Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

The Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8ED

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 39 working weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: PPS11-PPS12 £28,142 - £28,598

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Priory Ruskin Academy is looking for an experienced and dedicated individual to join our team and contribute towards the opportunities and experience our students.

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead will work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, together with the safeguarding and pastoral teams, to ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of all our students in the academy. This vacancy would suit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with vulnerable students, supporting them to ensure the best outcomes for them.

The successful candidate should be computer literate and have worked with MS Word, Outlook and Excel. English and Maths GCSE grade A-C or equivalent are essential. The successful candidate should have relevant experience and a sound knowledge of safeguarding training as well as a commitment to promoting the welfare of children and young people.

What the school offers its staff

Are you looking for an opportunity to join an outstanding Academy and develop your experience in a school environment? Do you want to have a genuine impact on shaping our teaching and learning culture as well as accessing Trust wide mentoring, succession planning and career development? We are looking for a passionate individual with a desire to support and promote outstanding education to join Ruskin’s progressive and dynamic staff team. There is a unique energy at The Priory Ruskin Academy; we are forward thinking, aspirational and dynamic but with a genuine warmth and supportive culture.

The Priory Ruskin Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.pdf - 201 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Priory Ruskin Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1379 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Priory Ruskin Academy website
• Email address: ceburton@prioryacademies.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-priory-ruskin-academy

Our Academy offers a vibrant and stimulating learning environment where every young person is challenged to reach their full potential. Our students are proud of their Academy, where outstanding teachers and dedicated pastoral teams ensure high standards of academic success and a sense of personal responsibility.

Our curriculum is varied and inspiring, reflecting our traditional core values coupled with a modern outlook that celebrates the creativity of our specialisms in the Arts and Sport. Our extensive extra-curricular provision further nurtures students’ talents, providing a variety of educational, sporting and cultural opportunities. Such wide ranging academic and personal experiences are extended to our successful Sixth Form, from where the majority of our students will continue to university.

A Priory Ruskin student has high expectations for their future success and “Aims High and Shows Respect” in all aspects of school life. We respect our learning. We respect and foster our talents. We respect our school and wider community. It is our mission to ensure that each student appreciates the excitement of learning, the rewards of personal challenge and the importance of helping others in order to become a true citizen of the world.

Arranging a visit to The Priory Ruskin Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ceburton@prioryacademies.co.uk.

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