Safeguarding Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Colne; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Colne Primet Academy in Colne, England, is seeking an experienced social worker to take the lead on coordinating services for students with complex needs. You will work autonomously within a team, reporting to senior staff and contributing to safeguarding and welfare across the academy.

The role requires a degree in social work or equivalent, registration with Social Work England, and a commitment to high professional standards.

Qualifications

• Five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Maths or equivalent - Essential
• Level 4 qualification or higher in a relevant field (e.g. safeguarding, education, social care) - Essential
• A degree in social work or similar or an equivalent qualification or experience in a social work role - Desirable
• Safeguarding training/qualification - Desirable
• Social Work England registered - Desirable
• Have the experience, confidence and expertise to take responsibility for, and take the lead on, providing and coordinating services for students with more complex needs - Essential
• Significant previous experience as a social worker or similar role with vulnerable children and teenagers; home visits - Essential
• Excellent communication skills, including diplomacy and tact - Essential
• Ability to work under pressure, remain calm and resilient - Essential
• Integrity, honesty and safeguarding commitment - Essential
• Access to / use of a vehicle for home visits - Essential
• Experience in needs assessments and monitoring outcomes - Essential
• Knowledge of SEND and the 4 areas of need in SEND Code of Practice - Desirable
• Commitment to safeguarding and equal opportunities - Essential

Responsibilities

• Lead on coordinating services for students with complex needs - Essential
• Work autonomously within a team and report to senior staff
• Maintain detailed and accurate case records
• Communicate effectively with staff, students, parents and external stakeholders
• Build relationships quickly with young people and go the extra mile to support pupils
• Manage safeguarding and pupil welfare with a flexible approach
• Undertake needs assessments, plan development and monitoring of outcomes
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and trust values

Skills

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Relationship building

Counselling skills

Integrity and safeguarding

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths

Level 4 qualification in a relevant field

Degree in social work or equivalent

Safeguarding training/qualification

Social Work England registration

Tools

IT skills

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

Five A*- C grades at GCSE including English and Maths or equivalent - Essential

Level 4 qualification or higher in a relevant field (e.g. safeguarding, education, social care) - Essential

A degree in social work or similar or an equivalent qualification or experience in a social work role - Desirable

Safeguarding training/qualification - Desirable

Social Work England registered - Desirable

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Have the experience, confidence and expertise to take responsibility for, and take the lead on, providing and coordinating services for students with more complex needs. Whilst you will provide updates to senior staff and will work as part of a team, you need to be able to work autonomously, exercising sound balanced judgment - Essential

Significant previous experience as a social worker or similar role (public, private or voluntary sector), including working with complex family situations/cases and with vulnerable children and teenagers; including experience of making home visits - Essential

The ability to work meticulously, keeping detailed and fully accurate records and notes - critical to this role - Essential

Excellent communication skills, including diplomacy and tact. Able to communicate effectively with staff, students, parents and external stakeholders and build positive relationships - Essential

Ability to work under pressure, remain calm, take criticism and remain resilient, even in challenging situations. Robust constitution and stamina including a good record of attendance and health - Essential

Integrity, honesty and aligned with Academy and Trust’s vision and values - Essential

Comfortable managing a diverse caseload and adopting a flexible working approach. Open to change - Essential

Excellent organisational, prioritisation and administrative skills including the ability to consistently work to deadlines. Sound IT skills - Essential

Counselling skills including active listening & non-judgemental approach - Essential

Access to / use of a vehicle which can be used for home visits - Essential

Experience of carrying out needs assessments, preparing plans and monitoring and reviewing outcomes - Essential

Knowledge of SEND and the 4 areas of need in ‘SEND Code of Practice’ - Desirable

Knowledge of successful attendance interventions - Desirable

Commitment to professional development, with a healthy attitude to personal development and work-life balance - Essential

Experience in behaviour management for identified pupils - Desirable

Knowledge of risk assessments - Desirable

Ability to build relationships quickly with young people and go “the extra mile” to support pupils. Ability to instil learning resilience and confidence in pupils - Essential

Commitment to staff welfare, including being understanding, supportive and able to maintain confidentiality - Essential

Commitment to safeguarding, equal opportunities and the equal value of all members of the school community - Essential

What the school offers its staff

Now is a really exciting time to be joining Colne Primet Academy as we go through a period of rapid expansion, both in terms of staff and student numbers and with extensive new building and refurbishment work recently completed and opened from September 2024.

We currently have 875 students on roll from a diverse range of backgrounds, and the students numbers continue to grow up to our full capacity of 1050 over the next few years. Throughout the school, we have students who speak 23 different languages. Working with such a diverse community brings lots of opportunities for students to learn more about each other and themselves.

By joining the Primet family you will become part of a supportive and ambitious team. The core drive of being part of the Primet staff team is about wanting the best for our students, and to help them overcome any barriers to their success. Our aim here at Colne Primet Academy is to give each and every child the very best educational start in life. At all times, we guide, support and inspire.

We collaborate with our colleagues at West Craven High School as well as the three primary academies in our Trust family and have the support of the Pendle Education Trust core team for functions such as Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Health and Safety, IT, Marketing and Governance.

We are proud of the positive atmosphere that exists within the Academy. Visitors very often comment on the calm and orderly surroundings and the warm, welcoming and friendly ethos we have created. We believe that high achievement comes as a positive atmosphere, high expectations and mutual respect.

Our core values are based on the Primet Positives: Progressing, Respectful, Inclusive, Motivated, Expressive and Together. These values are embedded in everything we do throughout school, and we are very proud of what Colne Primet Academy stands for in its community – we hope you want to be a part of that too.

Commitment to safeguarding

https://www.pendleeducationtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Safeguarding+and+Child+Protection&pid=58