Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Attendance)
Newquay Tretherras, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 3BH10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2026
Closing date
2 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 June 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
- £24,274.28 - £28,306.15 Annually (Actual)
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Attendance) job summary
We are seeking to recruit a passionate, skilled and dedicated Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Attendance Focus) to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our school is a safe and nurturing environment where every young person can thrive.
The Role
As Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will:
Work closely with the Operational Designated Safeguarding Lead (ODSL) to manage safeguarding and child protection across the school.
Be a key point of contact for staff, students, and families, offering guidance and support when concerns arise.
Help embed a culture of vigilance, care, and high expectations in safeguarding practice across the school.
Liaise with external agencies and professionals to secure the very best support for our students.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
Have a passion for safeguarding and child protection and ideally experience within a school or children’s services setting.
A strong communicator, able to build trust and positive relationships with staff, students, and families.
Organised, resilient, and calm under pressure, with excellent attention to detail.
Deeply committed to ensuring that every child is safe, supported, and able to achieve their potential.
Cornwall Education Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Cornwall Education Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check.
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 Newquay Tretherras
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1653 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newquay Tretherras website
Newquay Tretherras is one of the largest schools in Cornwall, with over 1700 young people, including a thriving Sixth Form, set on the beautiful north coast. We are a popular and over-subscribed school at the heart of our community. We are known for being an inclusive school with a caring family ethos. Our judicious curriculum is ambitious and aspirational for all of our children as we believe that a great set of exam results, whatever a child’s starting points, opens doors to exciting futures. Our staff set high standards and we aim to ensure that all our children are inspired in school to become the best that they can be, realise their full potential and achieve remarkable things.
Tretherras students are a pleasure to teach and learn with: they know that their education is important for their life chances and they take full advantage of the incredible range of clubs, experiences and facilities offers to them at Tretherras, both within and beyond the classroom.
We have a large team of specialist staff who are fully committed to our students and to each other. We offer excellent pastoral and professional support for all our staff and our dedicated Learning Team ensures high quality training and career development opportunities for all, whatever the stage of your career. Whether you are a newly qualified or experienced teacher, you will find Tretherras to be a school that will invest in you personally. We offer an extensive and highly supportive programme for teachers in the early stages of their career and there are lots of opportunities to become involved in the wider life of the school. As a member of CELT, we also provide an extensive CPD programme and opportunities to share school improvement expertise with colleagues from across the four secondary schools in the Trust.
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