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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    7 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    24 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: The ideal hours of work are 8.30am-3.00pm Monday to Friday. However, the final pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate This role is term time only, 38 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£27, 239

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a proactive, conscientious and highly organised administrator to join our dedicated Safeguarding Team. This is a vital role supporting the DSL (Designated Safeguarding Lead) team, ensuring effective communication, coordination, and record-keeping in all areas related to student protection and support.

You will act as the first point of contact for external agencies and provide vital administrative support for the Safeguarding and Intervention Assessment Team (IAT), helping to manage internal wellbeing referrals and coordinating support for individual students.

The ideal candidate will be well organised, with excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail. They will demonstrate a high level of confidentiality and confidence when working with sensitive information. Proven experience in supporting management-level staff is essential. Experience in a school or safeguarding-related administrative role would be advantageous; however, full training will be provided for the right candidate.

What the school offers its staff

Hinchley Wood School is an ‘Outstanding’ (Ofsted, 2023), inclusive and high achieving school on the borders of South West London. Oversubscribed each year, we have 1,355 students on roll, including 253 in our Sixth Form. We are one of the top 200 performing schools in England and Wales in terms of the progress our students make between the end of Key Stage 2 and their GCSEs. Hinchley Wood School has been ranked 18thin the Sunday Times Top Comprehensive Schools (2023) for results.

We take staff and student wellbeing very seriously and have invested time and money in ensuring that all members of our school feel supported and happy. Amongst our benefits, we offer:

  • family friendly term time working;
  • a commitment to professional development support and progression;
  • a supportive and collaborative team;
  • competitive salary and annual performance progression;
  • staff benefits and discount scheme;
  • two week Autumn half term;
  • free use of onsite fitness suite; and
  • membership of Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution (defined benefit scheme).

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The position advertised is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. Staff and governors have also established a code of conduct, included within this pack, which applies to all members of the school community.

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About Hinchley Wood School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1381 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0208 3987161

Hinchley Wood is an Ofsted Outstanding (October 2023) inclusive, high achieving and highly sought after school with 1,400 students on roll including 275 in our Sixth form. Located on the borders of SW London, we pride ourselves on celebrating student progress and development as well as academic achievement. In 2023 and 2023 our Progress 8 score of +0.87 put us in the top 5% of schools nationally, and we are in the 200 top performing schools in England and Wales in terms of the progress our students make between the end of Key Stage 2 and their GCSEs.

The last school Ofsted Inspection said “There is a strong learning culture across the school. Pupils develop a deep body of knowledge. This is reflected in external examination results, which are consistently well above the national average.” (Ofsted 2023)

Arranging a visit to Hinchley Wood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mkolebuk@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk.

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