Safeguarding Officer

Hall Park Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3EA

29 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time - 1 Year Fixed Term - Maternity Cover - Term Time + 2 weeks
• Contract type: Fixed term - Up to one year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual salary: £25,148.42 - £27,268.93 per annum (FTE: £28,305.58 - £30,692.30)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced professional to take up the role of Safeguarding Officer (1 Year fixed term contract, Maternity Cover). The Safeguarding Officer will work closely with the academy’s Designated Safeguarding Lead and 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 provide advice, guidance and support for students and staff whilst working with the pastoral teams to plan and deliver interventions and support where appropriate. You will also need to keep up to date with your own professional development in line with the statutory guidance including Trust policies and Keeping Children Safe in Education to support the delivery of safeguarding training to academy staff.

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.

Hall Park Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

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.

For further details regarding this post please contact Miss Plaskitt, t.plaskitt@hallparkacademy.org.uk on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Commitment to safeguarding

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Applying for the job

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About Hall Park Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 878 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hall Park Academy website
• Email address: t.plaskitt@hallparkacademy.org.uk
• Phone number: 01773786212
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hall-park-academy

Hall Park Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

Arranging a visit to Hall Park Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email t.plaskitt@hallparkacademy.org.uk.

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