Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Harris Academy Battersea, London, SW11 5AP21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Actual salary £36,630-£38,315 (39 weeks per year, 40 hours per week)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £39,807-£41,637
Pay scale
- Grade 7 (Inner London)
Additional allowances
Annual Loyalty Bonus + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Pension Scheme (LGPS) + Additional Harris Benefits
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) to work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to promote and safeguard the welfare of all pupils across the school. You will play a key role in ensuring that safeguarding remains a central priority within the school, supporting a strong culture of vigilance, openness and professional curiosity.
If you are a DDSL who is looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, this may be the role for you. You will contribute to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive school environment where every pupil is protected from harm and has the opportunity to thrive.
The development of our students academically, personally and professionally is at the heart of everything we do at Harris Academy Battersea. Our values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience embody the qualities we seek to promote and expect to see in our young people. You will take a key role in the communication and reiteration of our vision and mission to our students: ‘We develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world'.
If you are committed to these values and want to make a real difference to the lives of our young people, then we would welcome an application.
We would like to hear from you if you have have:
- A clear and good understanding of safeguarding issues, theory and practice, with particular regard to:
- refer cases of suspected abuse to the local authority children's social care as required;
- support staff who make referrals to local authority children's social care;
- refer cases to the Channel programme where there is a radicalisation concern as required;
- support staff who make referrals to the Channel programme;
- refer cases where a person is dismissed or left due to risk/harm to a child to the Disclosure and Barring Service as required; and
- refer cases where a crime may have been committed to the Police as required.
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft software with knowledge of using a management Information system for input and export of student data Knowledge of the range of agencies that work with students and their families.
- Training in child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Basic knowledge of first aid; eg. Emergency first aid
- Knowledge of many of the social issues facing students from disadvantaged backgrounds
- Good understanding of a range of welfare issues that may be affecting students and their families
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
What the school offers its staff
Harris Academy Battersea is a mixed state secondary school serving a truly comprehensive community in the heart of London. We are an Ofsted ‘Outstanding' school with a track record of delivering fantastic outcomes year on year for our students.
Our Academy is centred on the values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience and these underpin the way we work for both students and staff. Our staff are inclusive, diverse and committed to our mission: we develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world.
HABS offers a broad, academic and challenging curriculum founded on six key curriculum aims:
- To develop deep, long-lasting knowledge
- To develop students into accomplished readers, writers and orators
- To provide experiences within and beyond the classroom that enrich learning and ensure students can make informed choices about their futures
- To equip students to challenge injustice in all its forms
- To enable students to understand how they learn
- To support students to reflect on their choices and values to improve themselves and their community
These aims underpin all elements of our curriculum, andwe see our core academic curriculum and wider personal development curriculum as intrinsically linked. All staff at the Academy contribute to the personal development of our students through their roles as tutors and through their contributions to the wider life of the academy.
A thriving school can only function with fantastic staff, and our vision is to make teaching at HABS both enjoyable and sustainable. The wellbeing of staff underpins every decision we make, and we seek to ensure that every member of staff can enjoy a work-life-balance enabling them to bring their best to work each day.
At HABS, professional growth and development is central to our mission. Our professional development motto is ‘improve, not prove' and leaders are relentlessly focussed on supporting staff in getting even better through a wide range of internal and external training opportunities.
As a part of the Harris Federation, all staff in the Academy benefit from being part of our network of more than fifty primary and secondary academies across London. Vibrant networks of subject experts meet regularly, and teachers can access bespoke support from our central teams of consultants.
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes an Annual Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more aboutour benefitson our website.
Flexible working opportunities
Harris Federation is committed to fostering a positive and supportive working environment for our staff, recognising that achieving a balance between professional and personal responsibilities is essential. We understand that each individual’s circumstances are unique, which is why we offer flexible working options that can be adapted to meet the needs of both the academy and our employees.
Our approach to flexibility includes a range of solutions, from tailored working hours to part-time arrangements, where appropriate, ensuring that we maintain our high standards of education while supporting the wellbeing of our staff. Whether you are a classroom teacher, support staffor part of our senior leadership team, we work together to find solutions that align with both the operational needs of the academy and your professional development.
Harris Federation and our academies are dedicated to creating an inclusive and collaborative environment, where every member of staff can thrive and feel valued in their role.
Further information about the job
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing safeguarding concerns and making referrals to external agencies, including Children's Social Care, the Police and the Channel programme
- Supporting staff with safeguarding referrals and safeguarding best practice
- Delivering and coordinating whole-school safeguarding training and awareness activities
- Preparing safeguarding reports and presenting information to governors, leadership teams and external inspectors
- Managing and monitoring CPOMS, ensuring accurate record-keeping and staff compliance
- Supporting early help, child protection and statutory safeguarding processes
- Attending and contributing to child protection and safeguarding meetings as required
- Ensuring staff understand and follow safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures
- Identifying and supporting vulnerable students, including those with SEND, young carers and children in need
- Maintaining accurate, secure and confidential safeguarding records
- Promoting effective information sharing with staff, safeguarding partners and external agencies
- Supporting the academy's Prevent duty and advising staff on safeguarding risks, including radicalisation
- Promoting online safety and supporting students to stay safe in digital environments
- Raising awareness of the additional safeguarding risks faced by students with SEND
- Keeping safeguarding knowledge up to date through regular training, professional development and sector updates
- Promoting a culture in which students are listened to and their views are taken into account in safeguarding practice
Commitment to safeguarding
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Harris Academy Battersea
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 890 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- careers@harrisfederation.org.uk
- Phone number
- 020 7622 0026
Harris Battersea was ranked 10th in the country in. With a Progress 8 score of +1.27, students achieve more than one grade higher than they would in an average school. Such progress, alongside the best A-level results in Wandsworth, reflect the exceptional dedication with which everyone in the academy has applied themselves.
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