Assistant Principal Designated Safeguarding Lead

St Dominic's School, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DX

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  30 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time: 25 hours per week 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Outer London, Leadership L11 - L16, £70,473.00 - £79,153.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an exceptional and dedicated Assistant Principal - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to join our senior leadership team. This is a pivotal role for an experienced leader who is passionate about safeguarding, committed to promoting the welfare of all students, and driven to make a lasting impact across the whole school community. You will play a strategic and operational role in leading safeguarding practice, supporting staff, and ensuring the highest standards of care, protection, and wellbeing for every pupil.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage all safeguarding and child protection provision across the school, ensuring robust, effective systems and a strong safeguarding culture.
• Provide leadership and supervision to Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs), overseeing case management and referrals.
• Act as the main point of contact for safeguarding concerns, working closely with staff, families, and external agencies.
• Develop, deliver, and monitor safeguarding training to ensure all staff are confident and compliant with current legislation and best practice.
• Maintain accurate, secure safeguarding records and use data to inform strategic planning and improve student outcomes

Key Requirements:

• Degree-level qualification
• Level 3 Safeguarding training
• Experience managing safeguarding in a school or relevant setting
• Relevant, recent professional development
• Right to work in the UK

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Assistant Principal - DSL Lead JD & PS (Apr 2026).pdf - 240 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Dominic's School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 19
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Dominic's School website
• Email address: lnagle@carewacademy.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-dominic-s-school-godalming

St Dominic’s School is a special academy in Surrey and provides outstanding education for pupils and students aged 7-19 typically with a primary diagnosis of Speech Language & Communication Needs and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition. The school is located in Hambledon, close to Witley, Milford, Guildford and Godalming.
We are part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (OHC&AT), a specialist Trust with 12 Academies and seven College Centres across London, Surrey and Sussex.
At St Dominic’s we believe passionately in a multi-disciplinary, ‘needs led’ approach to meeting each child’s and young person’s needs, resulting in carefully managed groupings, including specialist intervention work from our in house therapeutic team.
The school works closely in partnership with families, referring authorities and external agencies to coordinate the best possible education, care, guidance and support for its pupils and students.

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