Designated Safeguarding Lead

St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 7AA

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  8 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 June 2025

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: £34,563.00 Annually (Actual)

Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary

• Designated Safeguarding Lead required from 1st September 2025

  37 hours per week 43 weeks per year

  St Mary’s is a part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, Multi-Academy Trust. At Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL), we believe in the power of collaboration and shared expertise to drive excellence in education. As a united family of schools, we are committed to supporting and empowering our staff, ensuring that every child receives the best possible learning experience.

  At IFtL we are never alone, we know we are stronger together - one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do.

  Introduction to role

  As the DSL you will be a key member of the Senior Leadership Team and take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the school (including online safety and understanding the filtering and monitoring systems in place).

  Aim and main purpose of the role:

  • Safeguarding Referrals & Case Management
  • Participate in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings.
  • Colleague Support, Supervision & Training
  • Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
    
    Please see the job description for further details

  We can offer:

  As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, successful candidates have access to enhanced family leave, Employee Assistance program, bespoke CPD and auto enrolment in LGPS/Teacher pension. All IFtL employees have access to a benefits platform which offers discount on gym membership, cinema tickets, cycle to work scheme and much more.

  For more information please contact Anne Paterson on apaterson@stmaryswavendoncofe.co.uk

  Our children and young people come from a wide range of backgrounds, and so do our colleagues. We aim to reflect and celebrate diversity in our workplace in order to create an inclusive culture that adds real value to our vision of inspiring the futures of us all through learning together.

  Inspiring Futures through Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are expected to share this commitment, to follow IFtL’s safeguarding policies and procedures, and to behave appropriately towards children at all times, both in work and in their personal lives.

  All school-based posts are defined as Regulated Activity and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Criminal Records Bureau check

  #WelcomeToIFtL #BelongingInIFtL #IFtLFamily

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 630 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-wavendon-cofe-primary-milton-keynes

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