Director of Safeguarding
- Organisation: Headington Rye Oxford
- Location: Oxfordshire
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Salary info £60,000.00 - £650,000.00 per annum
depending on skills and experience - Tenure: Full-time
- Closing Date: Tuesday 18 March 2025
The Director of Safeguarding, a member of the School’s Executive Leadership Team, will be responsible for all safeguarding matters and for developing a proactive safeguarding culture for Headington Rye pupils and staff.
Headington Rye Oxford is a vibrant and welcoming school set in 23 acres of playing fields and grounds on the outskirts of Oxford. In an environment where individuals come first, Headington Rye Oxford is renowned for its commitment to academic excellence, pastoral support and an impressive range of extra-curricular opportunities.
The Director of Safeguarding, a member of the School’s Executive Leadership Team, will be responsible for all safeguarding matters and for developing a proactive safeguarding culture for Headington Rye pupils and staff. The Director of Safeguarding will maintain and develop excellent working relationships with external agencies (e.g. ESAT, LADO, Children’s Social Care, Police, CAMHS).
Key responsibilities include dealing with safeguarding and child protection issues, including online safety, managing referrals, raising awareness, providing training to DDSL level or in extended safeguarding matters and advice to staff and leading the continued development and promotion of a culture of safeguarding awareness within the School,
You must have relevant experience of working with senior management in a school context in a senior safeguarding role, ideally within the education or a public sector environment.
Headington Rye Oxford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of having the right to live and work in the UK and must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and DBS and barred lists checks. The School expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Headington Rye Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.
The Director of Safeguarding, a member of the School’s Executive Leadership Team, will be responsible for all safeguarding matters and for developing a proactive safeguarding culture for Headington Rye pupils and staff.
Description
Headington Rye Oxford is a vibrant and welcoming school set in 23 acres of playing fields and grounds on the outskirts of Oxford. In an environment where individuals come first, Headington Rye Oxford is renowned for its commitment to academic excellence, pastoral support and an impressive range of extra-curricular opportunities.
The Director of Safeguarding, a member of the School’s Executive Leadership Team, will be responsible for all safeguarding matters and for developing a proactive safeguarding culture for Headington Rye pupils and staff. The Director of Safeguarding will maintain and develop excellent working relationships with external agencies (e.g. ESAT, LADO, Children’s Social Care, Police, CAMHS).
Key responsibilities include dealing with safeguarding and child protection issues, including online safety, managing referrals, raising awareness, providing training to DDSL level or in extended safeguarding matters and advice to staff and leading the continued development and promotion of a culture of safeguarding awareness within the School,
You must have relevant experience of working with senior management in a school context in a senior safeguarding role, ideally within the education or a public sector environment.
Headington Rye Oxford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of having the right to live and work in the UK and must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and DBS and barred lists checks. The School expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Headington Rye Oxford is an equal opportunities employer.
