.png)
Safeguarding Manager
Sawston Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3BP14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
4 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 40 working weeks per year (term time plus two weeks). The core working pattern is Monday (08:00–15:30) and Tuesday to Friday (08:00–16:00), with a 30-minute lunch break. The role may also require occasional on-call and evening work
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- (£37,280 to £39,152 FTE), pro rata to the hours and weeks worked.
Pay scale
- NJC scale SO2, points 26-28
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and Training
Essential:
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade 5+/C+ or above) or equivalent.
- Appropriate DSL/safeguarding qualifications or training
- Evidence of commitment to further personal and professional development.
Desirable:
- Advanced safeguarding qualifications or training
- Mental health qualification or training
- Online safety qualification or training
- First Aid qualification/training
Experience
Essential:
- Successful experience of working with children and young people from a variety of backgrounds in an educational, safeguarding, welfare or support setting
- Experience of working with families, external agencies and other stakeholders
- Experience of maintaining accurate records, safeguarding documentation and case notes
Desirable:
- Experience of supporting safeguarding casework in a secondary school.
- Experience of attending safeguarding or multi-agency meetings.
- Experience of delivering staff briefings or safeguarding updates.
- Experience supporting vulnerable pupils including those with SEND or mental health needs.
- Experience of working under pressure, in a busy environment and dealing with confidential matters
- Experience of communication with a range of individuals, including parents/carers and outside agencies
- Experience of using a range of IT packages
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Full understanding of child protection and Keeping Children Safe in Education
- Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and guidance relating to working with children and young people, including knowledge of school and Trust responsibilities
- Awareness of local and national agencies that provide support for children and their families
- Ability to identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns
- A realistic appreciation of the challenges involved in working with children and young people
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Commitment to keeping up to date with current legislation, processes and training
- Commitment to improving safeguarding processes and practices
- Ability to travel to meetings, training and external agencies as required in order to fulfil the full remit of the role.
Desirable
- Knowledge of local safeguarding processes and referral pathways
- Awareness of contextual safeguarding, Prevent and online safety risks
- Experience of supporting safeguarding training or awareness activities
Personal Qualities
Essential:
- High levels of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality
- Approachable and able to build positive professional relationships
- Confidence, optimism and resilience
- Empathy, sensitivity, compassion and understanding
Desirable:
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
- Flexible and adaptable approach to changing situations and priorities
- Commitment to continuous improvement and reflective practice
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits
Anglian Learning offers the following benefits to staff.
- Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme (CARE)
- Free membership to all Anglian Leisure Sports Centres – Bassingbourn, Bottisham, Sawston, Joyce Frankland, Linton and Netherhall
- 20% discount on Adult Education classes run by Anglian Learning schools
- Employee assistance programme via Health Assured
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounted eye care vouchers
- Annual flu jab vouchers
- Access to a wide range of discounts on high street and online shopping via ‘Teacher Discounts’ and the ‘Blue Light’ card
- Investment in personal development
Further information about the job
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced, compassionate and highly organised professional to join Sawston Village College as Safeguarding Manager.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Assistant Principal / Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to support the day-to-day operational safeguarding practice across the College. The role will involve supporting the identification, recording and management of safeguarding concerns, maintaining accurate and compliant safeguarding systems, and contributing to effective multi-agency working to secure the best outcomes for vulnerable pupils.
The postholder will work collaboratively with pastoral and safeguarding colleagues to ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, recorded and acted upon promptly and in line with statutory guidance. They will help maintain robust safeguarding systems, support safeguarding referrals, and contribute to staff safeguarding awareness and training across the school.
The Safeguarding Manager will act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), supporting the DSL in managing safeguarding and child protection matters, liaising with external agencies, and providing safeguarding advice and guidance to staff where appropriate. The postholder will also be the school’s Domestic Abuse Lead and Prevent Lead, with operational responsibility for areas including Prevent, contextual safeguarding and domestic abuse support, working closely with the DSL and external agencies where appropriate.
This is a rewarding opportunity for a committed and resilient individual who is passionate about safeguarding and making a positive difference to the lives of young people within a highly successful and inclusive school community.
Please note this role involves ad hoc travel to various sites within the local area which are not always easily accessible via public transport. There may be a requirement for time to be worked at evenings or weekends in the event of an urgent safeguarding issue.
About the Safeguarding Team
Sawston Village College has an experienced safeguarding team, supported by a large pastoral team of non-teaching Year Leads. Colleagues within these teams promote a positive whole-school safeguarding culture. The team fosters positive relationships with pupils and their families and has strong connections with a range of external agencies, enabling us to ensure a holistic approach to addressing safeguarding and wellbeing concerns.
Application
If you have any inquiries regarding this opportunity or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact the HR team at hrhub2@anglianlearning.org
To apply for this vacancy please complete the application process via our website at https://sawstonvc.org/vacancies/, outlining how your skills and experience will enable you to be successful in this role. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
If for any reason you need to apply via an alternative accessible format, please contact us by emailing hrhub2@anglianlearning.org
Closing date: Thursday, 4th June 2026 at midnight
Interview date: Thursday, 11th June 2026
Start date: 1 September 2026, subject to pre-employment checks
Please note that we reserve the right to interview prior to the advertised date.
* Please see the attached recruitment pack for further details about this role and our employee benefits.
Commitment to safeguarding
Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sawston Village College
- School type
- Academies, None, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1194 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sawston Village College website
- Email address
- hrhub2@anglianlearning.org
- Phone number
- 01223712 777
Thank you very much for your interest in a position at Sawston Village College. We hope the information in this pack will encourage you to apply.
Sawston Village College is a highly successful and welcoming 11–16 academy where pupils are treated with respect and held in positive regard. Named the State 11–16 Secondary School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power list (The Sunday Times, 8 December 2024), we have high expectations and standards and are ambitious for our learners. We work collaboratively to provide an inclusive, safe and calm learning environment in which all pupils can thrive. We have an inspiring and evolving campus with a brand new building opening in 2027.
Our focus is the achievement and wellbeing of our 1,198 pupils within a culture based on community, ambition, respect and endeavour. In 2025, the College achieved outcomes above national averages, including 61% gaining grade 5+ in English and Maths, 37% at grade 7 or above across all subjects and a high Attainment 8 score, enabling pupils to progress successfully to their preferred post-16 pathways.
This success is based on a firm belief that all pupils, whatever their background or ability, deserve to succeed. We are determined to recruit, develop and retain excellent staff through high-quality professional development and a caring, supportive culture. As noted by our Ofsted report in May 2023, Sawston Village College is a highly professional and friendly, caring and enjoyable place in which to work and teach.
Thank you, in anticipation, for the time you will give to your application.
Mr Jonathan Russell
Principal
Arranging a visit to Sawston Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hrhub2@anglianlearning.org.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough