Safeguarding Officer (Maternity Leave Cover) - Stocklake Park School

Safeguarding Officer (Maternity Leave Cover) - Stocklake Park School

Location: Aylesbury

Working closely with the Head of School as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), you will be a key member of the safeguarding team across our Federation, alongside a dedicated group of Deputy DSLs. This is a highly rewarding opportunity for someone who is confident, knowledgeable and passionate about keeping children safe.

If you are looking for a role where your expertise truly matters - and where you can help create a safe, nurturing environment in which children can thrive - we would love to hear from you.

Contract: Maternity Leave Cover, Temporary Contract

Working weeks: 42 weeks (term time, including INSET days, plus 3 weeks in the holidays)

Interviews: to be held as suitable applicants apply

About us

Stocklake Park School is part of the Vale Federation of Special Schools and is based on two sites, Stocklake Park main site and Harding House. We offer educational provision for students with complex learning difficulties, from 11 to 19 years of age. Our vision as a Federation is to provide a supportive but challenging multi professionals approach to the education of all the young people in our care, enabling them to achieve the greatest possible level of independence and inclusion.

To support and help oversee the safeguarding of pupils in Stocklake Park School, working alongside the Head of School as DSL, and the team of deputy DSLs across the federation. The successful candidate will be a first port of call for all safeguarding concerns and refer concerns on to appropriate agency where necessary. This role works alongside the Family Support Worker and signposts parents to sources of support, as well as liaising with social care and attending meetings where social care concerns are raised and followed up. This postholder also helps the Head of School ensure all safeguarding and child protection related training of staff is up to date and understood and may lead safeguarding training for others within the organisation.

EEO statement

The Vale Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to provide two satisfactory references, undertake pre-employment checks including a health check and have a cleared Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check. An online search (including social media checks) will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates as part of our recruitment process.

Compliance

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
• For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self disclosure form and return prior to interview.