Required: September 2025
Hours: 36.25hrs per week. 8.15am – 4.00pm (excl 30 mins unpaid break). Monday to Friday. Term Time only plus inset days and 1 week equivalent of holiday work
Salary: NJC Point 26 £31084 actual (FTE = £36124)
Jon Purpose
The postholder will play a pivotal role in leading and coordinating the school’s safeguarding and early help strategies. This includes overseeing the safeguarding and wellbeing teams as well as working alongside the attendance, behaviour, and SEND teams to ensure a cohesive and proactive approach to student welfare.
The role involves direct line management of key staff and oversight of vulnerable children and families. The postholder will ensure quality assurance of safeguarding systems like CPOMS, support staff training and inductions, and act as the Young Carers Lead. They will also provide strategic input through regular safeguarding meetings and audits, ensuring that the school maintains an exemplary standard of care and compliance in safeguarding practices.
Please note for the right candidate we would be willing to consider part time working of 4 days per week. If this is something you would like the Academy to consider please indicate on the application.
Closing date - 9am on Tuesday 24th June
Blackdown Education Partnership and Holyrood Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding is our most important responsibility as a school. Happy and healthy students who are free from harm, are more likely to be successful throughout their education and thrive on their journey towards adulthood.
As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.