Designated Safeguarding Lead

St Hilda's Church of England High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 3AL

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 39 weeks a year – 40 hours per week Monday to Friday. Including out of hours emergencies.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £42,839 - £47,181
• Pay scale: Scale PO3 32-35

What skills and experience we're looking for

STRATEGIC PURPOSE:

• To carry out the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead as a key member of the senior leadership team.
• To manage the behaviour, attendance and pastoral care of students and work effectively with other staff, families and carers to overcome barriers to learning.
• To maintain accurate safeguarding record

Experience/skills

• GCSE Maths and English (Grade C above/ equivalent)
• Qualified Safeguarding Training, preferable DSL, demonstrating strong knowledge of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.
• Experience of work with safeguarding, social care, pastoral leadership or similar
• Strong understanding of KCSIE, Working Together to Safeguard Children, and GDPR.
  

What the school offers its staff

St Hilda’s, which is situated on the edge of Sefton Park in South Liverpool, is a welcoming and supportive community. We have high expectations of behaviour and there are excellent relationships between staff and students, based on mutual respect. St Hilda’s is a high-performing, over-subscribed comprehensive school with a Sixth Form.

In 2021, Ofsted judged the school to be Good and in 2025, our SIAMS inspection found that St Hilda’s Church of England High School is living up to its foundation as a Church school and is enabling pupils and adults to flourish. The report highlighted "St Hilda’s biblically rooted Christian vision is the cornerstone and lifeblood of this school family. It is strongly proclaimed and confidently embraced, sustaining and nourishing the school’s work and mission. Along with its compelling Christian values, the vision drives this exceptional school. Diversity and difference are embraced, giving dignity and allowing this community to live well together. Pupils are highly respectful and supportive, enabling them to appreciate and support one another to be who they are." We are unashamedly a Christian school."

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

New Candidate pack Designated safeguarding lead.pdf - 844 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Hilda's Church of England High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1132 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Hilda's Church of England High School website
• Email address: mphillips@st-hildas.co.uk
• Phone number: 0151 733 2709
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-hilda-s-church-of-england-high-school

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Arranging a visit to St Hilda's Church of England High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mphillips@st-hildas.co.uk.

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