Child Protection Officer
Cromwell Community College, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, PE16 6UU15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
03 November 2025
Closing date
25 September 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
8 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,022.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade G - £27,248.81 to £30,245.81 Annually (Actual)
Child Protection Officer job summary
Job Title: Child Protection Officer
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Term-time plus five staff training days, plus an additional 37 hours to be worked during the school holidays
Salary (FTE): ALT Grade G - £31,022.00 to £34,434.00
Actual Salary: ALT Grade G - £27,248.81 to £30,245.81
Closing Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Child Protection Officer to join our safeguarding team, who will work to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students. If you have a strong understanding of safeguarding procedures and are passionate about making a difference in young people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
About us:
We are a popular, oversubscribed and successful school - the first all-through (4-18) school in Cambridgeshire. We have a vibrant learning community enabling students to flourish both academically and socially. It is our mission to ensure that all pupils access a curriculum which is relevant and ambitious throughout their journey at Cromwell.
Our central ethos of care, respect for the needs of others, courtesy and a warm community feel provides an atmosphere where our students can make the very best of their talents to achieve success and are inspired to fulfil their potential.
About the role:
You will play a key role in developing safeguarding policies, training and guidance, coordinating referrals and supporting children in need as well as at-risk students and families.
This is a vital role within the Academy as children are more likely to thrive academically and personally when they feel safe, supported, and secure — and your role will be key in helping to create and maintain that environment.
There will be a requirement to travel in this role.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of safeguarding policies, procedures, and training to ensure a consistent and effective approach across the academy.
- Act as the central point of contact for child protection concerns - receiving, coordinating, and making referrals, while ensuring timely and appropriate action is taken in line with statutory guidance.
- Work directly with vulnerable children and their families to provide support, build positive relationships, and help prevent harm or family breakdown.
- Represent the school in multi-agency meetings, such as Child Protection Conferences and Strategy Meetings, ensuring all actions from intervention plans are carried out and monitored effectively.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of students and to work in a forward-thinking academy with a commitment to inclusion and development. You will be part of a supportive and collaborative team, with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Vivup Benefit System
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to Local Government Pensions Scheme
If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Sam Surtees, Business and Operations Manager - ssurtees@cromwell.cambs.sch.uk
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cromwell Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1524 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cromwell Community College website
School location
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