Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Manchester, England
Job description
CO-OP ACADEMY NORTH MANCHESTER
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Grade 7 pt 26-30 (Actual - £31,851.00 - £35,335.00)
Permanent Term time only + 15 Days - 40 hours
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is a key position within the academy, responsible, alongside the Designated Safeguarding Lead (Vice Principal), for the implementation of our safeguarding procedures in order to ensure that we are doing all that we can to protect and safeguard our pupils.
As a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will be highly skilled and knowledgeable in all aspects of safeguarding with the ability to provide expert advice and guidance to all stakeholders. You will be a motivated, organised and flexible individual who is able to make a substantial contribution to all aspects of multi-agency working on behalf of the academy.
The successful candidate will possess excellent leadership and management skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences. They will have demonstrated substantial impact previously in the area of safeguarding through close cooperation with different agencies, young people and their families. They will also be acutely aware of some of the challenges facing young people in the local community yet hold the highest aspirations for Co-op North Manchester’s pupils.
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will join a highly skilled and experienced pastoral team. Each year group is led by one Head of Year and Pastoral Manager. There is an attendance team, Designated Safeguarding Lead and another Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead plus other senior colleagues who lead the academy’s pastoral offer.
Co-op Academy North Manchester offers high quality CPD for its staff alongside a Co-op benefits package. It is expected that the successful candidate will be committed to their own continuing professional development and also take opportunities to continue to develop others. The academy has an Associate Staff Lead for CPD and offers bespoke training as well as opportunities for further development across Co-op Academies Trust.
The academy is part of the Co-op Academies Trust and it is therefore expected that the successful candidate will be committed to both the vision and values of the school and the demonstrating of these within their role.
Shaping the Future
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will work with the Pastoral Team and members of the leadership team to create and deliver a shared vision for the personal development, attitude and safeguarding for all members of the Academy community.
● Developing the strategic vision and direction for the Academy, based on analysis of local and national need.
● Ensuring that the Pastoral offer reflects the Academy’s vision and values and those of our
Trust.
● Playing an active role in raising the aspirations and ambitions of our pupils, their families and carers and the local community.
Specific Areas of Responsibility
● To be the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Academy.
● To lead the Academy’s daily response to safeguarding concerns and referrals
● To keep up-to-date, accurate and secure records of pupils with Child Protection plans and other social services or external agency involvement.
● To liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead on a daily basis, ensuring that all relevant safeguarding concerns are communicated to the Academy Leadership Team
● To coordinate the support and processes for Looked After Children.
● To deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead
Deputising for the Designated Safeguarding Lead
● To offer support, advice and give a level of expertise regarding safeguarding to all members of the academy staff team, taking appropriate action when required.
● To model for all staff exemplary practice in terms of Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures.
● To triage concerns and referrals from staff, taking appropriate action and making direct referrals to Children’s Services and other relevant agencies.
● To ensure that all staff have access to and understand the academy Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy, Sexual Violence and Sexual Harrassment Between Pupils Policy and Manchester Safeguarding Children’s Board Child Protection Procedures.
● To ensure that PREVENT is communicated to staff and disseminate key info
● To contribute to the review and update of policy documents relating to safeguarding.
● To contribute to Child Protection Conference and Core Group processes by either attending or ensuring that a relevant member of staff attends meetings and necessary paperwork is completed or appropriate documentation is available.
● To keep an accurate and up to date database of information on pupils who fall into safeguarding/child protection categories using CPOMS.
● To develop, track and monitor the reporting systems in CPOMS in order to prepare reports for the Leadership Team and the governing body regarding trends in safeguarding concerns and impact of interventions.
● To produce a half termly report to include all relevant safeguarding information and to work alongside the DSL to prepare the Annual Trust Safeguarding Report and Safeguarding Audit
Documentation.
● To work collaboratively with the DSL to write, implement and review an annual safeguarding development plan.
● To ensure that Safeguarding and Child Protection training is part of the induction for all new staff in the academy.
● To ensure that visitors to the academy are fully aware of basic safeguarding procedures.
● To create training resources for safeguarding to be used by staff, governors, parents and pupils.
● To provide supervision sessions for colleagues who work in safeguarding.
● To organise and take part in targeted safeguarding training and intervention programs for individuals and groups of pupils.
● To distribute information on safeguarding to staff, governors, parents and pupils liaising with members of the pastoral team and the Head of PSHE, RSE and Citizenship.
● To provide relevant weekly updates to all staff via Staff Notes in conjunction with the DSL.
● To maintain the upkeep of safeguarding notice boards and displays either around the academy or on the website, liaising with the Head of PSHE, RSE and Citizenship and the DSL.
● To contribute to the personal development, safeguarding and PSHE, Citizenship and RSE curriculum, as appropriate.
● To hold responsibility for making and confirming arrangements with external trainers for the delivery of training for staff and governors within the academy.
● To arrange Child Protection and Safeguarding courses for relevant colleagues and to ensure the renewal of the courses are completed within relevant timescales.
● To work alongside the DSL in having oversight of the safeguarding provision for all pupils educated off site, liaising with external providers as appropriate.
Communication
● To carry out general administrative duties e.g. completion of standard forms, respond to routine correspondence.
● To respond to face-to-face, telephone and email enquiries with all staff and outside agencies.
● To maintain manual and computerised records/management information systems on safeguarding and child protection on CPOMS.
● To play a major role in initiatives and projects that may arise during the year.
● To undertake research and obtain information to inform decisions.
● To ensure that all relevant safeguarding files and information is forwarded appropriately when a pupil transfers to another school or to Post-16 education.
● To liaise directly with primary schools, playing a full part in the transition of pupils from year 6 to year 7 and the transfer of relevant safeguarding documentation.
● To establish constructive relationships with colleagues within the academy and across the sphere of safeguarding and child protection, communicating effectively with other agencies and professionals.
● To communicate key issues regarding individual pupils to relevant members of staff.
Other Pastoral Responsibilities
● To work collaboratively with other members of the academy’s pastoral team including the attendance team and SENDCO to ensure the highest standards of attendance, uniform, attitudes to learning and outcomes for all pupils.
● To be a visible presence around the academy modelling high standards, motivation and persistence.
● To undertake a series of duties ensuring that pupils are safeguarded and observed during social times and between lessons.
● To sustain effective, positive relationships with all staff, pupils, parents/carers, Governors and the local community and be an excellent ambassador for the academy.
● To organise and take part in parent/carer meetings and events including the parent/carer forums relating to safeguarding to ensure that parents/carers are fully involved in supporting their child.
● To attend and contribute to pastoral leadership and other relevant meetings, supporting others as required.
● To contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the academy.
● To attend and participate in relevant training, meetings and performance development as required.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
● To promote mental health and wellbeing, know how to support pupils and be a point of contact for pupils with regards to extra support which may be needed.
● To be a mental health first aider.
● To understand and lead aspects of the academy’s work on ACES and be committed to being trauma informed with an understanding of what this means for pupils and their families.
● To actively celebrate diversity and champion the Co-op Ways of Being and the academy values across the areas of child protection and safeguarding.
Key Events Responsibilities
● Pupil/parent/carer events relevant to pastoral care and the safeguarding of young people.
Key Academy Documents to Contribute to
● Safeguarding Children and Child Protection Policy
● Sexual Violence and Sexual Harrassment Policy
● Safeguarding Audit
● Safeguarding Development Plan
● Pupil PEFs, PSPs
● Relevant reports to Governors, including The Annual Safeguarding report to Governors
Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices at all levels which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £34,010.00-£37,513.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 19/05/2023
Reference ID: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
