Assistant Head Inclusion - Qualified Social Worker / DSL | Acton in East Acton

Assistant Head, Inclusion with TCES North West London in Acton, W3 7DD. A permanent leadership post for a qualified social worker, equivalent to a Senior Social Worker role, recruited by Pro Social Partners.

The role

You will be the school's Designated Safeguarding Lead and support the Deputy Headteacher in running the school day to day. You will hold a small but highly complex caseload of families and pupils, reporting to the Deputy Headteacher and Director of Safeguarding and Social Work.

• Designated Safeguarding Lead under Keeping Children Safe in Education, including referrals to the local authority and Channel
• Lead the Families and School Together (FAST) provision, covering family liaison, partnerships and direct family work
• Coordinate multi agency assessment and care planning for pupils on Early Help, Child in Need and Child Protection plans as well as those who are looked after
• Lead behaviour, attendance, inclusion and safeguarding practice across the school with the Senior Leadership Team
• Line manage Pastoral Care Coordinators and Alumni Peer Mentors, and deliver staff training

Why it could suit you

You keep the social work and the safeguarding thinking, with a handful of families rather than a statutory caseload, on a term time plus two weeks contract. TCES is independent specialist provision for pupils with complex needs, with a clinical and inclusion team alongside you, and the post opens a route into education safeguarding leadership.

Pay and package

• Salary £58,217 to £61,070 a year (TCES Pay Scale 3.01)
• Permanent, term time plus two weeks

What you need

• A degree level professional qualification in social work, or equivalent
• At least two years recent experience as an effective Designated Safeguarding Lead, ideally in specialist provision
• Experience of managing, motivating and developing staff teams
• Experience with neurodiverse pupils or pupils with ASC or SEMH needs
• Experience of multi disciplinary work across education, health and social care
• Desirable: current Social Work England registration and the NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture

How to apply

Apply now with your CV and Conor Clarke at Pro Social Partners will call you for a confidential, no pressure chat. There is no form and no covering letter.

Advertised by Pro Social Partners Ltd, permanent recruitment for social work and social care, acting as an employment agency for TCES.