Designated Safeguarding Lead and Family Welfare Officer - Term Time - Special Needs Position

The Marlborough, Rochester

• Ref:MED887-22213-17L
• Posted:19/05/2025
• Pay:C2 (12-25) £26,421 - £33,945 pro rata (41 Weeks)
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:12/06/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:20th June 2025

Advert

Salary Range: C2 (12-25) £26,421-£33,945 pro rata (41 weeks) plus SEN allowance

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

DBS Check: Enhanced

The Marlborough has an exciting new opportunity to enhance their team. We would like to appoint a new Designated Safeguarding Lead and Family Welfare Officer to join our experienced, passionate and vibrant team

The Marlborough is an autism-specialist primary provision dedicated to ensuring our children and their families live the most fulfilled life possible. We hold safeguarding in the highest regard and believe in developing good relationships with all our pupils and their parents and carers. 

The successful candidate will have a positive, proactive attitude and excellent communication skills, especially when interacting with children and families. They should be able to work independently and under pressure. The capacity to work methodically with accuracy and attention to detail is essential. The post encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including meeting with parents and representatives from external agencies, therefore comes with an expectation of professional standards as well as administrative capacity. The role would require the successful candidate to be able to enhance the leadership team with strategic oversight, including leading on developing further and embedding the Quality-of-Life programme for families of the provision.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• We are looking for somebody with the drive and ambition to share our passionate belief that every child and young person should have the opportunity to realise their full potential
• Designated Safeguarding Lead in line with KCSIE and other relevant DSL documentation and guidance
• Work alongside the Pastoral and Behaviour Lead, SENDCO and FLO to enhance the life opportunities for our children and families.
• To formalise a keyworker/ Quality-of-Life programme for Marlborough families and lead on relevant training to enhance this offer
• Ability to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with pupils, parents and staff
• Ability to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment
• A passion for SEND education and making a difference
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Energy, enthusiasm, good sense of humour
• Emotional maturity and resilience in dealing with challenging behaviours
• Act as liaison with outside agencies for referrals i.e. CAMHS/Social Services representative.
• Make referrals to outside agencies alongside the SENDCO/FLO
• To act as liaison between home and school for pupil issues. To support teachers with maintaining good home/school relations.
• SIMs and MyConcern knowledge desirable

Offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring and a Health Declaration. For further information or to arrange a visit please contact Gemma Knight 01634 338080 or office@themarlborough.org.uk

Please note that as part of our shortlisting process we may contact you to schedule a phone call / Teams meeting to discuss your application

Information about the school

We are part of the Rivermead Inclusive Trust where our focus is on Inclusion and recognising the uniqueness of our learners. We are an 80 place resourced provision who offer an aspirational and individualised learning environment for children with a diagnosis of Autisum.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Gemma Knight
• Address:Pottery Road, Hoo, Rochester, Kent, ME3 9BS
• Telephone: 01634 338080
• Email: knigg001@rivermeadinclusivetrust.org

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Full Job Advert
• Job Description
• Equality and Diversity Statement