Designated Safeguarding Lead – Non-teaching - Extended Leadership

Burnt Mill Academy, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2NR

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  30 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £48,226.00 - £53,460.00 Annually (FTE) 41 weeks per year, 39 weeks including inset days plus 10 days (5 days during Summer School)

Designated Safeguarding Lead – Non-teaching - Extended Leadership job summary

Designated Safeguarding Lead - Non-teaching - Extended Leadership

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced, committed, and highly effective Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to join our Extended Leadership Team. This is a pivotal non-teaching role responsible for leading and managing all aspects of safeguarding and child protection across the school.

The successful candidate will champion a strong safeguarding culture, ensuring that the welfare of children remains at the heart of all decision-making. Working closely with senior leaders, staff, families, governors, and external agencies, you will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight to ensure the highest standards of safeguarding practice.

About the School

Burnt Mill is a caring and friendly school and our students tell us that when they come to school, they feel happy, safe and they enjoy their learning. This positive environment, where our students are supported and inspired to be the best that they can possibly be, enables every child to thrive. Indeed, many pupils enjoy school life so much that they often stay until 5.00 pm to continue their studies or to participate in extra-curricular activities.

About the Trust

BMAT is a thriving community of schools, committed to providing an outstanding education for every student attending one of our schools. We create environments where individuals matter, confidence flourishes, and every child can achieve exceptional outcomes.

We currently oversee seven secondary academies and five primary academies, primarily located in Harlow, with additional sites in Newham and Stansted.

The Trust’s vision is clear - to work together to smash through the barriers that prevent children from becoming confident, high-achieving, and independent individuals.

What can BMAT offer you?

BMAT provides a range of benefits to support your personal and professional well-being:

• Enhanced and flexible PPA
• Generous employer pension contribution through Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme
• Private healthcare benefits, including 24/7 Doctorline access
• Home and electronic salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work
• Discounted Gym membership through salary sacrifice
• Lifestyle and discount savings
• Workplace nursery fee salary sacrifice scheme via Yellownest
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for wellbeing support

Advert may close early if suitable candidate is found.

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 Burnt Mill Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 951 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Burnt Mill Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burnt-mill-academy

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