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Safeguarding Officer - Full-time

St Augustine Academy, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-4000-264S
  • Posted:28/09/2023
  • Pay:WAT Grade F £22,259 - £24,402 (actual)
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:13/10/2023 at 23:45
  • Interviews:Shortly after closing date

Advert

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join St Augustine Academy. We are looking to appoint an experienced Safeguarding Officer.

The Safeguarding Officer will work under the direction and guidance of the Designated Safeguarding Lead/Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead with regards to the management of Safeguarding and Child protection issues with an integral link to student attendance throughout the school day and support the Senior Leadership Team in providing a safe environment in which students develop and learn.

The aim of the role is to cultivate a happy and safe community environment in which all young people are safe, supported and provided with the highest quality of care.

You will be expected to maintain accurate, confidential and up to date documentation on all cases of safeguarding and child protection through the Academies safeguarding management system (CPOMS).

The role will require the succesful candidate to work with a variety of agencies/professionals, therefore an ability/apptitude to be able to develop/nurture strong working relatinshiops with other professionals is essential.

Applicants will need to integrate within our friendly Academy team as well as needing excellent communication skills to develop a good relationship with students and staff.

This is a Full-time post, 37 hours per week

(working 8am – 4pm, Monday – Thursday and 8am – 3.30pm on a Friday. Term Time Only plus INSET days).

Salary:  WAT Grade F £22,259 - £24,402 (FTE £25,878 - £28,371)

Information about the school

St Augustine Academy is a non-selective 11-16 school in Maidstone who is dedicated to fostering excellence in education. We pride ourselves on our supportive community, innovative teaching methods, and commitment to the personal development of both students and staff.

Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none.

Our Academy has a calm purposeful atmosphere. We strive to broaden horizons and challenge our students to achieve their potential. We offer a rigorous academic curriculum, a strong behaviour policy.

We are committed to continual CPD and a positive work life balance for staff. We offer additional training days, support staff to complete additional qualifications and remove unnecessary workload.

We are one of six Academies which make up the Woodard Academies Trust (WAT). WAT is part of the Woodard family of schools. Created by founder Nathaniel Woodard in 1848, Woodard is the largest group of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales. Woodard Academies Trust and Woodard Schools share a common ethos and vision: to inspire young people to make a difference.

Our ethos reflects our deep commitment to delivering an outstanding education to the students we teach. We prioritise inclusion and value individuals, and excel in delivering pastoral care and personalised learning paths for our students. Our aim is to offer students not only a first-class education, but also to teach them life skills that will provide benefits beyond their time with us. We believe that our academies should enrich the communities they serve and play an active role in their development.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.