Safeguarding & Mentoring Officer

Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS19 0QH

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 May 2026

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: £29,443.00 - £30,110.00 Annually (Actual)

Safeguarding & Mentoring Officer job summary

Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy are looking to recruit and enthusiastic and dedicated Safeguarding & Mentoring Officer. As the Safeguarding & Mentoring Officer you will play a critical role promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children at all times and a lead role in promoting and nurturing the Catholic/Christian ethos of the school in their daily work.

You will be expected to play a lead role in helping to ensure that there is an outstanding climate for learning in the school, be a strong, visible presence during the school day and undertake responsibilities such as assemblies and duty rota work.

A key part of your role will be to contribute to monitoring and developing pastoral care, achievement and the broader life of the school.

Critical to success will be your ability to build strong professional relationships with all staff and pupils.

This is a rewarding and varied role that offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on pupils’ academic and personal development, while continuing to grow professionally within a supportive team.

We can offer:

• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic and successful team
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Networking opportunities.
• Flexible working patterns

The school is looking for candidates who are:

• Reliable
• Conscientious
• Flexible
• Able to work as part of a team
• Responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children at all times
• Able to develop one to one mentoring relationships with pupils

We are passionate about our school and want to fill it with staff who share the same passion, values and drive. You would be warmly welcomed to our school at any time, to see and feel what Our Lady & St Bede is like on a typical day and to ask any questions you may have on an informal basis. Please contact Miss Heather Duffy: duffyh@olsb.bhcet.org.uk.

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 Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1029 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-st-bede-catholic-academy

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