Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Hyde, Cheshire
Safeguarding and Pastoral Officer Primary SEND School Tameside Immediate Start Temporary with the potential to become permanent Your New Job As a Safeguarding and Pastoral Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting the welfare and safeguarding of pupils in a specialist educational setting. You'll be responsible for monitoring attendance, maintaining safeguarding records, liaising with families, and acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL). This is a full-time, term-time role with working hours from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. You'll work closely with the Safeguarding and Welfare Manager and wider pastoral team to ensure a culture of vigilance and care. Your responsibilities will span attendance tracking, safeguarding interventions, health coordination, family liaison, and compliance with statutory guidance. Your New Company This is a well-established specialist school catering to children and young people with a range of additional needs, including SEND and complex vulnerabilities. The school is part of a larger trust and benefits from strong multi-agency partnerships, including health professionals, social care, and educational psychologists. The school prides itself on its inclusive ethos, trauma-informed practice, and commitment to safeguarding excellence. You'll be joining a dedicated team in a nurturing environment where safeguarding is at the heart of everything they do. The school has a strong reputation for supporting pupils with complex needs and works closely with families to ensure every child feels safe, heard, and supported. What You'll Need to Succeed Proven experience working with children and young people in a safeguarding, pastoral, or welfare capacity. Up-to-date safeguarding training or willingness to undertake DSL/DDSL training. Strong communication and organisational skills. Confidence in liaising with external agencies such as social care, CAMHS, and the police. A child-centred approach, with empathy, resilience, and discretion. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable due to occasional home visits and multi-site working. Experience with safeguarding systems (e.g. CPOMS), Early Help processes, and attendance monitoring are highly advantageous. What You'll Get in Return Scale 6 salary (Points 18-22) Flexible working arrangements Occupational pension and sickness schemes Health benefit scheme Full training and CPD opportunities Supportive leadership and a collaborative team culture Opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people What You Need to Do Now If you're passionate about safeguarding and pastoral care and want to work in a school that puts children's welfare first, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact your Hays Education consultant for more information. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Safeguarding and Pastoral Officer Primary SEND School Tameside Immediate Start Temporary with the potential to become permanent Your New Job As a Safeguarding and Pastoral Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting the welfare and safeguarding of pupils in a specialist educational setting. You'll be responsible for monitoring attendance, maintaining safeguarding records, liaising with families, and acting as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL). This is a full-time, term-time role with working hours from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. You'll work closely with the Safeguarding and Welfare Manager and wider pastoral team to ensure a culture of vigilance and care. Your responsibilities will span attendance tracking, safeguarding interventions, health coordination, family liaison, and compliance with statutory guidance. Your New Company This is a well-established specialist school catering to children and young people with a range of additional needs, including SEND and complex vulnerabilities. The school is part of a larger trust and benefits from strong multi-agency partnerships, including health professionals, social care, and educational psychologists. The school prides itself on its inclusive ethos, trauma-informed practice, and commitment to safeguarding excellence. You'll be joining a dedicated team in a nurturing environment where safeguarding is at the heart of everything they do. The school has a strong reputation for supporting pupils with complex needs and works closely with families to ensure every child feels safe, heard, and supported. What You'll Need to Succeed Proven experience working with children and young people in a safeguarding, pastoral, or welfare capacity. Up-to-date safeguarding training or willingness to undertake DSL/DDSL training. Strong communication and organisational skills. Confidence in liaising with external agencies such as social care, CAMHS, and the police. A child-centred approach, with empathy, resilience, and discretion. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable due to occasional home visits and multi-site working. Experience with safeguarding systems (e.g. CPOMS), Early Help processes, and attendance monitoring are highly advantageous. What You'll Get in Return Scale 6 salary (Points 18-22) Flexible working arrangements Occupational pension and sickness schemes Health benefit scheme Full training and CPD opportunities Supportive leadership and a collaborative team culture Opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people What You Need to Do Now If you're passionate about safeguarding and pastoral care and want to work in a school that puts children's welfare first, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact your Hays Education consultant for more information. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Asian Resource Centre of Croydon Limited
The EMHIP (Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Programme) Mobile Hub Support Worker has been co-designed with individuals with lived experience of mental health care to provide direct, person-centred support to individuals in their local communities. The Croydon BME Forum and Asian Resource Centre Croydon, in partnership with South West London Integrated Care System (SWL ICS) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) are working together to address the ethnic inequalities in health and social care through the Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Programme (EMHIP). One of the key interventions of EMHIP is the implementation of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub. This is a mobile, all age, whole family hub service, delivered within both faiths based and community-based organisations. The Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub team will be a dedicated team of experienced, culturally aware support workers and clinical staff embedded in the community to provide services to all local residents, but with a specific focus on BAME communities. This team will be based in different locations across the borough, working within BAME communities, alongside faith groups and existing wellbeing hubs in Croydon. Job Summary The Mobile Hub Team Support Worker is a skilled, knowledgeable, and empathetic person, who enjoys working with people, taking a person-centred approach. They must be flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working in an active setting, with people and professionals across the health and social care system. They will be practical, resilient, well organised and have excellent communication skills. As a Hub Support Worker, you will be responsible for working with the team, providing advice and practical help for local residents in need of mental health support or general well being/social support. You will work as part of a wider hub team, rotating between different community locations, providing one-to-one