Designated Safeguarding Lead (Support)

Co-op Academy Medlock, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9UJ

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  20 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 Hours per week Monday to Friday (Term Time Plus 5 days)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: NJC 26 to 30

What skills and experience we're looking for

Relevant DSL qualification and / or experience in a similar role

Understanding of local authority and school procedures relating to attendance and child protection

Able to work well within a team as well as using your own initiative

Able to prioritise your workload in a fast paced environment to ensure deadlines are met

Good at building relationships with children and adults

Confidence in building inter agency relationships and patience

What the school offers its staff

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:

Benefits include:

Excellent location with good public transport links and onsite parking

Co-op colleague membership

Access to discounted gym membership

Access to a credit union

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.

DSL (Support) Job Description.pdf - 240 KB (opens in new tab)

About Co-op Academy Medlock

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 357 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Co-op Academy Medlock website
• Email address: jonathan.brown@coopacademies.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/medlock-primary-school-manchester

It is Co-op Academy Medlock's ambition for all our children to fulfil their highest potential.

We inspire our children to become confident, independent and engaged learners. Everything we do is to provide our children with the best start in life and encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Medlock serves a vibrant and diverse community. It is a place where differences are recognised and celebrated through our curriculum as well as through pastoral channels. Our children, families and staff are caring, respectful and responsible. We work in partnership with our families and community.

At Medlock we are passionate about providing every child with the skills they need to be lifelong learners. We believe that school life should give our children the ambition to be the best they can be. Learning is fun, purposeful and challenging and at the end of their time at Medlock, our children are confident young global citizens who understand British Values and are ready for the next stage of their educational journey.

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