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Safeguarding & Well-Being Manager - Full-time

Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership

  • Ref:KCC-F14-33-S
  • Posted:21/07/2021
  • Pay:KR10 £33,678 - £39,613
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:31/08/2021 at 12:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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The Role

Kent Catholic Schools Partnership (KCSP) is seeking to appoint a Safeguarding & Wellbeing Manager who can provide effective operational support for safeguarding and wellbeing across the Trust, working for the Trust CEO. The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues from all Trust schools and other relevant professionals, within and beyond KCSP, to secure the best outcomes for students, children and young people, whilst promoting a culture and awareness of excellent safeguarding practice which is consistent across the KCSP.

The Safeguarding & Wellbeing Manager will promote a positive ethos and a strong safeguarding culture  by developing and managing the KCSP Safeguarding Hub to further develop the safeguarding strategy for the Trust.

They will co-ordinate needs-led safeguarding training, deliver termly Trust DSL & Deputy DSL meetings (face to face and remotely), co-ordinate safeguarding audits where required, create relevant safeguarding templates, co-ordinate Trust schools safeguarding reports for the Trust Board and provide updates for the Trust Directorate, update safeguarding related KCSP website pages, and create and maintain a safeguarding repository of Trust approved safeguarding materials.

The role will include managing safeguarding business systems including CPOMS, CPOMS Staff Safe & Cantium/Smoothwall, taking responsibility for development, user support, collating relevant data and reporting at various levels.

The role will also look to develop a Wellbeing strategy for the Trust and the associated programme of work.

The successful candidate will act as first point of contact for all internal and external operational safeguarding queries with statutory safeguarding advice and guidance continuing to be provided via the LADO and KCC Education Safeguarding Advisers . The role will also provide full safeguarding administrative support to the Trust CEO. This role will predominately be based at Teston, Kent, however, ability to travel to Trust schools and various sites to attend meetings is required.

 

Information about the trust

Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership is a Multi Academy Trust of 26 Catholic schools in Kent, 21 Primary and 5 Secondary, all of which are part of the Archdiocese of Southwark. We strive together to ensure that our schools will offer an ambitious education and curriculum for all, with a firm focus on the provision of excellent teaching and learning to ensure that the potential of each and every one of our children and young people in our schools is fulfilled; whatever their need.

We work together in a partnership which is willing to share outstanding expertise, offers support and challenge when needed, supports wellbeing effectively and which keeps everyone in our school communities safe.

Offers of employment will be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check and section 128 check.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Main KCSP Office
  • Address:Barham Court,
    Teston,
    Maidstone,
    Kent,
    ME18 5BZ
  • Telephone: 01622 232662
  • Email: office@kcsp.org.uk

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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.