Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)

Moseley School and Sixth Form, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 9UU

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 August 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: £42,839.00 - £51,356.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5, Scale Point 32 – 40 (£

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) job summary

We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to join our dedicated safeguarding team and play a pivotal role in promoting the safety, wellbeing and success of our students.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a passionate professional who is committed to making a meaningful difference to the lives of young people, particularly Children in Care (CiC), while leading and developing our mental health and wellbeing provision.

As a key member of our experienced safeguarding team, you will help shape and strengthen our culture of safeguarding excellence, ensuring that every student feels safe, supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. Working closely with staff, families and external agencies, you will champion the needs of our most vulnerable students and drive a whole-school approach to mental health, wellbeing and early intervention.

This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact within a vibrant and inclusive school community where student welfare is at the heart of everything we do.

We warmly welcome prospective applicants to visit the school and learn more about the role and our community.

As the school will be closed for the remainder of July and August, visits can be arranged during the first or second week of September 2026.

To arrange a visit or ask any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@moseley.bham.sch.uk.

Please note that the recruitment inbox will be monitored periodically throughout the summer holiday period, so responses may take longer than usual. We appreciate your patience and will respond as soon as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application and discovering how your skills, experience and passion could help make a positive difference to the lives of our students and contribute to our thriving school community.

Moseley School & Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, online searches and satisfactory references in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

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 Moseley School and Sixth Form

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Moseley School and Sixth Form website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/moseley-school-and-sixth-form

The staff at Moseley School and Sixth Form are a passionate team of professionals. Our purpose is to inspire excellence in character and scholarship. The students and their families have bought into this vision. Together we form a friendly and dedicated community.

Moseley School and Sixth Form is a large comprehensive secondary school with a thriving sixth form. Moseley School first opened its doors in 1923. We value our long history whilst being excited about our future. There are 1300 students, 150 teaching and support staff, excellent facilities housed in a grade two listed building, a modern building which opened in 2012 and a recently completed sports complex and extensive grounds. Staff enjoy subsidised healthcare options and access to our on-site gym.

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