Safeguarding and Pastoral Link (SPL) Officer-Maternity Cover
The Priory Ruskin Academy, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8ED11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
December 2026/January 2027
Closing date
2 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: up to 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- PPS 9, £28,153 (pro rata to £24,173 for 37 hours/39 weeks)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Priory Ruskin Academy is looking for an experienced and dedicated individual to join our team and contribute towards the opportunities and experience our students.
The Safeguarding and Pastoral Link Officer will work closely with the safeguarding and pastoral teams to ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of all our students in the academy. They will also work closely with outside agencies and families, ensuring the welfare of students, initiating and leading Early Help Assessments. This vacancy would suit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with vulnerable students, supporting them to ensure the best outcomes for them.
The successful candidate should be computer literate and have worked with MS Word, Outlook and Excel. English and Maths GCSE grade A-C or equivalent are essential. The successful candidate should have a commitment to promoting the welfare of children and young people and be willing to undertake relevant training.
This is a temporary post starting in either December 2026 or early January 2027 and will be for the rest of the academic year and possibly up to one year in duration.
Are you looking for an opportunity to join an outstanding Academy and develop your experience in a school environment? Do you want to have a genuine impact on shaping our teaching and learning culture as well as accessing Trust wide mentoring, succession planning and career development? We are looking for a passionate individual with a desire to support and promote outstanding education to join Ruskin’s progressive and dynamic staff team. There is a unique energy at The Priory Ruskin Academy; we are forward thinking, aspirational and dynamic but with a genuine warmth and supportive culture.
What the school offers its staff
The Priory Ruskin Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment for all. Our aim, embedded in the Trust Values, is to enrich our workforce at every level and we encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
The Priory Federation of Academies Trust strictly adheres to UK-GDPR regulations. In order to complete your application for this position you will be required to read and agree to the terms of our privacy statement. This will be available for you to read when you commence your application.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Please note that applicants may be subject to online/social media presence checks.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if we identify a suitable candidate.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Priory Ruskin Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1347 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- Prioryrecruitment@prioryacademies.co.uk
Our Academy offers a vibrant and stimulating learning environment where every young person is challenged to reach their full potential. Our students are proud of their Academy, where outstanding teachers and dedicated pastoral teams ensure high standards of academic success and a sense of personal responsibility.
Our curriculum is varied and inspiring, reflecting our traditional core values coupled with a modern outlook that celebrates the creativity of our specialisms in the Arts and Sport. Our extensive extra-curricular provision further nurtures students’ talents, providing a variety of educational, sporting and cultural opportunities. Such wide ranging academic and personal experiences are extended to our successful Sixth Form, from where the majority of our students will continue to university.
A Priory Ruskin student has high expectations for their future success and “Aims High and Shows Respect” in all aspects of school life. We respect our learning. We respect and foster our talents. We respect our school and wider community. It is our mission to ensure that each student appreciates the excitement of learning, the rewards of personal challenge and the importance of helping others in order to become a true citizen of the world.
Arranging a visit to The Priory Ruskin Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Prioryrecruitment@prioryacademies.co.uk.
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