Education Safeguarding & Welfare Officer - Westborough High School

Education Safeguarding & Welfare Officer

Grade 10 (£31,964 - £34,180)

Term Time Only Plus 10 days

Westborough High School is an 11-16 comprehensive school with a passionate commitment to making a difference to children’s lives and ensuring that all pupils have the highest possible learning experience.

We now seek to build on our already strong foundations to continue our upward trend of improvement.  A key strategy to enable this development is to appoint to our pastoral team.  We are looking for a safeguarding and welfare officer who is passionate about safeguarding young people, is caring and supportive and who is not afraid to be an advocate for pupils when necessary. 

The safeguarding team provide high quality, effective safeguarding and pastoral support across the school and you will add value to the team.  You would also have responsibility for maintaining accurate records, working with staff, pupils, parents/carers and external agencies to ensure appropriate plans and strategies are in place to support pupils and their families.  Confidentiality is of the utmost importance in this role.

Essential qualities for all applicants include amongst other things:

• The ability to effectively communicate with children/young people, school staff and outside agencies.
• An understanding of child development and learning including Special Educational Needs and also Child Protection Procedures
• Experience of mentoring and one to one support with young people
• The ability to work with parents and carers in order to support the education of the pupils
• The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  
  

(Please refer to the Job Description and Employee Specification for full details)

As a valued member of our team we can offer:

• Clear and shared values and expectations
• A commitment to tailored professional development
• A stimulating work environment
• An experienced, highly committed and supportive leadership team

If you have the vision and drive for excellence and want to be part of an enthusiastic, dedicated and well-resourced team, committed to ensuring that pupils not only achieve their potential, but exceed it, then we would like to hear from you.

You are warmly welcomed to visit our school to meet other staff and to see for yourself what a great place Westborough is to work.  (Please note that Westborough is closed for the Easter break from 25 March 2024 until 5 April 2024 inclusive.)

If you require further information about the role, please contact the school on telephone: 01924 469549 or you can visit the school website at www.w-h-s.org.uk 

The closing date for applications to be returned is 9.00 a.m. on Tuesday 9 April 2024 and completed applications should be returned to Fiona Sharp, PA to the Headteacher at the school or via email fsharp@w-h-s.org.uk

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers, volunteers, and employees to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity.) CVs will not be accepted

(Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Westborough High School reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.)

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