Safeguarding Assistant and Inclusion Support
Harrow
36.75 hours per week 8:15am to 4:00pm (5:30pm finish every other Wednesday) term time only
£27,131
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About this Role
We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic Safeguarding Assistant and Inclusion Support to join our outstanding school. Candidates should enjoy working as part of a team, be able to work under pressure, be attentive to detail and have excellent communication skills. You should be committed to inclusion and the well-being of every child and be an outstanding role model in your own practice. Please see job description and person specification for further details about the role.
It is an essential requirement to attend the fortnightly Safeguarding Team meeting every other Wednesday which finishes at 5:30pm. This position requires in-person interviews.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To be committed to and to promote the school’s vision, aims, objectives and values;
2. To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, there will be a high involvement in regulated activity relevant to children.
Safeguarding
3. Check the daily attendance/punctuality of specific vulnerable students, who are absent at 9.00am each day, and make daily calls for any vulnerable student who is absent. This information to be reported back to the relevant external professionals in the daily/weekly communication as directed;
4. Support the DSL to co-ordinate and maintain a central document in regards to home visits, liaising with DSL, Heads of Year and the Senior Leadership Group;
5. Support students in their learning, and encourage positive attitudes and behaviour in and around school;
6. To support students at break and lunch time, and running a support session for students once a week as well as running a session for targeted families/parents each half-term;
7. Encourage a culture of listening to children and taking account of their wishes and feelings in any measures the school may put in place to protect them;
8. Support teachers, tutors and support staff working directly with identified students with additional safeguarding and welfare needs.
9. To attend fortnightly safeguarding meetings, sending out agendas and taking minutes.
Supporting policies and practices in school
10. Where students join the school, request any Child Protection and SEN information as soon as possible and maintain a centralised spreadsheet of this;
11. Where students leave the school ensure that their Child Protection and SEN file is transferred to the new school or college as soon as possible. This should be transferred separately from the main pupil file, ensuring secure transit and confirmation of receipt should be obtained;
12. Support with training for new members of staff. With the careful oversight of the DSL and Headteacher, maintain the whole school training log for safeguarding, as well as in-year starters for staff training/induction;
13. Support the DSL in ensuring parents, Governors and other appropriate members of the school community have access to appropriate safeguarding documentation;
14. Support the DSL in ensuring that the school website meets requirements in relation to safeguarding; including ensuring that the Child Protection Policy is available publicly.
Qualifications:
15. GCSE/A Levels or equivalent
16. Degree or equivalent
17. Evidence of professional development
Skills and Experience:
18. Be interested in children as individuals in how they learn and be able to motivate, encourage, counsel, guide and direct students
19. General administrative experience and the ability to undertake tasks entailed in a school office
20. Good interpersonal skills, a high level of initiative, energy and enthusiasm
21. Confidence to communicate effectively, clearly and accurately both orally and in writing
22. Good experience of working with Microsoft Word and Excel
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.
The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.