Safeguarding Officer

Strood Academy are seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Officer to join them as soon as possible. This is a truly exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and focused individual who wants to play a key role in working closely with academy staff to ensure student safeguarding needs are met and responded to appropriately. The successful candidate will be responsible for achieving the highest possible levels of safeguarding and well-being for all pupils at Strood Academy and therefore must be a dedicated team-player with a resilient mindset.

The Safeguarding Officer will be responsible for Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, which is defined as;

Protecting children from maltreatment
Preventing impairment of children's mental and physical health or development
Ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

This is a permanent position offering an actual salary £20,461 - £25,613 per annum (£23,893 - £29,777 full-time equivalent), based on experience, working 37 hours per week, term time + 1 week of inset.