Designated Safeguarding Officer and Family Support Worker

Chestnuts Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5EN

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Salary Grade E1, Pro-rata salary: £24,814.42 (Full time equivalent: £28,598)

Designated Safeguarding Officer and Family Support Worker job summary

Designated Safeguarding Officer and Family Support Worker

Part time, Permanent

37 hours a week 39 weeks per year

Salary Grade E1, Pro-rata salary: £24,814.42 (Full time equivalent: £28,598)

Chestnuts School is part of Inspiring Futures through Learning, Multi-Academy Trust who inspire all our futures through learning together. At IFtL we are never alone. We know we are stronger together - one united family striving for excellence for all, in everything we do.

We are looking for a Designated Safeguarding Officer and Family Support Worker to work within our Safeguarding Team. The job holder will be responsible for facilitating the educational partnership between home, school, wider school community and other agencies, by support, liaison, and negotiation; and where conflict arises to act as a facilitator in finding successful resolutions. This role will include the responsibility of day-to-day safeguarding practices (including child protection).

We are looking for a candidate with excellent communication skills, the ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise their workload accordingly.

Please see job description for more information.

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.

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

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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 Chestnuts Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 426 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chestnuts Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chestnuts-primary-school-milton-keynes

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