Safeguarding Liaison Officer

Phillimore Community Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 5EF

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  11 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Working 37 hours, Monday to Friday. Term time, plus 2 weeks during the school holidays
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,115 to £36,124

What skills and experience we're looking for

Due to promotion of the current post holder we are seeking a Safeguarding Liaison Officer, who will be a motivated,organised and flexible individual who is able to take responsibility forsafeguarding children on behalf of the school.

You will ensure that every student thrives in a safe, inclusive andsupportive environment, ensuring that every child receives the support,protection and guidance they need to thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

✔️ First point of contact for safeguarding concerns, providing timely andprofessional support.

✔️ Collaborate with external agencies, including social services, lawenforcement, and Family Intervention Service (FIS), to ensure studentwelfare.

✔️ Ensuring all staff in school are kept informed of safeguarding updatesto practice and procedures and induction is completed for new staff.

✔️ Attend Team Around the Child/ Family, Child in Need and ChildProtection meetings. Arrange and support FIS Advice Sessions.

✔️ Maintain accurate safeguarding records using CPOMS and trackconcerns effectively.

✔️ Advise and support staff with concerns.

✔️ Support vulnerable students and their families, including those facingpersonal challenges, mental health concerns, or difficult homecircumstances.

✔️ Deliver a regular lunchtime drop in for children that need support.

✔️ Contribute to school safeguarding policies, ensuring best practices areupheld across the academy.

✔️ Oversee school attendance across the school and report to theHeadteacher.

✔️ Ensure appropriate arrangements are in place to support parents andchildren in the smooth transition from primary to secondary school.

✔️ Contribute to Inclusion and staff meetings.

✔️ Utilise systems to support the role such as Arbor and CPOMS.

What the school offers its staff

The school is part of Sheffield South East Trust (SSET), which unitesseven local Primary Schools. Our school serves a diverse andestablished community in the South East of the city and is a large andfriendly school within the community of Darnall.

Our school was inspected in February 2023 and judged by OFSTED to bea Good school in all areas. Our pupils are well behaved, friendly andpositive about their learning and we have a team of hard-working andsupportive staff.The School can offer enthusiastic and motivated pupils who wantto learn and achieve, alongside hardworking, dedicated and supportivestaff and governors.

The school is committed to professional development and opportunitiesfor further training will be available. You will also receive free employeehealth cover (Westfield Health & Wellbeing).

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@phillimore.sheffield.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Safeguarding Liaison Officer - Job Description.pdf - 135 KB (opens in new tab)

Safeguarding Liaison Officer - Person Specification.pdf - 135 KB (opens in new tab)

About Phillimore Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Phillimore Community Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@phillimore.sheffield.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01142494036
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/phillimore-community-primary-school

Phillimore Community Primary School was inspected in February 2023 and judged by OFSTED to be a Good school in all areas. Our pupils are well behaved, friendly and positive about their learning and we have a team of hard-working and supportive staff. The school is a large and friendly school within the community of Darnall.

Arranging a visit to Phillimore Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@phillimore.sheffield.sch.uk.

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