Inclusion and Safeguarding Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Morley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK educational institution is seeking an Inclusion and Safeguarding Officer to support systems and processes for persistently absent students. The ideal candidate will have 5 GCSEs including English and Mathematics, strong communication and organisational skills, and an understanding of safeguarding. This role involves working with senior leaders to ensure effective attendance and behavior support processes. The position offers a teacher's pension scheme and continued professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme

Continued investment in professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

£2k Cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day inclusion and safeguarding systems.
• Work alongside Senior Leaders regarding attendance and inclusion.
• Ensure consistency, efficiency, and rigour in approach.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Knowledge of attendance systems

Knowledge of safeguarding processes

Experience supporting students

Passion for education

Education

5 GCSEs grade C/4 and above including English and Mathematics

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Morley Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague for the role of Inclusion and Safeguarding Officer with strategic responsibility for persistently and severely absent students. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The successful candidate will be working alongside Senior Leaders in charge of attendance and inclusion and will support the day-to-day inclusion and safeguarding systems and processes across the academy, ensuring total consistency, efficiency, and rigour in approach.

Potential applicants should have:

• 5 GCSEs grade C/4 and above including English and Mathematics
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Knowledge of attendance systems within an educational setting.
• Knowledge of safeguarding processes within an educational setting.
• Experience supporting students to improve behaviours.
• A passion for education and making a difference.

What we can offer you:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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.