Pupil/Family/Attendance Support & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Ellingham Primary School, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2JA

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Asap

• Closing date

  19 October 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  5 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: £31,271.00 Annually (Actual)

Pupil/Family/Attendance Support & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary

Ellingham Primary School is a warm and friendly, two-form entry school serving a welcoming and supportive community. We are passionate that all Ellingham children feel valued and included. Our aim is for children to love their time at Ellingham, experience success and leave primary school confident and ready to embrace all of life’s amazing experiences and opportunities. We want our children to feel safe and flourish in their time in our school, experiencing success not just in the curriculum but through building strong values to create happy, resilient and independent children ready for a positive future

The Pupil, Family and Attendance Support Worker and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is a key member of the Inclusion Team in helping the school achieve these aims.

The post holder will work closely with the Headteacher (DSL) to ensure that safeguarding across the school is of the highest standard and consistency so that all students feel safe, secure and supported and that all matters relating to safeguarding are dealt with effectively. You will take part in strategy and inter-agency meetings and advise and support other members of staff on child welfare and safeguarding. You will liaise with relevant agencies and make referrals to SPA following up where appropriate. You will also work with the headteacher on monitoring and addressing poor attendance, persistent absence and poor punctuality, working with families to identify barriers and provide targeted support to improve attendance.

You will work closely with the SENCo and Wellbeing Lead to support pupils and their families to address the barriers to their learning and help them to manage their own emotional, behavioural and social needs more successfully. This will include supporting on the ground to manage behaviour throughout the school day, in line with the school’s Relationships and Behaviour Policy.

The successful candidate will:

Have experience of working with children and families

Have knowledge and experience of taking a key role in implementing safeguarding procedures

Be passionate about helping pupils and their families to enable children to achieve their full potential at school

Be committed to the vision and values of the school

Be kind, patient and flexible in their approach and a strong communicator.

Be organised and able to work independently, proactive in their work and a collaborative and trustworthy team player.

Be a positive and professional role model, demonstrating high expectations at all times, to all staff and pupils.

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.

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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 Ellingham Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 276 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ellingham Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ellingham-primary-school

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