Safeguarding and inclusion officer

Highlands School; Chelsfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Highlands School is seeking a safeguarding and inclusion officer to support all looked after children, ensure good attendance and arrange the required support. The role includes direct pupil support, mentoring, liaising with external agencies and managing referrals, as well as monitoring CPOMS logs and triaging new cases.

The safeguarding and inclusion officer will line manage the welfare officer who runs the medical room, and may carry out home visits.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding and child protection
• Experience liaising with external agencies
• Familiar with CPOMS monitoring system

Responsibilities

• Monitor all child protection logs on CPOMS, triage new cases and oversee statutory processes for looked after children
• Directly support looked after children, mentor students and manage referrals
• Line manage welfare officer who runs the medical room and carry out home visits as required

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

CPOMS experience

Job description

The successful candidate will be expected to play a crucial role in the day to day running of the school’s child protection systems. This role includes supporting all looked after children (LAC) in the school to ensure they engage positively with education, have good attendance and have the required support in place. This role also involves direct support work with students, mentoring, liaising with external agencies and managing referrals. The safeguarding and inclusion officer will monitor all child protection logs on the school’s monitoring system (CPOMS), triage all new cases and oversee the statutory process for each looked after child. The safeguarding and inclusion officer will line manage the welfare officer who runs the medical room, this includes overseeing the main duties and responsibilities of that role. The safeguarding and inclusion officer will also carry out duties and home visits where required.

Highlands is an ‘Outstanding’ school (OFSTED 2011, 2014 and 2024) at which students consistently outperform national expectations in terms of both attainment and progress. Outstanding outcomes provide our students with the opportunity to continue their studies at prestigious institutions; students at Highlands regularly receive offers from medical schools, Oxbridge and Russell Group universities. Colleagues joining Highlands are joining one of the most popular and successful schools in North London.

The work we do at Highlands is underpinned by our values: determination, aspiration, respect and equality (DARE).

We are committed to attracting top talent to our school and welcome applications from all members of the community.