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Location: Bradford
Pay: £32,076 - £33,945 (equivalent daily rate pro-rata'd)
Maternity Cover - Long Term
Reporting to the Designated Safeguarding Lead
DYNAMIC ACADEMY SETTING
We are pleased to be offering this brand-new vacancy for a VULNERABLE STUDENT, ADMISSIONS AND SAFEGUARDING OFFICER to join the faculty of an Academy in Bradford, part of a leading Trust.
Have you worked as a Designated Safeguarding Lead?
Are you fully aware of Child Protection issues particularly for children who are classed as Children in Need, on a Child Protection Plan or who are Looked After
In this role you will:
- Work as part of the Child Protection Team
- Understand and lead on improvements in safeguarding in school
- Produce analytical data, trends and compile reports
- Work collaboratively with, colleagues, pupils, their parents/carers, and internal stakeholders including colleagues within the Trust
Join the vision of this exciting Academy!
About the role:
* Make and co-ordinate referrals made to multi-agencies and, where appropriate, act as the Early Help Lead Professional in professionals’ meetings.
* Prepare reports for and attend CiN, Child Protection and Core Group meetings involving children from the school as required.
* Attend and participate in Child Protection meetings/conferences and Planning and Review meetings, (multi-disciplinary meetings and Common Assessment Framework), whilst working closely with colleagues in Children’s Services/the Local Safeguarding Board as required, some of which may take place outside of normal working hours.
* Make referrals and contribute information for professional assessments of need and risk (S17 and S47 reports) in respect of parents by using Local Authority procedures.
* Prepare case information / data packs as required, including but not limited to; exclusion cases, behaviour & managed moves, admissions, social services and police referrals etc.
* Manage and lead on CPOMS system in school including staff training, liaison with Trust and generating timely reports.
* Attend exclusion meetings, assisting the school with the preparation of the case for exclusion, if necessary.
* Be a key person working with the Access & Inclusion, Personal Development & Climate for Learning teams as well as other named persons as required on the successful integration of pupils into the school.
* Provide bespoke whole staff training on current Child Protection issues for the school, raising awareness of current safeguarding / child protection issues, monitoring staff training records to ensure up to date.
* Promote that all students and young people are happy, healthy, safe, and successful and achieve economic wellbeing.
* Develop, Co-ordinate and / or deliver any appropriate intervention to children and families that has been identified.
* Act as an advocate for pupils, developing and delivering interventions, supporting and advising staff as required.
* Create and deliver safeguarding assemblies and tutorials to be used in school.
* Work with the pastoral teams, safer schools policing partners and leadership to actively engage parents and young people in school life.
* Responsible for the communication of child/family issues to be passed to appropriate staff for CP and CiN children.
* Assist families in accessing school specific benefits, including; free school meal applications, referrals to food banks and associated charities.
* Will liaise between the school and other agencies involved with vulnerable children, particularly Social Services and the Police
* Where appropriate liaise with the Headteacher and DSL about issues which arise, especially ongoing enquiries under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 and police investigations.
* Deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead when required with support from senior leaders in school.
* Coordinate the allocation of any counsellors who practise in the School.
* Undertake home visits for targeted pupils on a regular basis.
* Work with the Access & Inclusion team to complete Personal Education Plans for looked after children in line with signs of safety guidance and Educational Health Care Plans and referrals for SMEH.
* Will monitor the attendance and progress of identified vulnerable children working with families to support them in school
* Promote the inclusion and acceptance of all pupils, assisting with the integration of new pupils into school, especially where a managed move, CP case / CiN.
* Support, uphold the Trust’s equal rights policies and practices in respect of both employment issues and delivery of services to the community.
* Develop and assist school support staff in creating an atmosphere in school which is welcoming to parents/carers; collating and arranging appropriate displays; helping parents feel comfortable in engaging with the school and ensure up to date information is provided to school administration and teachers in relation to research articles and handouts for parents.
* Ensure that a high level of confidentiality
* Will maintain accurate, confidential, secure and up-to-date documentation on all cases of safeguarding and child protection.
* Be vigilant and sensitive to any child protection/safeguarding concerns that arise, when required and reporting any concerns to the designated officer in line with school policy and procedure
* Deal with any issues, immediate problems or emergencies that arise in line with school policies and procedures liaising with colleagues where necessary e.g. dealing with a sick, injured or distressed child
If you are interested in this role, please apply by sending your CV to this advert and one of our team will be in touch to go through your experience with you.
Full reference checks will be performed and an Enhanced DBS on the update service will be required. High levels of compliance and safeguarding checks will be conducted.
Note if you have note received a reply within 7 working days, we have not been able to move forward with your application
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