DSL with some KS4 pastoral responsibility

Lift Broadlands, Bristol, BS31 2DY

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  24 April 2026 at 2:34pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32916 - £51048 per annum

DSL with some KS4 pastoral responsibility job summary

Salary: Main Pay Range 1 - Upper Pay Range 3 + TLR + pension + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Start: September

This is a rare opportunity to influence culture and practice at scale and help set the standard for safeguarding excellence.

Your new school
Lift Broadlands is a small secondary school in Keynsham, fostering a nurturing environment for students aged 11-16 and led by an incredible Principal, Laura Stone, who is passionate about ensuring that every student has access to an excellent education, in every classroom, every day. We're conveniently located near Bath and North East Somerset, with excellent transport links to Bristol and other surrounding areas. We are a small, mixed, fully inclusive comprehensive school and remain one of the best choices for learning in the area. For every student who attends our academy, we aim to raise their aspirations, broaden their horizons and promote a life-long love of learning. We are an OFSTED 'Good' school, and benefit from a number of links with the local community and have an excellent reputation.

Your new role
The role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead is to hold strategic and operational responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across Lift Broadlands. You will ensure that all staff, pupils, and stakeholders understand and enact their safeguarding responsibilities in line with statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education), the Lift Trust policies, and the ethos of the school.

As DSL you will lead on early help, intervention, and multi-agency working to protect and support pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, ensuring safeguarding is proactive, preventative, and fully embedded in all aspects of school life. You will model high-quality, trauma-informed classroom practice and maintain direct relationships with pupils, supporting early identification and intervention through daily teaching and observation.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have proven experience in a safeguarding or pastoral leadership role with experience of managing safeguarding cases and liaising with external agencies. You will have in-depth knowledge of statutory safeguarding guidance (KCSIE, Working Together) with a strong understanding of trauma-informed and attachment-aware practice. We are looking for someone with excellent communication, empathy, and organisational skills.

We offer you:
Comprehensive training: Access to some of the best developmental training to boost your career.
Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and much more.

If you would like a confidential discussion before applying and/or a tour of the school please contact us.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 Lift Broadlands

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 362 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lift Broadlands website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/broadlands-academy

At Lift Broadlands, our vision is to inspire our young people to set themselves aspirational goals based on their unique skills, talents and dreams.

As a small 11-16 secondary school that has been serving its local community since 1935, we cultivate a ‘family feel’ and sense of belonging among our students, and believe that nurture is essential for academic, personal and social success. We are an inclusive community which welcomes and celebrates students of all backgrounds and starting points, and which promotes diversity and fairness.

As well as cherishing and supporting our students, we believe in challenging them to achieve excellence in everything that they do. We have the highest of expectations of behaviour, and pledge that every classroom in our school will be a disruption-free learning environment. Similarly, we have aspirational academic goals for every student, and do not believe in placing a ceiling on what any young person can achieve. For this reason, our classes in Years 7, 8 and 9 are taught in mixed performance groupings, and we aim to challenge every student in every lesson. Where students need additional or different tools to reach our aspirational aims, these are provided by our expert teachers, who benefit from the guidance of our excellent SEN and pastoral teams. We are thrilled to be graded 'Good' across the board from our latest Ofsted inspection in 2023.

At Broadlands, we recognise the importance of building young people’s character as well as their academic success. We run a wide range of extra-curricular activities and clubs, and aim to enhance and deepen our students’ learning experiences with educational and cultural visits where possible. Our excellent Careers advice and strong links with employers and post-16 providers mean that we are able to prepare our students fully for their chosen pathways.

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