Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead (Open to ATLP staff only)

Ref: SCH-TATLP-0327
Establishment: The Bridge Academy Location: Staffordshire Salary: £40,221 - £48,474 per annum Department: The Bridge Academy Support Job Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 10/06/2024 09:00 Interview Date: To be confimed Start Date: As soon as possible

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 37.00 Weeks per Year: 52.143 Pay Grade: Birmingham Schools Pay Scale | B32 - B40

The Role

We have an exciting internal opportunity for a Lead Designated Safeguarding Lead, based at The Bridge Academy. The Bridge Academy is an all through (5-16 years) alternative education academy based across two sites in Lichfield and Rugeley. It caters for students from key stages 1 to 4 who are needing an alternative placement in a different educational setting.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and outstanding practitioner to take overall responsibility for safeguarding children and child protection (including online safety), in the setting by ensuring that the school is meeting its legal statutory requirements as laid out in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience of leading on safeguarding and possess the drive and enthusiasm to lead on improving outcomes for children.


What you will need to succeed

To be an experienced safeguarding lead

To be an outstanding practitioner

To be committed to keeping our students safe

Have a strong belief in the ATLP values including collaborative and collegiate working – One Trust.


What you will get in return

We will invest in your development through training and mentoring.

The opportunity to gain valuable experience to support your career aspirations.

 

What you need to do now

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Marie George, Strategic Lead via email marie.george@atlp.org.uk  

To apply please complete an application form online. As this is an internal vacancy, please complete only the mandatory fields on the application form. Please include a supporting statement outlining what you could bring to role and why you think you should be appointed.

 

Closing date:    9.00am, Monday 10th June 2024

Related Documents

Lead DSL job description and person specification Lead DSL job description and person specification .pdf Download

Safeguarding Information

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 226 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation ATLP safeguarding and child protection policy 2024/2025

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The Bridge Academy
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Lichfield
WS13 6SW

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