Senior Director

Job Advertisement: Director of Safeguarding

About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated Director of Safeguarding who is committed to protecting and empowering young people. You will oversee all aspects of safeguarding across the organisation, ensuring the highest standards of protection and wellbeing are upheld for our students and the community we serve. As the Director of Safeguarding, you will support our most vulnerable children and help all pupils to thrive, working closely with the senior leadership team and the Director of Inclusion to achieve this.

You will lead the implementation and delivery of our safeguarding strategy and will direct and facilitate the development of safeguarding policies, training, and procedures.

You will join a strong staff community responsible for supporting students, parents, teachers, and the academy to establish a supportive and nurturing learning environment in which children can make good academic progress.

The Successful Candidate Will Have:

• Experience in safeguarding, working with children/young people in education, social work, youth work, etc., particularly managing child protection cases and investigations.
• In-depth knowledge of the range of additional support/agencies which assist students.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.

Benefits

Why Work for Our School?

• We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together. Hear what our teachers have to say about working with us: Working for Us
• We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard.
• Our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more.
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite.
• Access to Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers.
• Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or bicycles.
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym.
  
   

About Us

We provide pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra-curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, nurturing our pupils through their schooling and ensuring that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life-long learning in a university or career of their choice.

Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos. They are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience, and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school, and our learning community.

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