Designated Safeguarding Officer & Family Support Worker

Rickley Park Primary School, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 October 2026

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: Grade E (FTE £28,598 Pro Rota – Actual Annual Salary £24,883)

Designated Safeguarding Officer & Family Support Worker job summary

Designated Safeguarding Officer & Family Support Worker

Permanent Position

Working Hours Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm and Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm

Grade E (FTE £28,598 Pro Rota - Actual Annual Salary £24,883)

39 weeks, term time only required ASAP

Rickley Park Primary School is proud to be part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) family of schools who inspire all of 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 have an exciting opportunity for a Designated Safeguarding Officer & Family Support Worker to join our team as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will work alongside our safeguarding team to promote the welfare, safety and wellbeing of our children. This rewarding role involves supporting vulnerable pupils and their families, coordinating safeguarding procedures, liaising with external agencies and helping to ensure that every child has the opportunity to thrive both in school and at home.

Are you:

• Passionate about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children?

• Committed to supporting children and families to overcome barriers to learning and wellbeing?

• Able to build positive relationships with pupils, parents, staff and external professionals?

• Organised, resilient and able to manage confidential information sensitively and professionally?

• Excited by the opportunity to make a real difference to our school community?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

Please see the job description for further details.

We offer: 

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning, successful candidates will have full access to enhanced family leave, generous Pension (LGPS) employer contribution, and access to a staff benefits package, including a bespoke CPD, wellbeing support (Health Assured) 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   

 #WelcomeToIFtL #BelongingInIFtL #IFtLFamily  

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 Rickley Park Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 447 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Rickley Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rickley-park-primary-school-bletchley

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