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Safeguarding and Pastoral Care Lead - Maternity

Days Lane Primary School, Sidcup

  • Ref:KCC303-2046-41T
  • Posted:25/01/2022
  • Pay:BEX09 091-094 pro-rata 39 weeks (£23,594 - £25681)
  • Start Date:01/03/2022
  • App Close Date:09/02/2022 at 16:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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 Safeguarding and Pastoral Care Lead

Days Lane Primary School is a friendly and welcoming three-form entry primary school for pupils 3 – 11 years. We have wonderful children, dedicated staff and strong partnerships with parents. We provide an exciting curriculum to develop pupils with the skills to fulfil their potential and become caring and responsible young citizens.

We are looking to appoint a temporary Safeguarding and Pastoral Care Lead to cover a maternity leave starting in March 2022. The role involves working alongside senior leaders to provide safeguarding support and pastoral care to our pupils and their families. It will also involve maintaining accurate safeguarding records, liaising with external agencies to ensure appropriate plans and strategies are in place to support pupils and their families and close liaison with parents to help improve attendance. The role will require the post holder to deliver interventions of a therapeutic nature to pupils.

The successful candidate will ideally have social care experience or good knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable pupils and their families in a school setting.

A personalised induction, support and ongoing professional development will be provided.

 

For further details about the role, please read the job description and contact the Deputy Head (Mrs Kenward) on 020 8300 1697. Visits to the school are also warmly welcome and highly recommended.  

This role is temporary to cover maternity leave and would start from 1st March, and would finish on 31st December 2022.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory enhance DBS disclosure and other employment checks. The school is also committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.

 Completed application forms should be e-mailed to recruitment@dayslaneprimary.co.uk

by the closing date of midday on Wednesday 9th  February 2022.

 *The school reserves the right to appoint someone regarding this vacancy prior to the advertised deadline, should a suitable candidate be found in this time.

 

Information about the school

Days Lane Primary School is a popular three form entry school with an inclusive, caring and stimulating learning environment. We offer high standards in education, have wonderful children who have a love of learning, dedicated staff and strong partnerships with parents.

For further information about the school, please visit https://www.dayslaneprimary.co.uk

Depending on the volume of applications, we may only be able to contact those shortlisted for interview.

It is our policy to request references for candidates shortlisted prior to interview.

Applicants invited to interview stage will be required to complete a Self-Disclosure form.

Further vetting checks including an Enhanced Disclosure with a check of the Barred List, obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service, will be required on provisional offer.

Days Lane Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

Days Lane Primary School is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery and expects employees to comply with our values of promoting equality and diversity, treating colleagues and service users with dignity and respect at all times. This commitment must be evidenced in practice. Any behaviour that falls below these standards is unacceptable to the School and potentially constitutes misconduct.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. School name therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

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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.