Regional Safeguarding and Child Protection Officer

Do you want to join a team that provides outstanding leadership, strategic direction and support to some of the best schools in the country? Do you want to play your part in delivering outstanding learning and teaching to young people in disadvantaged communities? If so, joining the Star team might just be the best career move you ever make. About Star Central Star Central, which is based at our head office in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides leadership, strategic direction and support to Star Academies, Star Talent Academy and our schools. The Star Central team includes experts from a range of professional backgrounds, who work together to provide an outstanding support service to the Star community. We support our schools to provide educational and operational excellence and to cultivate a strong Star community, with the aim of nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders. Who we’re looking for This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside senior leaders to develop and maintain a positive, ambitious culture which promotes excellent safeguarding practices by removing barriers to learning. We are looking for safeguarding experts who are able to develop strategies and provide advice to senior leaders to help create an open safe environment where all stakeholders are able to raise concerns. As a Regional Safeguarding and Child Protection Officer, you will be deployed across our schools located in the cluster regions of West Midlands and London and so you must be flexible to travel as and when required to do so. You will have: Qualified to degree level or equivalent. Experience in managing complex child protection cases and an ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships with both internal and external organisations A proven track record of achieving organisational change and experience of partnership and multi-agency working. Up to date current thinking around safeguarding and be equipped with the skills and knowledge to undertake