DDSL & Attendance Lead
Lime Hills Academy, Nailsea, BS48 2NN42 days remaining to apply
Job start date
10 July 2026
Closing date
21 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £16,594 - £18,352
DDSL & Attendance Lead job summary
Job Title: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Attendance Lead
Actual Annual Salary: £16,594 - £18,352 Based on hours and term time only working weeks
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £35,852 - £39,649 (CLF Grade E) Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31 August 2027
Hours: Part-time, 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Term time only + Inset Days, plus 5 additional days.
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (hours and days can be discussed at interview)
Provisional Start Date: 3 September 2026
Every day in school matters and so does the person who helps make it possible.
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding and Attendance Lead plays a pivotal role in ensuring every student feels safe, supported and able to thrive. Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, pastoral teams and academy leaders, you will help to create an inclusive environment where students are empowered to attend, engage and achieve. This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and proactive professional who is passionate about making a lasting difference to the lives of young people and their families.
Building strong, trusting relationships will be at the heart of this role. You will work in partnership with parents and carers to identify and overcome barriers to attendance, providing guidance, practical support and access to specialist services where needed. By collaborating with colleagues, external agencies and community organisations, you will help ensure that every family receives the support they need, while promoting a culture where every student's voice is valued and every family feels included within the academy community.
Alongside supporting attendance, you will play a key role in safeguarding across the academy. Working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will help manage safeguarding concerns, contribute to child protection processes, support staff with advice and guidance, and ensure safeguarding procedures are consistently followed. You will maintain accurate records, contribute to multi-agency meetings and help develop a culture where safeguarding remains everyone's responsibility.
We are looking for an individual with excellent communication and relationship-building skills, who is resilient, empathetic and committed to achieving the very best outcomes for children and young people. If you are passionate about safeguarding, removing barriers to education and helping students realise their full potential, we would love to hear from you.
This role will be based at our Nailsea site, and you will need to work closely with the DSL based at the Weston site.
About you:
You will have/be:
- Knowledge and understanding of current and national issues in relation to safeguarding.
- Proven experience of working with children or young people.
- Able to work with parents, external agencies, and the wider community to take a proactive approach to safeguarding.
- A dynamic nature with innovative ideas and a passion for securing positive outcomes for all students.
- A keen interest in working with children and young people and a commitment to improving the life chances of students.
- Under the guidance of the Assistant Principal for Inclusion, the successful postholder will lead on our Online Safety response, ensuring our practices align with current trends and national guidance.
- Experience supporting families with attendance
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Lime Hills Academy:
Lime Hills Academy is a special school for young people in years 5 - 11 who have an EHCP to support their SEMH needs. As a temporary arrangement we have been supported by the DfE and CLF to deliver our provision across two sites: a secondary site in Weston and a primary site in Nailsea.
At our core, is a belief that every young person deserves the right to an educative experience that prepares them for adulthood and opens doors at Post 16. We do this by providing a targeted core curriculum that focuses in equal parts on literacy, numeracy, and PSHE. This is enriched through outdoor learning, benevolent childhood experiences, arts, topic-based learning and specific interventions
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 35 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 73% of the students who attend City Academy Bristol are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Generous annual leave.
- A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 16 July 2026 @ 11.59am
Interviews: 20 July 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Skilled Worker visas cannot be sponsored through this role, as it does not meet the requirements set out by government.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.
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 Lime Hills Academy
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 5 to 16
- Size
- 57 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- Lime Hills Academy website
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