Safeguarding, Early Help and Outreach Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Churwell; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in England is seeking an inspirational Safeguarding, Early Help and Outreach Worker. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in safeguarding practices and provide early intervention for families in need. Responsibilities include creating Early Help Plans, working with families to remove barriers to education, and fostering resilience in children. The position offers a supportive working environment with ongoing professional development and a generous benefits package.

Benefits

Membership of a pension scheme

Commitment to professional investment

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

£2k Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Must have at least 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English and Mathematics.
• Complete a 3-day Designated Safeguarding Officer training.
• Understand factors affecting the Social Emotional and Mental Health of children.
• Prior experience in a safeguarding role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with a caseload of students and families to provide early help.
• Conduct formulisation meetings and create Early Help Plans.
• Support parents/carers in overcoming difficulties impacting family dynamics.
• Encourage protective factors within the home environment.

Skills

Knowledge of Social Emotional and Mental Health factors

Experience in safeguarding roles

Ability to provide early help for families

Strong communication skills

Education

5+ GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English and Mathematics

3-day Designated Safeguarding Officer training

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Safeguarding, Early Help and Outreach Worker. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The Safeguarding, Early Help and Outreach Worker will be responsible for working with a caseload of students/families and will provide early help and outreach intervention, which includes formulisation meetings, instigating Early Help Plans and proactively supporting parents/carers to understand and remove difficulties that impact upon the family or lead to critical family situations. The role will entail providing personalised and individual intervention for parents/carers to support engagement with education and to ensure that children and young people are able to build resilience, adaptability and develop the positive mental health needed to face change and challenge. The early help and outreach work with families will be solution focused and provide parents/carers with the tools and skills to affect change, encouraging protective factors within the home environment and remove barriers to student attendance, engagement and progress.

Potential applicants should have

• 5+ GCSE C/4 and above (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics.
• 3-day Designated Safeguarding Officer training.
• Knowledge and understanding of factors that affect the Social Emotional and Mental Health of children and young people.
• Experience of working in a safeguarding role and providing early help for children and families.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• 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.