Education Safeguarding Lead
Education Safeguarding Lead - Childrens and Young People Services
£45,834-£48,819 per annum (pro rata)
Part-Time 0.5 FTE
Newham Dockside
People at the Heart of Everything We Do
Newham is an ambitious and vibrant borough, proud to be home to one of the youngest and most diverse cultures in the country, with 72% of the population from BAME communities, contributing to 220 languages being spoken in the area. We have excellent transport links to the rest of London and South-East England, including Kent, Essex, Surrey, and Middlesex. Newham is an exciting and ambitious borough that is committed to putting people at the heart of everything we do.
Newham has a young and diverse population, and is a dynamic and exciting place to work – it has recently seen an impressive investment in services for young people, and is the first borough in London to establish a Children and Young People’s Commissioner. Newham is ambitious to become the best place for Children and young people, through the ‘Towards a Better Newham’ programme led by our elected Mayor. 2021 will be the Newham’s Year of the Young Person, when we will celebrate the achievements and aspirations of children and young people across the borough.
Newham has been able to build a strong reputation for collaborative working and inclusive practice within our schools and setting. Newham is a fantastic borough in which to live, teach and learn. We have a total of 100 state funded schools, with many achieving a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted.
This role within the Education, Inclusion and Achievement Service will be critical in delivering high quality safeguarding support and advice to schools.
About the Role
The School safeguarding advisor will play a pivotal role in ensuring that Newham delivers its statutory responsibilities, provide high quality safeguarding advice to schools and setting. The post holder will have responsibility for investigating and responding to Ofsted safeguarding complaints and undertaking safeguarding reviews as required.
The role will also be instrumental in supporting the Designated Safeguarding Leads Network, ensuring that learning from rapid reviews and serious case reviews is shared and support provided to schools to make changes where necessary.
About you
You will be a knowledgeable and experienced safeguarding professional, ideally having Qualified Teacher Status and leadership experience in a school or local authority setting.
You will be able to positively engage with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders in change and improvement processes and have successfully delivered large change within an education setting..
The London Borough of Newham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
About our offer
· Competitive Salary
· Flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to work from home
· Smarter Working with new modern technology
· 'Newham Together' - a positive, nurturing and collaborative work environment built on trust
· Excellent transport links to the rest of the capital
· Permanent and stable senior leadership with a consistent vision
· Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme)
How to Apply
Please submit a CV and provide a supporting statement through our recruitment portal. The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the relevant requirements listed in the person specification.
Shortlisting decisions will be based on candidates' relevant experience and on candidates' suitability for the role in line with the person specification, as described in their supporting statement.
Please view Education Safeguarding Lead jd
Closing date: 31st January 2021
Interviews w/c 8th February 2021
Additional information
The London Borough of Newham is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.
Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Newham Redeployees.