support, and making referrals to the team psychologist and secondary care services, as well as helping people to access other agencies and services, such as benefits, housing, debt services. You will work with the mobile hub team to offer wellbeing activities, including workshops as well working with primary care and collaborating with community services. You will work in a variety of settings, including: Faith-based groups Community settings Colleges Main responsibilities Working closely with CBME Forum Mobile Hub Team Manager Support new referrals and offer a person-centred, wellbeing assessment that identifies their wellbeing difficulties and develops a plan to support positive mental and general wellbeing. Ensure that staff resources are coordinated to provide cover being aware of the team s work/life balance. Deliver one-to-one support to hub users and manage a caseload of individuals as agreed with the Hub Team Manager. Provide advice and information relating to Welfare Benefits, including Universal Credit and work with service users to assist them with claims, online assessments, including Work Capability Assessments, applications, form-filling and contacting agencies such as the Department of Work and Pensions and London Borough of Croydon Welfare Rights and Housing teams. Provide basic housing advice. Provide general money and debt management advice. Provide information on employment opportunities and training support for clients. Support colleagues within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub, with enquiries which relate to your specialist knowledge and experience e.g., in Universal Credit, Housing, Money or Debt Management, access to training, education or employment. Support access to, and the delivery of, a variety of peer and social support groups, workshops and activities available. Work as part of the wider hub support team, co-delivering workshops, liaising with colleagues, and arranging referrals where necessary to hub team psychologist. Facilitate direct referrals to secondary care services and community services. Work from a strength-based approach, focusing on the person themselves and providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and their lifestyle choices. Attend training, forums, and meetings to ensure knowledge remains relevant and up to date. Keep up to date about current best practice and legislation within mental health, as well as within the field of Information & Advice more generally. Provide updates and feedback to the EMHIP Mobile Hub teams. Maintain accurate and up to date service user records using online database systems. Preparing and giving talks on the work of the service to other organisations e.g., Social Services, Mental Health Resource Centres. Work within all policies and procedures of the Partnership, ensuring that information remains confidential and to adhere to the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR)
The EMHIP (Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Programme) Mobile Hub Support Worker has been co-designed with individuals with lived experience of mental health care to provide direct, person-centred support to individuals in their local communities. The Croydon BME Forum and Asian Resource Centre Croydon, in partnership with South West London Integrated Care System (SWL ICS) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) are working together to address the ethnic inequalities in health and social care through the Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Programme (EMHIP). One of the key interventions of EMHIP is the implementation of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub. This is a mobile, all age, whole family hub service, delivered within both faiths based and community-based organisations. The Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub team will be a dedicated team of experienced, culturally aware support workers and clinical staff embedded in the community to provide services to all local residents, but with a specific focus on BAME communities. This team will be based in different locations across the borough, working within BAME communities, alongside faith groups and existing wellbeing hubs in Croydon. Job Summary The Mobile Hub Team Support Worker is a skilled, knowledgeable, and empathetic person, who enjoys working with people, taking a person-centred approach. They must be flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working in an active setting, with people and professionals across the health and social care system. They will be practical, resilient, well organised and have excellent communication skills. As a Hub Support Worker, you will be responsible for working with the team, providing advice and practical help for local residents in need of mental health support or general well being/social support. You will work as part of a wider hub team, rotating between different community locations, providing one-to-one support, and making referrals to the team psychologist and secondary care services, as well as helping people to access other agencies and services, such as benefits, housing, debt services. You will work with the mobile hub team to offer wellbeing activities, including workshops as well working with primary care and collaborating with community services. You will work in a variety of settings, including: Faith-based groups Community settings Colleges Main responsibilities Working closely with CBME Forum Mobile Hub Team Manager Support new referrals and offer a person-centred, wellbeing assessment that identifies their wellbeing difficulties and develops a plan to support positive mental and general wellbeing. Ensure that staff resources are coordinated to provide cover being aware of the team s work/life balance. Deliver one-to-one support to hub users and manage a caseload of individuals as agreed with the Hub Team Manager. Provide advice and information relating to Welfare Benefits, including Universal Credit and work with service users to assist them with claims, online assessments, including Work Capability Assessments, applications, form-filling and contacting agencies such as the Department of Work and Pensions and London Borough of Croydon Welfare Rights and Housing teams. Provide basic housing advice. Provide general money and debt management advice. Provide information on employment opportunities and training support for clients. Support colleagues within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub, with enquiries which relate to your specialist knowledge and experience e.g., in Universal Credit, Housing, Money or Debt Management, access to training, education or employment. Support access to, and the delivery of, a variety of peer and social support groups, workshops and activities available. Work as part of the wider hub support team, co-delivering workshops, liaising with colleagues, and arranging referrals where necessary to hub team psychologist. Facilitate direct referrals to secondary care services and community services. Work from a strength-based approach, focusing on the person themselves and providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and their lifestyle choices. Attend training, forums, and meetings to ensure knowledge remains relevant and up to date. Keep up to date about current best practice and legislation within mental health, as well as within the field of Information & Advice more generally. Provide updates and feedback to the EMHIP Mobile Hub teams. Maintain accurate and up to date service user records using online database systems. Preparing and giving talks on the work of the service to other organisations e.g., Social Services, Mental Health Resource Centres. Work within all policies and procedures of the Partnership, ensuring that information remains confidential and to adhere to the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR)
