Deputy Safeguarding Lead

MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE

Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD



www.moultonschool.co.uk

Deputy Safeguarding Lead

37 hours per week, 40 weeks per year

Salary range Grade I Point 22 - 26 (£31,364 - £34,834)

£27,771 - £30,843 (actual salary)

We are looking to recruit a Deputy Safeguarding Leader to start as soon as possible.

The Deputy Safeguarding Leader post is a lead role within the support, care and guidance system of the school, overseeing the safeguarding and welfare of the student body.

The Deputy Safeguarding Leader will work directly with the Assistant Headteacher, the Pastoral leaders, and the Behaviour and Engagement Leader within the support, care and guidance team as well as with outside agencies, other senior staff, students and their parents.

Main duties include:

• Managing referrals



• Inform the DSL of safeguarding issues, especially ongoing enquiries into whether a child is at risk of harm, and police investigations



• Liaise with staff on matters of safety, safeguarding, and when deciding whether to make a referral



• Act as a source of support, advice and expertise for staff



• Support the training, induction and development of colleagues within the remit of safeguarding.



• Raise awareness of Safeguarding within the school



• Ensure a current knowledge of, and provide information to parents about, the relevant local services available to parents, children and families, including those provided by education, social care, youth justice, childcare providers, the voluntary sector and others.



• Line management for the Safeguarding Support Worker and Attendance Officer



• Manage and support breakfast club for the allocated cohort of students


Please see the job description for a full list.

Closing date: 6th June 2024 Interviews: 12th June 2024

We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.

Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton. The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark. Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school. As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.

· "The school makes people feel special" Parent

· "Being at Moulton School has been a great experience and I have learnt lots!" Year 8 student.

· "As a new member of staff, I was made to feel valued and supported. Joining the school mid-way through a pandemic, I was apprehensive but the staff at Moulton school made me so welcome and it wasn't long before I felt part of the MSSC team. There is an ethos of kindness and it shows. I have never worked with staff that are so motivated by their school's values. The leadership team are always close-by and ready to help and offer solutions, support and friendly encouragement. Thank you MSSC, I am so proud to work at this wonderful school. Teacher.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.

Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are 'protected' under Police Act 1997 - Part V.

Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures.

Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton. The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark. Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school. As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.

· "The school makes people feel special" Parent

· "Being at Moulton School has been a great experience and I have learnt lots!" Year 8 student.

· "As a new member of staff, I was made to feel valued and supported. Joining the school mid-way through a pandemic, I was apprehensive but the staff at Moulton school made me so welcome and it wasn't long before I felt part of the MSSC team. There is an ethos of kindness and it shows. I have never worked with staff that are so motivated by their school's values. The leadership team are always close-by and ready to help and offer solutions, support and friendly encouragement. Thank you MSSC, I am so proud to work at this wonderful school. Teacher.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.