Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Robert May's School, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1NA

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  18 September 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: £32,460.00 - £35,582.00 Annually (Actual) FTE Salary £34,273-£37,569

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary

Working side-by-side with our Senior Deputy Headteacher and DSL, you will serve as a trusted expert on child protection, playing a vital role in triage, statutory referrals, and multi-agency collaboration. From coordinating with Children’s Services and the police to CAMHS and Educational Psychologists, you will ensure our young people consistently receive the targeted support they deserve.

Key Responsibilities

• Triage and Referrals: Efficiently manage daily safeguarding concerns via CPOMS (safeguarding software), making timely, high-quality referrals to Children’s Social Care, the police, and external partners.
• Staff Guidance: Act as an accessible, expert point of contact for school staff regarding child welfare, Early Help interventions, and best-practice procedures.
• Multi-Agency Representation: Confidently represent the school at strategic meetings, including Child Protection case conferences, Core Groups, and Child in Need (CiN) reviews.
• Compliance and Records: Maintain meticulous, secure, and GDPR-compliant safeguarding documentation.
• Culture and Training: Help deliver staff briefings and champion a school-wide culture where every child's voice is genuinely heard.

What We Are Looking For

• Knowledge: Expert and up-to-date understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and statutory safeguarding frameworks.
• Experience: A proven track record in school pastoral care or a multi-agency setting, backed by hands-on experience handling complex child protection cases.
• Skills: Exceptional communication, strong administrative precision, high digital literacy (CPOMS experience preferred), and decisive problem-solving capabilities.
• Attributes: High personal resilience, unyielding professional discretion, and the moral courage to challenge decisions when necessary to protect a vulnerable child.

What We Offer

• A warm, collaborative working environment with a genuine commitment to staff wellbeing.
• Tailored continuous professional development (CPD) and local DDSL supervision networks.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Cycle to Work scheme and free on-site parking.
• A dedicated annual staff wellbeing day, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and a 24-hour virtual GP service.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit to the school, please contact Mrs Lisa Shackleton, HR Manager lisa.shackleton@rmays.com or by telephone: 01256 702700

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.

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 Robert May's School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1354 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Robert May's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/robert-may-s-school

Robert May’s School, which dates from 1694, is a high attaining and oversubscribed 11-16 Academy school with a distinctive ethos based on the charitable principles of our founder.

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