Safeguarding and Welfare Officer

Newman School, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 3LX

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  13 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £33,672.00 - £36,581.00 Annually (FTE) TTO - actual salary is £29350 - £31886

Safeguarding and Welfare Officer job summary

We are looking for a compassionate, highly organised and resilient Safeguarding and Welfare Officer to join our school team. This important role will help ensure that pupils feel safe, supported and ready to learn by coordinating safeguarding activity, responding to welfare concerns and working closely with children, families and partner agencies.

About the role

Act as a key point of contact for safeguarding and welfare concerns, responding promptly and following the school’s reporting and referral procedures.

Maintain accurate, confidential safeguarding records and support the Designated Safeguarding Lead with case management, audits and statutory reporting, under the trust's Director of Safeguarding.

Provide sensitive, practical support to pupils and families, helping them access appropriate early help and specialist services.

Liaise effectively with social care, health, police and other partner agencies, contributing to meetings and agreed actions.

Support staff to recognise, record and report concerns, and contribute to safeguarding briefings and training.

Promote a strong culture of safeguarding, wellbeing and early intervention across the school.

About you

You will have excellent communication, organisation and record-keeping skills, sound professional judgement and the confidence to manage sensitive and sometimes challenging situations calmly. You will understand the importance of confidentiality, professional boundaries and child-centred practice. Experience in safeguarding, pastoral care, family support, education, social care or a related setting is highly desirable. Knowledge of relevant safeguarding guidance and multi-agency working would be an advantage, alongside a good standard of English and mathematics and confidence using digital case-management systems.

What we offer

You will join a welcoming and supportive team committed to protecting children and improving outcomes for families. We offer a thorough induction, regular supervision, relevant safeguarding training and professional development, access to wellbeing support and [insert pension/employee benefits].

Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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 Newman School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• Size: 185 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Newman School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newman-school-rotherham

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