Safeguarding in Education Trainer and Support

Dudley Children’s Services are keen to recruit to the highly successful Education Safeguarding Team. We are seeking to recruit an experienced and passionate Safeguarding in Education Trainer who is well versed with extensive experience of working in safeguarding and a sound knowledge of the national guidance around keeping children safe in Education and working together.  The role will also provide the opportunity to be part of multi-agency working groups to develop and provide a Safeguarding in Education voice.  We would welcome applications from professionals who have the skillset to deliver and arrange high quality informative training and resources to a range of audiences, school leaders, Designated Safeguarding Lead’s and Governors.  The post is 4 days per week, and there would be a comprehensive induction programme providing the successful candidate with ongoing support and guidance to continue developing their skillset. 

Please note short listing will take place on 11^th July 2024 and interviews held on 17^th July 2024.

Should you be interested and wish for an informal conversation please contact Jane Dickens, Lead for Safeguarding in Education jane.dickens@dudley.gov.uk 

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.  

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.  

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk  who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.  

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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Attached documents
Safeguarding in Education Trainer and Support Job Description
Safeguarding in Education Trainer and Support Person Spec
Benefits List