Tiverton High School is seeking an exceptional Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) to join our dedicated safeguarding team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate, resilient and highly organised individual who is committed to ensuring that every child feels safe, supported and able to thrive. Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will play a central role in safeguarding across the school, supporting vulnerable students and their families, coordinating multi-agency work, and helping to foster a culture where wellbeing and safety are everyone's responsibility.
At Tiverton High School, safeguarding sits at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating a nurturing and inclusive environment where students feel valued, respected and supported to achieve their full potential. As part of our journey of improvement within the Blackdown Education Partnership, we are building a culture defined by high expectations, kindness and belonging.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience working with vulnerable children, young people or families.
- Can build positive and trusting relationships with students, parents and external agencies.
- Remains calm, professional and effective when dealing with complex and sensitive situations.
- Has excellent communication, record-keeping and organisational skills.
- Works proactively, using initiative while also contributing positively as part of a team.
- Is passionate about safeguarding and making a lasting difference to young people's lives.
The successful candidate will:
- Support the Designated Safeguarding Lead in implementing effective safeguarding and child protection procedures.
- Monitor and manage safeguarding concerns and records through CPOMS.
- Lead and oversee Early Help provision.
- Work closely with pastoral, attendance, SEND and leadership teams to support vulnerable students.
- Liaise with external agencies and attend multi-agency meetings.
- Support staff training and contribute to the continuous development of safeguarding practice across the school.
Why join Tiverton High School?
- A welcoming and supportive team committed to improving outcomes for young people.
- The opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable students.
- Access to high-quality professional development and training.
- Membership of the Blackdown Education Partnership, providing opportunities for collaboration and career growth.
- A school community where kindness, hard work and belonging underpin everything we do.
Working pattern: 8am - 4pm, Monday - Friday, 39 weeks per year (term time + INSET days)
Tiverton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory pre-employment checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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