Safeguarding Keyworker Newham PRUs

Safeguarding Keyworker Newham PRUs
 
Contract type: Maternity cover (TTO)  

Salary PO1 scale – (£39,855 to £42,324) pro rata 36 hrs per week  
Based at Tunmarsh School  
Address: 556 Beaumont Road. London. E13 9NB   

Newham PRUs is a highly successful, high-achieving federation of two Pupil Referral Unit Schools, delivering transformative education to children and young people of all ages from Primary through to post-16.  

The school is founded on the Nurture Principles, which are embedded in our policies and practices.  
We are seeking to recruit a Safeguarding Key Worker for maternity cover.

In this role, you will work within a multi-disciplinary and trauma-informed approach and across a variety of different departments/teams; these include Safeguarding, Attendance & Welfare, Pastoral, Transition & Progression, Outreach, and Nurture.  

As part of our safeguarding team, you will be the key point of contact for safeguarding concerns in the provision, hold a caseload of students with safeguarding needs, and offer in-class support and targeted intervention. You will work closely with pastoral, SEN, and academic teams, as well as parents/carers and other agencies, to ensure the safety and overall well-being of our students is promoted.  

You must have, at a minimum, literacy and numeracy qualifications at level 2.  

A Level 3 qualification in Youth Work or a related area is desirable.  

You should be able to demonstrate significant experience of safeguarding/welfare support in an educational setting and have experience of working in either social work, education, or the youth work sector.  

For further information about this post, please contact: lisa.knight@prus.newham.sch.uk  
If you think you can make a positive and confident contribution to our school, we would be delighted to hear from you.  

Closing date:  31 March 2025
Interviews: Week commencing 21 April 2025