Safeguarding & Attendance Officer - Key Stage

Rivington and Blackrod High School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7RU

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 December 2025

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: £26,534.00 - £29,453.00 Annually (Actual) Salary Grade F SCP17 - 23 on the NJC Pay Scale

Safeguarding & Attendance Officer - Key Stage job summary

Safeguarding & Attendance Officer - Key Stage

Salary: Grade F SCP17 - SCP23

Actual salary £26,534 - £29,453

37 hours per week Term Time Plus 5 days

We are seeking a dedicated Key Stage Safeguarding and Attendance Officer to join our pastoral team and play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and academic engagement of our students. In this role, you will act as a primary point of contact for safeguarding concerns, working closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to implement robust protective measures and support vulnerable learners. You will also be responsible for supporting the attendance of key students monitoring attendance patterns, identifying barriers to learning, and proactively engaging with families and external agencies to improve student outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) and demonstrate the resilience and empathy required to remove barriers to education and foster a secure environment where every child can thrive.

The school has strong links with the local community with a heritage of 450 years and is successful and popular with parents. You will be joining a Staff Team that is committed, welcoming, supportive and friendly. We are an ambitious community committed to young people and supporting them on their journey to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

We strive to meet the needs of every learner; drive them, motivate them and support them to achieve. We celebrate all success and truly believe that every student matters and that it is our job as educators to ensure they know and feel that they matter.

Rivington & Blackrod is part of the Leverhulme Academy Trust and we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Leverhulme Trust website.

To apply, please click on the link, and register for an account to complete our online application form: www.leverhulmeacademytrust.org/Vacancies/

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 4th January 2026

Interviews to take place week commencing 12th January 2026

The trust is committed to safer recruitment and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service clearance. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from as diverse a group as possible .Rivington and Blackrod High School is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust, we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

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 Rivington and Blackrod High School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1584 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rivington and Blackrod High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rivington-and-blackrod-high-school

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