Overview
GEMS Metropole School – Motor City
Job Description
Main Purpose
The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) plays a critical role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students in the school. The DSL is responsible for overseeing all aspects of child protection and safeguarding within the school, ensuring that all safeguarding procedures are followed, and acting as the primary point of contact for all safeguarding concerns.
Values
- Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.
- Work closely with the HOS to establish effective and globally relevant practices of teaching & learning. Implement the school’s vision for quality pupil centric teaching & learning at all levels in the school linked with the GEMS expectation of excellent education.
- Integrate GEMS core values into the planning and delivery of all curricular and co – curricular lessons and activities.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational and time management skills.
Ability to remain calm and effective in stressful situations.
A commitment to continuous professional development.
Empathy and sensitivity when working with vulnerable students.
An understanding of mental health and wellbeing in children and young people.
Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
Preferred Candidate
Career Level
Mid Career – Over 2 years experienceYears of Experience
Min: 2 Max: 5Degree
Bachelors
About GEMS Education
Trusted for over 55 years and now a third generation education family, GEMS Education began in a single school room in Dubai. Today, we have the privilege of educating over 190,000 students from over 176 countries through GEMS owned and managed schools globally; over 270,000 students access resources through our services division; and we will impact 20 million by 2020 students through the initiatives of our Charity partner Varkey Foundation.
