Designated Safeguarding Lead

We are seeking an enthusiastic committed professional to join us as a Designated Safeguarding Lead. The successful candidate will: Support students with individual needs and ensure they achieve and believe in themselves, preparing them for the next steps and adulthood. Provide professional learning and development for all pupils through establishing personalised learning routes. Have a deep and accurate understanding of the school’s strategies for improvement. Provide exemplary pastoral care across the school. Ensure safeguarding measures are robust and efficient across both sites. Identify safeguarding trends and report these to the wider Senior Leadership Team. Develop strong relationships with professional services and community groups. Maintain accurate records of behaviour incidents. Support on behaviour and safeguarding across the school as directed. Our ideal candidate will have: A committed and passionate view of students with SEND. At least two years’ experience minimum of working in a SEND environment or similar unit/provision. Experience in a Safeguarding role in education. EPIC benefits of working for Keys Group: NEST enhanced pension scheme. Staff Referral Scheme – Refer a friend to join Keys Group and split a £500 referral bonus between you. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay. Access to a blue light discount card. Fully funded training and qualifications for all colleagues. Enhanced pay scales based on experience and qualifications. Employee benefits scheme such as wellbeing app and a range of discounts. Life assurance. At New Ways School & College: New Ways is an Outstanding Independent SEN School with two sites. Our KS3 students attend our school site in South Birmingham (B38), and our KS4 KS5 students attend our college site in North Worcestershire (B60). New Ways caters for 11-19 year olds who have special education needs relating mainly to Autism. The school & college offers a safe and low sensory environment alongside an ambitious curriculum which includes a suite of GCSEs and enrichment opportunities to ensure students achieve the very best outcomes possible and are fully prepared for their transition into further education, employment, training, and adulthood following the introduction (Sept 24) of our vocational curriculum offer at our college site that includes Child Development, Hair & Beauty, and Hospitality. More can be found about Keys Group and our Therapeutic Education Services here. School tours are highly welcomed as a part of our interview selection process. Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of suitable applications. Keys Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone in our care. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, suitable employment references, and online searches to safeguard our young people. In addition, this post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974. Keys Group are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant that means we have made a commitment to welcoming service personnel, veterans, and military families into the group. We are delighted to have veteran-friendly policies, offer a Veterans Peer Support Network within our teams, and can offer Military Awareness and support to our colleagues. As part of our commitment, we will offer a guaranteed interview to current and former service personnel providing that they meet the criteria of the role that they are applying for. If you feel that you meet the criteria for this, please ensure that you have your military experience detailed on your CV for one of our resourcing team to get in touch.

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