15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2027

  • Closing date

    6 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    22 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Assistant headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

PO3 - PO4 (Approximately £47,181 - £57,109 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Is a trained Designated Safeguarding Lead (or Deputy DSL ready to step up) with substantial experience of child protection casework in a school.

  • Has led or significantly improved attendance and knows Working Together to Improve School Attendance inside out.

  • Puts the child at the centre of every decision and holds the line with families, staff and agencies.

  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment and leads with calm authority.

  • Builds strong relationships with hard-to-reach families while maintaining the highest expectations.

  • Shares our belief that excellent attendance and a culture of safety are the foundation of academic success.

What the school offers its staff

  • The opportunity to lead one of the most important areas of the school and make a genuine difference to the lives of young people.

  • A place on the Senior Leadership Team in a school with a clear vision and strong values.

  • A dedicated safeguarding and attendance team to lead, and strong support from the trust’s safeguarding and attendance leads.

  • High-quality professional development, including safeguarding supervision and DSL network support.

  • A leadership team that values initiative, invests in staff and celebrates success.

  • The chance to be part of a school with a relentless commitment to “Excellence for All”.

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.
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Non -Teaching Assistant Headteacher - Safeguarding & Attendance (Designated Safeguarding Lead)

Scale: PO3 to PO4, Points 36–43

Salary: £48,738 – £58,994 (not pro rata)

Hours: 37 hours per week, full time, all year round

Overview

At Trinity High School & Sixth Form Centre, we believe that every child has the right to be safe, seen and in school. We are seeking an exceptional safeguarding professional to lead safeguarding and attendance across our ambitious and rapidly improving school as our Designated Safeguarding Lead.

This is a senior, non-teaching leadership role and a seat on our Senior Leadership Team. You will hold lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection, lead our safeguarding and attendance team, and drive the strategy that gets our most vulnerable young people into school and keeps them there.

Working closely with the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher, Heads of Year, Pastoral Managers, the SENDCo and our partner agencies, you will be the school’s expert voice on safeguarding and our Senior Attendance Champion. You will be visible, credible and relentless — quick to act on a concern, confident in challenging thresholds where a child’s needs are not being met, and uncompromising in your expectations around attendance.

How to Apply

If you are committed to keeping children safe and transforming outcomes for young people, and want to work in a school where expectations are high and support is strong, we would love to hear from you.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.

Please contact the School Office, at office@trinityhigh.net to arrange a visit.

Key Dates

Closing Date: Monday 2nd November 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing 9 November 2026

Start Date: January 2027


Commitment to safeguarding

Trinity High School & Sixth Form Centre is committed to the protection, safety and welfare of its pupils and staff and we aim for the highest standards in safeguarding procedures, and expect all staff and volunteers to share and promote this commitment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and criminal background check via the disclosure procedures. As per The DFE Statutory guidance, in accordance with the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” legislation latest version that came into effect on 1st September 2022, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search as part of our due diligence.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre

Organisation type
Academy, ages 13 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
958 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 18
Ofsted report
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Website
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre website
Email address
office@trinity.bmat.co.uk
Phone number
01527585859
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Trinity High School is a 13-18 high school based in Redditch, Worcestershire. We are the largest high school in Redditch with over 900 students and 120 staff. Trinity is part of the Bordesley MAT, consisting of Holyoakes Field High School, Birchensale Middle School. Woodfield Academy and Trinity High School & Sixth Form Centre.

Arranging a visit to Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@trinity.bmat.co.uk.

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