policy, staff training and coordination with external agencies to support our most vulnerable pupils.

Advanced safeguarding training and experience in child protection are essential. You will work with the Headteacher and safeguarding team to ensure a traumainformed, proactive response while maintaining strict

Qualifications

• Advanced Safeguarding training or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Child Protection, Children Looked After and early help.
• Ability to work with external agencies and multi-site coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safeguarding strategic oversight and daily management across safeguarding matters (including online safety).
• Develop, implement and review safeguarding policies, procedures and training.
• Coordinate safeguarding with Headteacher and external agencies as needed.
• Provide support and advice to staff on Keeping Children Safe in Education updates.
• Manage complex workloads and maintain confidentiality and discretion.

Skills

Advanced safeguarding

Child protection experience

External agencies liaison

Driving licence

Job description

Due to the increasing number of childrenpermanently excluded from mainstream schools, the Sheffield Inclusion Centre isexpanding. At present we have a large site at Spring Lane as well as 8 smallersites/centres across the city to meet local need – we intend to expand extensivelythe number of centres into areas we do not serve at the moment. These sites aresmaller with approximately 15 children, many of whom have experienced trauma or/andhave had unmet SEND needs.

The newcentres will be very different in nature and specialisms include -

• SEND(20% of our school have EHCPs)
• ESOL(working mainly with our Roma/Slovakian children)
• generalwraparound bases working with children who need support from a variety ofagencies
• reintegration– enabling more of our children to return to a mainstream school

‘Safeguardingprovision is excellent. The welfare and future wellbeing of pupils is at the

centreof everything SIC does’ SafeguardingAudit

We are looking for staff who areenthusiastic and are keen to make a difference. You will build on the strongfoundations that already exist in the school. Reliable and resilient you willhave a commitment to child safety and progress. You'll bring vision,enthusiasm, and determination to this role. We are seeking candidates who arededicated to serving a diverse community and bring with them experiences andviewpoints that will enhance our mission to ‘build brighter futures’. We have excellent relationships withfamilies working through social issues, undiagnosed or unmet needs andsupporting social needs and are looking for staff who can support this.

We are looking for a passionate andenthusiastic Designated Safeguarding Lead to work within our school. We areseeking a dedicated and hardworking Designated Safeguarding Lead who will beable to continue the work driving up standards towards outstanding whilstleading on Safeguarding of our most vulnerable pupils.

The DSL will:

• Lead the strategic oversight and dailymanagement of all safeguarding and child protection matters (including onlinesafety and understanding the filtering and monitoring systems in place)
• Develop, implement, and review safeguardingpolicies, procedures, and training across the school, ensuring they areup-to-date and effective in keeping all students safe
• Take a leadrole in the development of safeguarding in discussion with the Headteacher
• Take a traumainformed response to the coordination of support for our children
• Develop good working relationships with allstakeholders
• Have the confidence to work with external agencieson behalf of children and families
• Provide support and advice for staff, informed by updates in the Keeping Children Safe inEducation document,addressing issues such as Prevent, County Lines, suicide, FGM, neglect, CSE
• Effectively manage a busy and complex workload
• Have the ability to deal sensitively and discreetlywith a wide range of people.

We have a support team of Safeguarding, SEND adminand family support who will work closely with the safeguarding team.

You will be Advanced Safeguardingtrained, have experience in Child Protection, Children Looked After, Early Helpand of working with external agencies. Experience of a safeguarding roleinan alternative provision, special school or mainstream is important. Confident and highly organised, you will be jointDesignated Safeguarding Lead.

We are a multi-site school, thereforeholding a driving licence would be advantageous. With our multitude of sites,there is an expectation that you will work in any part of Sheffield.

In turn,we can offer our commitment to your professional development and theopportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promotingthe welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staffto share this commitment. All successfulcandidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and BarringService Check.

Wevalueour diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most ofourdifferences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the DisabilityConfident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of thisjob, are guaranteed an interview.

Thankyou for your interest.