Safeguarding and Mental Health Support Assistant

Queensbury Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BU

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Asap

• Closing date

  9 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 October 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: CBC NJC 4a 11-15, FTE £28,141 Actual salary £24,502
• Additional allowances:

  CBC NJC 4a 11-15, FTE £28,141 Actual salary £24,502

Safeguarding and Mental Health Support Assistant job summary

Safeguarding & Mental Health Support Assistant

Starting - ASAP

Term time only | 37 hours per week, 8.30am - 4.30pm Mon - Thursday, 8.30am - 4.00pm Friday.

Salary CBC NJC 4a 11-15. FTE | £28,141. Actual Salary £24,502.

Queensbury Academy is a consistently oversubscribed, OFSTED rated ‘good’ comprehensive school situated at the foot of Dunstable Downs in South Bedfordshire. It is part of the successful Anthem Trust which offers incredible support for every professional that works within it.

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to be a safeguarding and mental health support assistant.

As an Academy we offer all staff a:

Climate for teaching and learning which is calm and engaging.

CPD and collaborative practice that is full of innovation.

Focus on staff wellbeing that ensures you enjoy your job and being part of a team.

Amazing students that will make you proud to be part of the Queensbury family.

An application information pack can be found on the website: www.queensburyacademy.com or contact Mrs S Caswell, at the Academy on 01582 601241 or at SCaswell@queensbury.anthemtrust.uk

Closing date 9th November 2025 and interviews TBC

The school reserves the right to appoint before the application deadline.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks.

with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

CVs will not be accepted for any posts.

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 Queensbury Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1154 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Queensbury Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queensbury-academy-dunstable

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