School safeguarding officer 

Location: Birmingham

Monday to Friday - 8am till 4pm 

This is a temp to perm role for the right candidate 

Duties to include:

• Respond in a timely manner to safeguarding concerns to ensure pupils are kept safe from harm.

• Pro-actively work with parents / carers and other agencies through joint planning and monitoring of their arrangements for the safeguarding of children.

• Work with class teachers, the Local Authority and other agencies to secure good outcomes for children and families especially those pupils who are deemed vulnerable including those with formal plans – including Children Looked After and Children in Care.

• Provide a range of administrative support including word processing, sorting and distributing mail, photocopying and filing.

• Report to the Safeguarding Lead on all safeguarding concerns to ensure they retain oversight of Safeguarding within the school.

• Any other reasonable duties

Essential Professional Experience, Knowledge & Understanding:

• Experience of working with young people and a good understanding of safeguarding.

• Willingness to participate in further training and development opportunities.

• Experience of using software to produce a range of professional documents.

Essential Abilities and skills:

• Significant organisational and administrative skills, supported by a proficiency with ICT.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including telephone manner, tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and solution focused approach to professional relationships.

• Ability to consult and negotiate with external agencies to reach the best outcomes for children and young people.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst still being polite and reasonable.

• The ability to build and maintain relationships with the whole school community.

• The ability to work in a demanding environment, meeting tight deadlines by prioritising and delegating as necessary.

• Strong listening skills and the ability to deal with sensitive situations with integrity. 

• Ability to work as part of a team and demonstrate initiative.

Requirements:

• Hold Right to Work in the UK

• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service OR be willing to process a new application

• Provide two professional references