Early Years Safeguarding Lead

Early Years Safeguarding Lead

Team: Early Years and School Readiness

A vacancy has arisen for an Early Years Safeguarding Lead the post sits within the Early Years and School Readiness Team. The vacancy is a part time, working 3 days per week, fixed term for 1 year (with the view to becoming permanent). Salary is £23,491 to £24,466 per annum.

You will be expected to provide:

• Design training packages that are compliant, interactive and meet the stipulated course objectives.
• Deliver a rolling programme of Safeguarding training and networks to Early Years settings and staff.
• Advise and support Early Years settings and staff with Safeguarding practice, Policy and procedures.
• Support the strengthening of safer recruitment and whistle blowing, by advising and supporting Early Years settings and staff.

You will be part of a skilled, friendly and supportive team and work closely with a wide range of professionals.

The Early Years Safeguarding Lead will be required to:

• To provide leadership, management and support to staff within the service area to achieve the effective and efficient delivery of services

• Ensure the development, maintenance and monitoring of effective systems and information to support the delivery of key priorities and objectives.
• Operate within a multi-agency environment, working closely with other professional to promote good attendance habits within a non-mandatory phase of education.
• Work closely with the Bury’s Independent Safeguarding partnership (BISP), including representing Early Years at meetings, task groups and Sub groups.

You must have:

• An education in Teaching to Degree Level or above, or suitable extensive experience in a related field
• Significant knowledge and understanding of National Safeguarding policies and procedures
• Experience of service planning, establishing clear targets and monitoring progress to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery.
• Demonstrate an ability to analyse and interpret data to inform service planning and targeting of resources to maximise access to education for vulnerable groups
• Proven ability to work with a range of agencies to meet the needs of children and young people
• Demonstrate understanding of multi-agency working to impact on outcomes for children and young people

You will report directly to the Service Manager Collette Radcliffe.

You will work across the borough of Bury delivering services within and to our Early Years Centre, Children's Centre Family Hub and Early Years providers.

Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis with some evening and weekend that occasionally may be required.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Employee Benefits include:

• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• A range of attractive work/life balance policies in place together with a number of employee benefit and health and wellbeing offers including employee assistance programme.
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days’ after 5 years
• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• Employee discount scheme which provides discounts with local business within the borough as well as a cycle to work scheme and car lease scheme

We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.