Designated Safeguarding Lead - CS12482

Teaching Vacancies; Royal Leamington Spa; Sur place; GBP 29 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous leave

Carer’s Leave

Leadership training

Wellbeing support

Health cash plan

Discounted courses

Cycle to work

Salon discounts

Will writing service

Résumé du poste

WCG seeks a Designated Safeguarding Lead to support safeguarding, child protection, and Prevent across sites. You will advise staff, liaise with external agencies, and contribute to student assessments, reporting to the Director of Safeguarding.

The role requires experience in safeguarding leadership and strong knowledge of Ofsted expectations. You will work with curriculum areas and support services, coordinating safeguarding across college leadership teams and ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Level 3+ professional/academic/vocational qualification.
• English language qualification at Level 2 or higher; willing to develop to Level 2 English/Maths in 12 months.
• Experience of working with and supporting young people.
• Experience of leading on Safeguarding in education settings.
• Experience of building relationships with students and parents.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and guidance.
• Strong understanding of Ofsted framework and safeguarding in FE/skills settings.
• Travel to multiple sites as needed.
• Recent DSL training certificate or equivalent experience in safeguarding.

Responsabilités

• Manage referrals with safeguarding concerns and triage using internal reporting systems (e.g., My Concern).
• Provide advice and guidance to staff on safeguarding and Prevent matters.
• Liaise with local authorities, schools, police and health services on safeguarding matters.
• Assess information and make referrals to statutory bodies as appropriate.
• Contribute to student needs assessments and welfare discussions.
• Maintain accurate safeguarding records and prepare reports.
• Lead safeguarding for 14–16 learners and support off-site provisions.
• Deliver safeguarding updates and training to staff.

Connaissances

Youth support

Safeguarding knowledge

Ofsted framework

Relationship building

Safeguarding lead

DSL training

IT & admin skills

Travel to all sites

Formation

Level 3+ qualification

English Level 2+

Description du poste

What skills and experience we're looking for

Experience of working with and supporting young people

Knowledge of legislation and guidance on Safeguarding

Strong understanding of Ofsted framework

Experience of building relationships with students and their parents.

Experience of leading on Safeguarding in a secondary school, Further education, or other relevant setting.

What the college offers its staff

When you join WCG we offer you a whole host of employee benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlement plus up to four free College Closure days a year
• WCG offers all employees who are carers the option to request a period of Carer’s Leave that is equal to their usual working week, paid at their normal pay.
• Leadership & Management training programme to develop our next generation of managers.
• Superb health and wellbeing support with Wellbeing@WCG.
• The opportunity to join our voluntary health cash plan run by Health Shield.
• Discounted Full Cost Recovery courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted hair and beauty treatments in our College salons.
• Free will writing service.

Further details about the role

This role is pro rata. The salary you will be receiving is £32,030.02 per annum. For any roles that start part way through the academic year, the annual salary will be pro rata to the remaining months.

Please note, possible additional support may be needed at Warwick Trident College.

BACKGROUND TO THE POST

The Designated Safeguarding Lead will support across all matters of Safeguarding, Child Protection and Prevent. This ensuring that WCG complies with legal requirements and best practices. The post holder will advise staff, liaise with external agencies, and contribute to assessments of students.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead will report to the Director of Safeguarding and Security (Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and work closely with curriculum areas, support departments and through reporting to the campus college’s leadership team. The post holder will be familiar with and work within inter-agency child protection procedures developed by the local child protection agencies and issues relating to child protection and abuse, and keep up to date with new developments in this area.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing Referrals and reporting systems: Managing internal and external referrals related to safeguarding concerns, providing appropriate support to students. Management of triaging and assessing reports made through the My Concern system, providing trauma-informed support to students, including making onward referrals to relevant agencies
• Providing Advice and Guidance: Offering advice, support, and guidance to other staff on safeguarding, child protection and Prevent. Organising and chair meetings with internal Safeguarding colleagues and appropriate academic colleagues.
• Liaising with External Agencies: Working with, and building positive working relationships with local authorities, schools, police, health services, and other relevant agencies on safeguarding and Prevent matters.
• Respond to information that may constitute a safeguarding concern including: a. Assessing and clarifying the information b. Making referrals to statutory organisations as appropriate c. Consulting with, and informing the relevant members of the organisation’s management following appropriate policies and procedures.
• Participating in Assessments: Contributing to the assessment of students needs and well-being, including participation in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings.
• Maintaining Records: Ensuring accurate and organised records of all safeguarding concerns are kept and appropriate reports prepared.
• Promoting a Culture of Safeguarding: Encouraging a culture of listening to professional curiosity and support and championing views of students.
• Ensuring staff receive appropriate training on safeguarding and promoting their well-being, including online safety
• Supporting the writing of Policies including; Safeguarding and Prevent.
• Supporting Other Staff: Supporting other staff in taking part in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings. Supporting a culture of safeguarding, by ensuring staff have access to, and understands, the college’s safeguarding and prevent policy and procedures, through annual training and development.
• Representing the College’s views and interests on safeguarding matters.
• Be familiar with and work within inter-agency child protection procedures developed by the local child protection agencies and issues relating to child protection and abuse, and keep up to date with new developments in this area.
• Attend regular training in issues relevant to child protection and share knowledge from that training with everyone who works or volunteers with or for children and vulnerable adults at WCG
• Alongside cross college colleagues, lead on Safeguarding matters for our 14 - 16-year-old learners, support safeguarding in off-site provisions, and to those in residential accommodation.
• Support and deliver Safeguarding up-dates and training to student groups as required.

Criteria:

• A professional, academic or vocational qualification at Level 3 or above.
• English language qualification at Level 2 (e.g. GCSE) or above or a willingness to undergo personal skills development to achieve Level 2 English/Maths during the first 12 months of the post.
• Experience of working with and supporting young people within the broad context of education.
• Experience of leading on Safeguarding in a secondary school, Further education, or other relevant setting.
• Experience of building relationships with students and their parents.
• Knowledge of legislation and guidance on Safeguarding and working with young people, including knowledge of the responsibilities of further education providers and other agencies
• Strong understanding of Ofsted framework and application of Safeguarding requirements within further education and skills settings.
• Ability to make own travel arrangements to all sites of WCG
• A recent DSL training certificate / record of training or qualification or significant experience in this area.
• Effective administration skills and the ability to maintain accurate records, and excellent use of IT packages.
• 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.