Safeguarding Officer

Outwood Grange Academies Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Employee discounts

25 days holiday (pro-rata for part‑tim

Job summary

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is seeking an experienced safeguarding coordinator to manage and coordinate the academy's response to safeguarding concerns, ensure appropriate action, and maintain accurate confidential records via CPOMS. You will lead multi-agency referrals and act as the lead professional for Team Around the Child meetings when needed.

Candidates must have extensive safeguarding experience, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, or willingness to obtain it.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in social care/child protection/safeguarding (or willing to obtain)
• Effective communication with diverse audiences
• Ability to manage competing deadlines under pressure
• Strict confidentiality maintained
• Experience working with Social Care, NHS, or other agencies
• DBS check satisfactory

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the academy's safeguarding response and follow disclosures with appropriate action
• Maintain accurate confidential documentation via CPOMS
• Initiate referrals to outside agencies
• Lead Team Around the Child meetings when appropriate
• Coordinate multi-agency approaches to child protection issues

Skills

Communication

Time management

Confidentiality

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Your primary function is to manage and coordinate the academy's response to safeguarding concerns, ensuring appropriate action is taken following disclosures and maintaining accurate, confidential documentation via CPOMS. You will be key in coordinating multi-agency approaches to child protection issues, initiating referrals to outside agencies, and serving as the lead professional for Team Around the Child meetings when appropriate.

Candidates must have significant experience in safeguarding and child protection, including recent experience working with children and families in the public, private, or voluntary sectors. Essential qualifications include an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in social care/child protection/safeguarding, or the demonstrable willingness and ability to obtain it. Required skills include the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, manage competing deadlines under pressure, and maintain strict confidentiality. Experience working with other agencies, such as Social Care and the NHS, is also essential. A satisfactory DBS check is mandatory.

What the school offers its staff

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).

What will we do for you?

We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work-life balance:

• Secure Pay & Pension:Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Training & Progression:Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
• Flexibility & Leave:Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non-term time staff.(Holiday for part-time staff is calculated on a pro-rata basis)
• Wellbeing & Perks:Dedicated mental well-being strategy, free on-site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.