Designated Safeguarding Lead

My client is a reputable snd successful special needs school, currently seeking a Designated Safeguarding Lead. If you have safeguarding exprerience and skills for this role, please apply.

Use your safeguarding knowledge & skills to keep our pupils safe & thriving:

Our School is a successful and growing special school for pupils aged 2–19 with complex learning needs. Safeguarding is a key component of what we do, and we need an experienced practitioner to lead a small team of Deputy DSLs.

We’re looking for someone who:

Has substantial knowledge and experience of safeguarding and a very good understanding of SEND, especially children and young people with complex needs. Experience of working in a Children With Disabilities Team would be an advantage. You should be competent and confident in handling a case load and liaising with teachers and a variety of external professionals.

Applications from Black and minority ethnic candidates and men are welcome, because both groups are currently under-represented on the staff. Henry Tyndale School and Hampshire County Council are equal opportunity employers and our recruitment processes are compliant with the Equality Act 2010.

Contract Type: Permanent, 43 weeks per year (term-time plus some additional days during school holidays as required)

Salary:

Hampshire County Council – Grade F (Pro-Rata @ 43 weeks per year)

Actual salary (subject to negotiation and confirmation) = £32,566 to £36,119
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed