Safeguarding Officer
Job Location:
Middlesbrough - UK
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Job Summary
Role: Safeguarding Officer
Academy: Outwood Academy Riverside
Start Date: ASAP
Salary (Actual Salary): 27438
Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per Week Monday to Friday Term Time plus 15 days.
Do you have significant expertise in child protection and a dedication to ensuring the health and welfare of young people As a Safeguarding Officer you will be pivotal in coordinating safeguarding referrals managing documentation and initiating multi-agency interventions to protect vulnerable students and their families. This strategic and hands-on role requires working directly with external agencies and leading the academys response to complex child protection issues.
Welcome from the Principal:
We are a free school in the centre of Middlesbrough and we do things differently! Do you
As Principal I am proud to introduce Outwood Academy Riverside an innovative free school within a nationally renowned Trust that nurtures talent and provided high-quality professional development.
Opened in 2020 Riverside is a special place to work with genuine care for every family member. Our community is built on core values including kindness compassion respect and integrity. We maintain academic rigour and high expectations resulting in very good behaviour and attendance that is above the national average. Students face no glass ceiling and benefit from exceptional personal development opportunities (including Cadets MiSST and LAMDA).
This is a unique opportunity to join an inspirational team making history. We are currently on Russell Street (with a satellite site in Eston) and are planning a move to a new state-of-the-art facility by 2027.
If you genuinely love working with children and will go above and beyond for our young people we would love to hear from you. Would you like to be a part of this journey
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school please contact Shazia Aslam (Vice Principal) at
Responsibilities
Your primary function is to manage and coordinate the academys response to safeguarding concerns ensuring appropriate action is taken following disclosures and maintaining accurate confidential documentation via CPOMS. You will be key in coordinating multi-agency approaches to child protection issues initiating referrals to outside agencies and serving as the lead professional for Team Around the Child meetings when appropriate.
This vital role involves direct work with children and their families to promote their potential and prevent significant harm. You will also collate and produce statistical information related to safeguarding and manage in-year admissions.
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Qualifications
Candidates must have significant experience in safeguarding and child protection including recent experience working with children and families in the public private or voluntary sectors. Essential qualifications include an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in social care/child protection/safeguarding or the demonstrable willingness and ability to obtain it.
Required skills include the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences manage competing deadlines under pressure and maintain strict confidentiality. Experience working with other agencies such as Social Care and the NHS is also essential. A satisfactory DBS check is mandatory.
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About Company
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER? Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer: Your starting salary with annual increments plus in ... View more
