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Job Overview
TLET is recruiting a Trust Lead for Safeguarding to develop and implement the Trust’s safeguarding strategy to ensure that all our students and staff work within both a compliant and strong culture of safeguarding.
The post requires a clear understanding of the Trust’s safeguarding responsibilities and procedures, particularly in relation to leading and coordinating safeguarding practice across a Multi-Academy Trust.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a thorough understanding of safeguarding legislation.
You will become part of a strong, cohesive and highly collaborative central team, united by a shared commitment to driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding across the Trust and its schools. The team is ambitious, supportive and excited about the opportunities ahead, with a clear focus on ensuring every school and every child can thrive.
The post is very rewarding and is ideally suited to a committed and knowledgeable safeguarding professional who is passionate about promoting the welfare, safety and wellbeing of children and young people across the Trust.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate the mission, vision and values in everyday work and practice leading by example.
- Motivate and work with others to create a shared culture and positive climate.
- Provide strategic leadership and management on Trust-wide safeguarding.
- Design and implement a Trust-wide Safeguarding Policy which is reviewed regularly and updated promptly in light of any external updates or advice.
- Be the lead officer for safeguarding within the Trust, reporting to other leads and Trustees as required.
- Monitor and evaluate all data in relation to the safeguarding of students.
- Make sure that consistent and meaningful pastoral information is used and monitored effectively to raise standards for all students in the Trust.
- Ensure that each academy has effective safeguarding improvement planning in place.
- Develop, review then implement a Trust wide safeguarding strategy considering best practice both from within and outside of the Trust.
- Provide mentoring, support, and guidance to academy pastoral leaders on any aspect of safeguarding.
- Collaborate with other schools and organisations, in a climate of mutual support and challenge, to champion best practice and secure excellent achievements for all students.
- Keep up to date with education and educational safeguarding publications, the Ofsted inspection framework and share this information in the appropriate forums.
- Strategically lead the Safeguarding Network, supporting colleagues to work collaboratively and learn from one another.
- Ensure effective safeguarding quality assurance strategies are used across the Trust.
- Report to the Trust leadership on all issues relating to Safeguarding.
- Provide an input to support schools managing complex cases.
General
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of all students and staff within TLET.
- Be aware of, update and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety and security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
- Be aware of, and adhere to, all Trust and Academy level policies and procedures and comply with their contents; raising any concerns in a timely manner.
- Be aware of, support and ensure equal opportunities for all.
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the Trust.
- Appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
- Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
- Participate in training, other learning activities and performance development as required.
- Engage actively in the performance review process.
- Perform any other such duties as the CEO or Director of Education may from time to time determine.
Safeguarding
- The post holder must be aware of child protection issues and the need for confidentiality and to identify to the named child protection colleague in school, concerns in respect of individual children.
- The post holder must carry out their duties with full regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety policies
- To undertake any other such duties that are reasonably commensurate with the level of this post
Corporate Responsibilities
- To pursue and promote the achievement and integration of diversity and equality of opportunity throughout the Trust’s activities
- To plan, monitor and review health and safety within areas of personal control
- To participate in the Trust’s Performance Management process and engage in continuous professional development and networking to ensure that professional skills and knowledge are up to date
- To maintain high professional standards of attendance, punctuality, appearance, conduct and positive, courteous relations with students, parents and colleagues
While every attempt has been made to make this job description exhaustive, there may be occasions when the specifics require review and/or the postholder may be asked to carry out additional, reasonable, requests of the CEO within the context of the job, skills and grade.
The post holder will have a shared responsibility for the safeguarding of all children and young people. The post holder has an implicit duty to promote the welfare of all staff, children and young people and to be committed to promoting diversity and inclusion.
Pay: From £22,545.50 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
