Safeguarding Officer

Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8JB

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Sept 26

• Closing date

  8 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 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: £35,163.00 - £28,047.00 Annually (Actual) H8

Safeguarding Officer job summary

Safeguarding Officer

Longdean School

Grade: H8

Hours: 37 hours per week

Start Date: September 2026

Contract: All year round

Actual salary: £35163 (H8 + fringe)

Longdean School is looking to appoint a Safeguarding Officer to join our team.

We are looking for applicants who have the skills to support and nurture a culture of safeguarding in our school and who will oversee and act as the the administrator for Child Protection Online Monitoring System (CPOMS).

The successful candidate will set themselves high personal standards and be keen to develop professionally.

Longdean School is a good school (Ofsted March 2025). We strive for excellence by teaching and preparing our young people to have confidence, to accept and respond to challenges, to have an enduring passion for learning and to become independent thinkers with respect for themselves and others.

Longdean School is proud to work within Scholars’ Education Trust.

If you are interested in joining us at this exciting time please see our website for further details: Trust website www.scholarseducationtrust.co.uk, or contact HR@scholarseducationtrust.co.uk or on 01727 734424. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 8 June 2026, 9am

Interview date: 16 June 2026

We reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Declaration of criminal offences

The trust is required to give you the opportunity to voluntarily declare convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). You will be provided with a criminal self-declaration form by the school if you are shortlisted for the post. All posts in schools are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to have an up to date Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Certificate. The existence of a criminal background does not automatically mean that you cannot be appointed but it may do so.

Scholars’ Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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.

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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 Longdean School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longdean School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longdean-school

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