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HEAD OF SAFEGUARDING

ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST

The Role

Astrea Academy Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Safeguarding to join their team!

Astrea is an ambitious, dynamic and young trust with a mission to tackle historic educational disadvantage. Our academies are based across South Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire, often in areas which have experienced generationally poor educational opportunities. Our role is to change that. We want to play our part in the social regeneration of these areas

As our Head of Safeguarding, you will lead Astrea’s Central Safeguarding Team in providing quality assurance and ensuring compliance in safeguarding matters across the Trust. Our aim is to offer our students, staff and communities the safe, happy and thriving schools they deserve.

As our Head of Safeguarding, you will be:

Leading on relevant policy development, including ownership of the Trust-wide safeguarding policy and contributing to reviews of wider policies Leading on reporting to the executive board and, alongside the executive, to Trustees on matters of safeguarding and child protection Leading the Trust’s safeguarding quality assurance activities, including through undertaking safeguarding and SCR audits and record reviews, identifying improvement priorities and driving remedial actions Owning and developing the Trust’s quality assurance framework and emergent DSL standards framework

We are looking for individuals who have:

Extensive educational safeguarding experience Expert safeguarding knowledge (Staff, Students and Families) Ability to analysis and resolve complex issues, including conflict resolution Experience of working in a multi-academy trust or other group across more than one Local Authority area (desirable)

About Us

Astrea Academy Trust is fully committed to being diverse and inclusive workforce where together we can embrace each other’s unique individuality, background and heritage. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.

We believe that by reflecting and representing the communities and people we serve, we will better and further the life chances of our pupils.

In return, we can offer you:

Generous Annual Leave entitlement Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme Flexible working opportunities from your first day Access to our Employee Assistance Programme Continued professional development and training opportunities Free on-site parking

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