Safeguarding Officer

Lord Grey Academy, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK3 6EW

49 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  21 September 2026

• Closing date

  2 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Hours of Work 8.30am – 4.30pm Mon- Thurs, 4pm on Fridays 37 hours per week 39 weeks per year - 38 term time weeks plus 5 training days
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: FTE £29,540 - £33,143, Pro rata actual annual starting salary: £25,407 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Officer for September 2026 to work closely with the academy’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, safeguarding team as well as all academy staff, to ensure the effective implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures across the academy. The successful candidate will attend Safeguarding meetings and update actions required on identified students, act as Supervisor for the CPOMS system and record and monitor safeguarding issues.

To be successful for this role you will need to have an understanding and experience relating to safeguarding. An understanding of multi-agency working is preferable.

A candidate information booklet and application form are available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

What the school offers its staff

Employee Benefits:

• Teacher & support staff pension schemes

• Continuous Professional development (CPD)

• Training School Alliance

• Networking opportunities

• Specsavers eyecare voucher

• Free Flu vaccine

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Medicash - Health Cash Plan:

• 24/7 GP Appointments & prescription services

• Dental treatment

• Optical care

• Physiotherapy

• Skinvision - skin health tracker

• A range of essential healthcare expenses

• Exclusive discounts on shopping & travel

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an 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.

A candidate information booklet and application form are available on the vacancies section of Lord Grey Academy’s website: https://www.lordgrey.org.uk/vacancies/

Please note the application form is available on the right hand side of the above link.

Completed application form and covering letter should be submitted to Human Resources at Lord Grey or emailed to hr@lordgrey.org.uk by 9am on Wednesday 2 September 2026. Interviews to be held on Wednesday 9 September 2026.

Only successfully short listed candidates will be contacted. CVs will not be accepted.

The school is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding children. The successful applicant will require an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Booklet - Safeguarding Officer - September 2026 .docx.pdf - 838 KB (opens in new tab)

About Lord Grey Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lord Grey Academy website
• Email address: hruser@lordgrey.org.uk
• Phone number: 01908626110
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lord-grey-academy

Lord Grey Academy is an exciting and vibrant learning community where students enjoy great success in and outside of the classroom. Our Academy motto: Lord Grey Can is important to us as we prepare our students for successful adult lives in an increasingly competitive world.

Lord Grey Academy is popular and is the first choice school locally. We have a strong focus on academic achievement throughout the school and develop our young people to be independent and resilient learners. We are immensely proud of our inclusive ethos and of the positive relationships that we build with parents and the local community. We believe that all students can achieve.

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