Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Cottenham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 8UA4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 8am
Date listed
24 June 2025
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
- £27,091.00 - £28,007.00 Annually (Actual) Points 20-22 (FTE £31,586 – £32,654) Paid pro-rata (pro-rata salary approximately £27,091.06-28,007.08)
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Part of the Astrea Academy Trust
Are you passionate about student welfare and making a real difference in young people’s lives? Cottenham Village College is offering an exciting opportunity for a committed and compassionate Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to join our dedicated team.
About the RoleAs Deputy DSL, you’ll play a vital role in safeguarding our students and supporting their well-being. Working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, you’ll help ensure that every student feels safe, supported, and ready to thrive.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Acting as Deputy for the Designated Safeguarding Lead when required.
- Supporting the implementation and maintenance of safeguarding protocols across the school.
- Contributing to assessments that identify barriers to learning.
- Collaborating with staff, families, and external agencies to develop strategies that support student success.
- Ensuring timely and effective communication of safeguarding information within and beyond the school.
We’re seeking someone who:
- Has strong knowledge of safeguarding policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Is experienced in handling disclosures and working with safeguarding agencies.
- Brings a calm, empathetic, and proactive approach to pastoral care.
- Has a proven track record of supporting students through a range of pastoral challenges.
Located just outside the beautiful city of Cambridge, Cottenham Village College is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong sense of community. Our students are respectful, engaged, and eager to learn, and our staff are supportive, collaborative, and committed to excellence in education.
We believe in the power of evidence-informed teaching and an ambitious curriculum to transform lives—and safeguarding is at the heart of that mission.
What We Offer- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Flexible working opportunities from day one.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Ongoing professional development and training.
- Free on-site parking.
Astrea Academy Trust is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Employer. Our recruitment process is designed to focus on your skills and experience, not your personal details.
We believe that by reflecting the communities we serve, we can better support our students and their futures.
Ready to Apply?If you're ready to take the next step in your safeguarding career and make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you. Please review the Applicant Brief for full details and how to apply.
For any queries, contact us at headspa@astreaacademytrust.org.
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and staff. Every child should feel safe and should be protected from any form of child abuse. We have robust policies and procedures that support our commitment to Safeguarding, this includes our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. The in-house Safeguarding teams at each Academy work in partnership with families and safeguarding partners to ensure the safety of children is paramount. We are committed to ensuring that all staff access regular, contextual safeguarding training to meet the needs of the local community.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Cottenham Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 877 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cottenham Village College website
Welcome to Cottenham Village College, part of the Astrea Academy Trust, a highly-successful 11-16 mixed academy situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge; here you will find hard-working, well-behaved students and friendly, dedicated staff who are committed to a fully inclusive, comprehensive education.
The college was established in 1963, one of several village colleges in the region that were the inspiration of educational pioneer Henry Morris, who believed that the school should be at the heart of its community and that education should be a lifelong process. This vision of a school that serves and involves its whole community, that fosters high aspirations and inspires a love of learning is as central to our ethos today as it was when it opened.
Through a highly-ambitious curriculum at CVC, we aim to foster students’ curiosity, unlock their potential and raise their aspirations, as well as ensure that students achieve high levels of attainment that will open doors for their future. A stimulating and broad curriculum also places students in a strong position to question and debate the world around them, making them intellectually resilient and prepares them for citizenship in a democratic society. We believe this is a right of all students and one which is liberating and empowering.
We are equally proud of the wider curricular provision at CVC, both in formal lessons and outside the classroom. Our extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including sports, music, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and residential trips, help to give all students a fully-rounded education and creates opportunity for their personal, as well as their academic, growth.
Cottenham Village College is a friendly, positive and exciting place to work and to learn and we take great pride in the high standards our students consistently achieve. We have very high expectations of all members of the College community and provide an inclusive, friendly and supportive environment in which everyone can thrive and achieve. Students leave as happy, well-qualified and well-motivated individuals who go on to excel in local sixth forms, colleges, universities and the wider world.
I hope you find the information on the school’s website useful. If there is anything you cannot find, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you wish to visit the school to see it for yourself, please contact the school and we would be delighted to show you around.
Zoe Andrews, Principal
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