Designated safeguarding staff
Roles and responsibilities of designated safeguarding staff
All adults working with or on behalf of children have a responsibility to safeguard children. There are, however, key people within St Brelade’s College with specific responsibilities under child protection procedures.
Terminology
For the purpose of this document the following terminology is used:
- DSL: Designated Safeguarding Lead
- DSS: Designated Safeguarding Staff
Responsibilities
Designated safeguarding staff are expected to:
- Co-ordinate action within the school and liaising with the Children and Families Hub and other agencies over cases of abuse and suspected abuse (DSL).
- Act as a source of advice within the school (DSL & DSS).
- Ensure that staff, hosts and students are familiar with the policy and procedures (DSL & DSS).
- Refer of individual cases of suspected abuse (DSL).
- Liaise with agencies about individual cases (DSL).
- Organise safeguarding training within school (DSL).
