Children's Champion

Tarleton Academy, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 6AQ

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  25 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,982.00 - £38,107.00 Annually (Actual) 36,363 - 40,777 FTE

Children's Champion job summary

Be the difference in a child’s life.

We are looking for an exceptional Children’s Champion to join our team — someone who believes every child deserves to feel safe, supported, and able to succeed.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of our school community, supporting children who may face barriers to learning, attendance, or wellbeing. As our Children’s Champion, you will be a visible and trusted advocate, working across Pastoral, Attendance, Safeguarding, and SEND (PASS) to help vulnerable pupils re-engage with education and thrive.

You will build meaningful relationships with children and their families, working proactively within the community to understand challenges and find solutions that help young people succeed both in school and beyond.

This role is about connection, trust, and impact. Every conversation, every visit, and every intervention has the potential to change a child’s journey.

ROLE DETAILS

This position is full time, permanent and term time plus four weeks (inclusive of 5 inset days). 37 hours per week. Working Monday to Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm & Friday 8:00am to 3:30pm.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please complete our online application form in full, along with a personal statement to support your application and outline the relevant experience you can bring to Endeavour Learning Trust.

If you require any further information please contact Mr A Vose at a.vose@tarletonacademy.org or on 01772 812644

SAFEGUARDING

Endeavour Learning Trust 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 and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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

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.

About Tarleton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 675 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tarleton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tarleton-academy

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