Safeguarding Manager

Safeguarding Manager

£29,621 - £38,636

Hours per week: 37.5, Term time only

Contract Type: Permanent

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL, 12 Weoley Park Road, Birmingham, B29 6QU

Telephone Number: 0121 796 5000 - Email Address: r.haslam@uobschool.org.uk

Job Start Date: ASAP

We are seeking to recruit a talented and appropriately qualified Safeguarding Manager to undertake the following specific and general duties and responsibilities.

Core Purpose The core purpose of this role is to ensure children and families of the University of Birmingham School community flourish through:

Establishing the Pathfinder framework of early identification, assessment, intervention and psychologically informed approaches at University of Birmingham School that promote and secure safety and well-being;

The provision of a professional and effective service to children and their families that is compliant with policy, procedures and legislation;

Building and maintaining effective relationships with colleagues, external agencies, children and their families that foster a positive and productive culture of effective partnerships to maintain a multi-disciplinary team/sense of collective purpose.

Specific Responsibilities

The list of tasks below is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of this post. This is likely to change over time in response to the School’s needs and the experience and skills of the team as a whole.

In liaison with the Principal, Head of School and Assistant Vice Principal:

To establish and maintain a high standard of practice in the delivery of the Pathfinder service that provides a timely response to children and their families and achieves family outcomes;

To develop and implement action plans for pupils identified as having safeguarding concerns;

To develop pupils’ and families’ awareness and understanding of safeguarding concerns particularly around radicalisation, CSE, gangs, e-safety and knife crime;

To ensure The University of Birmingham School is aligned with the Birmingham Children’s Trust Early Help Framework and Right Help Right Time services and ensure appropriate recording of all pertinent Early Help work, including family contacts, assessments, reviews, performance measures and outcomes to evidence impact and inform strategic

discussions;

To act as the Deputy DSL (designated safeguarding lead) for The University Of Birmingham School;

To oversee and implement a cycle of assessments and evidence-based interventions to drive the continuous improvement of interventions with children, young people and their families, raising the standards of practice;

To coordinate case management within the pastoral team, with some responsibility for individual cases, oversight and escalation as necessary, including the coordination of attendance at all statutory and non-statutory meetings as

appropriate;

To work as a member of an integrated team, to deliver a professional and high-quality service that actively engages with children, young people and their families;

To promote equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion;

To ensure parents and families are treated and engaged with positive regard (Shared Authority);

To liaise with colleagues in relation to key school systems e.g. learning, behaviour and attendance.

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

Closing Date: 07/04/2019, 23:59

For more information about our School, to download Candidate Information Packs or to apply for any of these vacancies, please visit https://uobschool.org.uk/vision-ethos/working-here/ . Please note that only the information

provided on the application form will be used to shortlist applicants.

For more information: Visit https://uobschool.org.uk/

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.