Safeguarding Support Officer – Maternity Leave - All Saints Catholic College

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Safeguarding Support Officer to provide maternity cover, working under the guidance of our Designated Safeguarding Lead. The successful candidate will work in partnership with the existing Safeguarding Manager and the College and other key agency staff to deliver key outcomes for students through a range of integrated support and services.

The successful candidate will need to be able to work collaboratively and flexibly and build good relationships with both students and staff, demonstrating a respectful and caring attitude towards everyone in school.  Experience of working with children in a school environment and having the appropriate literacy and numeracy skills to support students are essential.  Experience of supporting students and families with emotional and social needs including mental health is also critical.

All Saints is an 11-16 school, situated near the northern boundary of Kirklees.  We are a Catholic school with students attending from diverse cultural backgrounds, which contribute to the distinctive ethos.  In November 2022, Ofsted judged All Saints “Good” in every category, and we are “Outstanding” in terms of our S48 inspection by the Diocese of Leeds in June 2018.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our College making substantial progress under current leadership. In turn, we are looking for a candidate committed to playing a part in transforming the lives of our young people. 

At All Saints Catholic College, we aim to create a happy workplace culture through promoting a healthy work/life balance. We do that by providing a package of flexible employee benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support staff.
• A high-quality wellbeing package including medical cover, counselling, physiotherapy, fast track medical cover, care service and a 24-hour GP helpline.
• Care First Advice - a 24/7 information and counselling service.
• We are part of the Cycle to Work scheme. Tax free bikes and safety equipment can be payable by payroll deduction through a partnership with Cyclescheme.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who are able to work as part of the whole staff team, and who will support and uphold the Catholic ethos and practices of the school.

An Application Form and further information can be downloaded via our website www.aschc.co.uk

Completed Application and Disclosure Forms should be returned to Miss C Taylor at hr@aschc.com

Interviews will take place W/c 15th April 2024

All Saints 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 online searches and a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record 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).

A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Due to the number of application forms we receive; we regret we can only contact the shortlisted candidates.