Deputy Head, Safeguarding & Wellbeing

Deputy Head, Safeguarding & Wellbeing
Wandsworth
September Start
Inner London Leadership Scale

Key Areas of Responsibility 
•    As Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensure the highest standards of safeguarding throughout the school. 
•    Duties as detailed in KCSIE Annex C and the School’s 
•    Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. 
•    Lead a whole school commitment to pastoral care, mental health and wellbeing amongst pupils, staff and parents. 
•    Ensure that every member of the school’s community lives out its values. 
•    To chair committees and meetings as related to the role and determined by the Head. 
•    To contribute to the organisational capacity of the school and 
Pupils 
•    As DSL, lead serious safeguarding cases and liaise with outside agencies. 
•    Liaise with the in-house counsellor and outside agencies regarding ongoing referrals. 
•    Plan and co-ordinate pupil assemblies and workshops on safeguarding, wellbeing and school culture. 
•    Foster positive peer to peer relationships through Houses and Buddies. 
•    Lead initiatives to hear and act on the pupils’ voice. 
•    Working with the Heads of School and Subject Leaders, lead a coordinated approach to PSHE and RSE throughout the school.
Staff 
•    Lead whole school safeguarding training to attain standards well beyond compliance. 
•    Lead the staff pastoral care programme, including monitoring and analysing colleague absence, common room associations and wellbeing teams. 
•    Promote and nurture a positive, collegiate team spirit within the staff body. 
•    Direct counselling services and liaise with outside agencies. Colleague Leadership 
•    Assist in matters regarding the wellbeing of colleagues, providing guidance, advice and strategies to deal with professional challenges. 
•    Contribute to the school’s INSET programme and staff performance appraisal systems. 
•    Guide, support and inspire teachers in order to promote and extend the highest standards of behaviour.
Qualifications and Experience 
•    Significant teaching experience. 
•    Evidence of being an excellent and innovative classroom practitioner. 
•    Success as a middle leader. 
•    Evidence of recent relevant in-service training ensuring familiarity with current educational practice. 
•    Detailed understanding and experience of safeguarding practice in Schools. 
•    Experience as a highly effective leader in a school community. 
•    A postgraduate degree or equivalent (ideally at Master’s level) in this area of education. 
Practical Skills 
•    Outstanding verbal and written skills, with a high level of IT skills. 
•    Excellent interpersonal skills. 
•    High levels of initiative. 
•    Able to plan, monitor, evaluate, audit and review proactively. 
•    Evidence of outstanding leadership by example.
Personal Qualities 
•    Kindness and compassion. 
•    Enthusiasm and perseverance. 
•    A growth mindset. 
•    Creativity, dynamism and open-mindedness. 
•    Calmness under pressure.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.
The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references. 
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
To apply for this opportunity your detailed CV to Clarus Education now to be considered. We will be contacting those shortlisted within 48 hours of an application.
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