Trust Strategic Lead for Safeguarding

Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Newton Hill, Wakefield

Trust Strategic Lead for Safeguarding

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Newton Hill, Wakefield

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 28 Jun | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 066ab5e99e3e4aa8af870d13fee1ee48

Full Job Description

  • Set the long-term vision for safeguarding through developing a strategy which is underpinned by statutory guidance and the arrangements of Local Safeguarding Children's Boards (LSCBs), and which informs relevant Trust policy and practice.
  • Support the ongoing professional development of all staff, especially Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), leaders, governors and trustees, in safeguarding and pupil wellbeing through developing and delivering high quality training.
  • Promote high standards of safeguarding and pastoral practice through supporting leaders to better understand and respond to local contextual safeguarding priorities, leading to improved cross-phase working.
  • Provide specialist child protection guidance and support for complex cases and assessments, liaising with partners and escalating incidents with Local Authorities.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice through acting as a central point for capturing and disseminating effective practices within the Trust and also looking outwards to identify successful approaches elsewhere. The goal is to make sure these insights are put into practice across all schools.
  • Implement and embed systems to monitor and evaluate safeguarding management data across the Trust, analysing and reporting to the Executive Team and OGAT Board on emerging safeguarding and child protection concerns and suggested improvement recommendations.
  • Lead safeguarding quality assurance, including annual auditing activity and record reviews to identify improvement priorities.

    Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:Your starting salary with annual increments plus inflation linked increases. The starting salary within the grade advertised will be dependent upon your experience. You will also receive:
  • A comprehensive induction and training process
  • Automatic enrolment into an increasingly rare and valuable defined Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates
  • Flexible family friendly policies from day one
  • Enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period
  • Holidays: A minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service)
  • A range of working patterns are available dependant upon the role
  • Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:
  • Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
  • Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
  • Legal guidance
  • Financial guidance and debt counselling
  • Child and dependent care support and advice
  • Support for managers
  • We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing strategy and menopause policy along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:
  • Free flu vaccinations
  • Free onsite parking
  • Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing
  • Access to various discount sites
  • Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children. Commitment to safeguarding

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