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Education Safeguarding Officer (Ref: POS001173)

This is an exciting opportunity to work across a range of schools and settings across Darlington. You will work with a wide variety of different types of schools and settings including maintained schools and academies who support children from early years to post 16. Your role will include advising, auditing and the delivery of safeguarding training activity to schools and settings, as well as acting as a point of contact for multi-agency networks such as the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH), Missing Exploited Group (MEG), Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), Child Exploitation Team and locating and reporting on Children Missing in Education (CME). The post holder also leads on responses to Ofsted complaints delivering responses that support continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the LADO to support schools to ensure timely reporting and investigations; you have a key role in the triage and advice regarding professionals in education settings. You will currently be a serving school-based practitioner with extensive designated safeguarding lead (DSL) experience, a social worker or similar professional in a relevant role within a Local Authority or MAT, who has a strong background in safeguarding, partnership work and a good understanding of the key issues educational settings manage as part of their safeguarding practice. You will have the knowledge, skills and experience to: • Develop collaboration and partnerships between settings, schools, stakeholders, and system partners. • Recognise and share best practice already evident in settings and schools in Darlington and from your knowledge of best practice elsewhere. • Understand local risks and provide timely expertise, guidance and signposting to schools and settings. • Effectively challenge settings where the safeguarding culture is not yet effective and secure rapid and sustainable plans for improvement. • Influence, inspire and support others so that the safeguarding and welfare of children is at the forefront of our collaborative partnerships with stakeholders. If you are interested in this post and would like to become a part of an authority with a strong track record and a relentless focus on delivery and improved outcomes for CYP and their families, we would welcome your application. If appointed, you will be expected to work in partnership with school leaders, EY managers, officers and advisers from Darlington Borough Council, including working closely with our Front Door, CSC and Early Help teams. You will build connections with Darlington Safeguarding Partnership and stakeholders. ***An Enhanced DBS is required for this post*** The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as: • 32 days Annual Leave (wef 1.4.23) plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working) • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions • Flexi-time scheme • Flexible working • Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes • Staff equality forums • Green Car Leasing Scheme • Access to a wide range of training, learning and development • Physiotherapy service • Confidential counselling service • Great wellbeing offer • Cycle to Work Scheme • Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts • Local and National retailer discounts • Arriva Employee Travel Club For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Total Reward Booklet: https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/17398/total-reward-booklet.pdf We also have our employee benefits video https://youtu.be/APiABfCj3m4 Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page. https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/ For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. For a further informal discussion please contact the Inclusion Lead Officer Dianne Gage on 01325 405670 or Joanna Conway, Education Safeguarding Officer on 01325 405848 Provisional Interview dates for this post will be held on 5th June 2023. General Information for Applicants: All applicant email correspondence will come from [email protected] and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or [email protected] , who will be happy to assist.