Safeguarding Leader

St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £41,184.00 Annually (Actual) St. Paul’s Pay Range 7 Point 33

Safeguarding Leader job summary

Safeguarding Leader

37 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 42 weeks (Term time plus 4 weeks per year)

St. Paul’s Pay Range 7 Point 33 (£44,075 - £47,181 FTE)

Actual starting salary £41,184.

Start September 2026

We are seeking an experienced, committed, and highly motivated Safeguarding Leader to join our pastoral and leadership team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in promoting the welfare, safety, and wellbeing of all students across the school community.

You will play a key role in operational safeguarding discussions and multi-agency meetings, contributing to the assessment and support of children and young people. The successful candidate will manage and triage safeguarding referrals, prioritising actions appropriately while providing guidance and support to staff on child welfare, safeguarding, and child protection matters. You will also work closely with external agencies, including the local authority and police, where required.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in promoting the welfare, safety, and wellbeing of all students across the school community, working within the framework of the school’s Catholic ethos and mission.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated professional who is passionate about safeguarding and making a positive difference in the lives of young people.

St. Paul's is a thriving and successful Catholic school with an excellent reputation. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPD opportunities and through the management of a growing and successful training school. All staff members are committed to the care and success of pupils and working in a setting where values of forgiveness, concern for others and respect are shared as the core values of St. Paul’s regardless of faith.

For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735

Closing date for applications: Monday 1st June 2026 at 9.00am

We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested and Online Searches prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.

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 St Paul's Catholic School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1886 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-school-milton-keynes

St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms

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