Family Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Neale-Wade Academy, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9PX

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  29 August 2025

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: £28,142.00 - £30,024.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade F - £24,098.43 to £25,710.01

Family Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) job summary

Job Title: Family Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Salary: ALT Grade F - £28,142.00 to £30,024.00

Actual Salary: ALT Grade F - £24,098.43 to £25,710.01

Closing Date: Friday 12th September 2025, Midday

We are seeking a committed and experienced Family worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) to join our dedicated safeguarding team at Neale-Wade Academy. This is a vital role in ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and protection of all our students. If you are passionate about safeguarding children and young people, and have the skills to support and guide staff in this area, we would love to hear from you.

About the role:

As the DDSL, you will take shared responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the school. You will work closely with staff, students, families, and external agencies to ensure all concerns are managed appropriately and in line with legislation and policy. You will be a source of support and guidance to staff and contribute to multi-agency work where needed.

There will be a requirement to travel in this role.

Why Choose Neale-Wade Academy?

• Work for a Trust that values you and the role you play in educating our young people. Our most recent Ofsted visit confirmed: "The Trust has put in place effective training to help staff implement improvements. As a result, the school has begun to provide pupils with a more positive experience of education."
• Leadership development opportunities
• Vivup Employee Benefit System
• Access to Local Government Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Our significantly improved provision since our previous graded inspection has seen a change in culture, where staff are happier and there are consistently high expectations for all. As a result, our young people have confidence in their education and behaviour is orderly and calm. Come and meet our students and staff to see for yourself. Don't miss this opportunity to be part a school that is highly committed to making a difference for the young people in its community.

We encourage you to visit us to find out more about this exciting opportunity. Please contact Donna Spendelow (HR Recruitment Officer) - DSpendelow@neale-wade.org and arrange a visit to our Academy.

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 Neale-Wade Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1222 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Neale-Wade Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/neale-wade-academy

Neale Wade Academy is an educational establishment for 11 - 18 year old students.

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