Safeguarding Coordinator

**Position Objective**

The Safeguarding Coordinator will support the schoolwide divisions to manage a caseload of open safeguarding cases from pre-nursery up to grade 12. This involves responding to Safeguarding concerns and working directly with families with the aim of ensuring children’s safety and well-being needs are being met holistically within the school setting. This role will also focus on engaging the parent community here at Stamford; sharing the schools safeguarding values and undertaking proactive and preventive work around issues such as physical punishment, child development, and student mental health. A respectful understanding of the complexity of Safeguarding within the international school setting in the context of Singapore is needed. This role will play a significant part in continuing to develop the Safeguarding Culture within Stamford.

**Responsibilities**

Implement the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures: You will be responsible for implementing effective safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that students are protected from all forms of harm. This may involve working with other staff members to refine, implement, and maintain these policies and procedures.

Overall, the Safeguarding Coordinator in an international school setting is critical in protecting students from harm and ensuring their overall well-being. You will need to be an exceptional communicator, a good listener, and have excellent problem-solving skills to carry out your role effectively.

**Leadership**
- Responsible for supporting the school divisions to respond to any safeguarding concerns or incidents that arise within the school community. This may involve conducting investigations, assessing risk, and developing appropriate intervention plans.
- Supporting Case Management: You will be responsible for managing safeguarding cases, investigating allegations, and providing support to students and staff who are involved in these cases.
- Provide guidance and support to staff on child welfare and child protection matters
- Actively participate as a member in safeguarding team meetings at each division - with DDSL point people, counseling, psychologists, and nursing team so that all information about open cases is shared and relevant actions are taken and followed through cross departmentally

**Program Delivery and Training**
- Developing and implementing safeguarding policies and procedures: Work closely with school leadership to develop and implement policies and procedures to promote a safe and secure environment for students and staff.
- Providing training and support: Provide training to staff and students on safeguarding policies and procedures, and offer ongoing support and advice to those who may have concerns about safeguarding issues.
- Organize and deliver parents and guardians workshops and training for safeguarding matters
- Contribute to the Safeguarding training of Staff, and External Providers
- In collaboration with the Teaching and Learning Team, Dean of Students: Contribute to the delivery and review of appropriate instruction for safeguarding topics.

**External Facing Responsibilities**
- Coordinating with external agencies: Coordinate with external agencies such as social services, police, or child protection services to ensure effective case management.
- Ensure regularly and timely communication with Head of Safeguarding and Divisional Leadership on parent communications or meetings
- Communicating with stakeholders: Communicate effectively with parents, guardians, and other stakeholders to keep them informed about safeguarding policies and procedures, and to address any concerns they may have.

**Managerial Responsibilities**
- Maintain accurate records: Responsible for keeping accurate and detailed records of safeguarding incidents, investigations, and interventions. This may involve maintaining a database, documenting actions taken, auditing divisional CPOMS cases, and producing regular reports for senior management.
- Work with the Head of Safeguarding and Cognita Asia Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to plan and act on the recommendations of the Proprietor’s Safeguarding Annual Review.
- Support with data gathering for the required safeguarding reports to the regional office
- Work with Head of Safeguarding and key safeguarding stakeholders to prepare and coordinate annual independent review visit
- Review reports, manage information, and share data on the number and type of concerns and allegations and lessons learned to improve safeguarding

**The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Cognita Safeguarding; Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times. If in course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suff