L3 Support Officer & DDSL

St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 0LY

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  13th April 2026

• Closing date

  9 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 February 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: L3
• Additional allowances:

  L3

L3 Support Officer & DDSL job summary

ASPIRE BELIEVE CELEBRATE

At St. Andrew’s School we develop aspiration, strength and self-belief by supporting each other and living our values.

WEST SITE Brunts Lane Biggleswade Beds SG18 0LY EAST SITE Bantock Way Biggleswade Beds SG18 8UQ

01767 312311/312212 office@standrews.beds.sch.uk

www.standrewsprimaryschool.org

L3 Support Officer & DDSL to work across both sites

09:00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Monday - Friday (27.5 hours)

To start 13.4.26.

Role and Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of young people to correctly plan and deliver programmes related to areas such as health, safeguarding, relationships, self esteem and anxiety.
• Keep up to date with external support services and signpost and encourage parents as appropriate.
• Support young people in different settings, including outreach work.
• Mentor, coach and support individuals, encouraging greater social inclusion.
• Work in partnership with professionals from other organisations that support young people such as social care, health, police, education, youth offending teams and local authorities.
• Attend and contribute to multi-agency meetings, bringing together practitioners from different sectors as part of a 'team around the family' (TAF) approach
• Attend regular training and development opportunities to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and local policy developments related to social, emotional needs.
• Undertake administrative tasks, maintain effective recording systems and respond to queries.
• Work with parents and act as an advocate for young people's interests within the school.
• Hold the position of Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead within the school and assist in the training of school staff.
• To attend meetings with the safeguarding staff from BCUS schools to create seamless transitions, share good practice and support each other.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates are expected to share this commitment and will be subject to the appropriate checks including with the DBS. We are required to conduct online searches about shortlisted candidates in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By applying you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

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 St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 894 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-andrew-s-cofe-vc-lower-school

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