Safeguarding Officer

St Peter's Collegiate Academy, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 February 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: £23,668.00 - £24,557.00 Annually (Actual)

Safeguarding Officer job summary

As a Safeguarding Officer at St Peter’s Collegiate Academy, you will play a vital role in removing barriers to learning for our most vulnerable students. Working within the Three Spires Trust, you will support the academy’s mission to ensure every student experiences "life in all its fullness"

This is a permanent, term-time-only position (37 hours per week) based in Wolverhampton.

Key Responsibilities

You will work as part of a dedicated team to provide a complementary service to teachers and families, helping children reach their full potential.

• Safeguarding Leadership: Act as a named Assistant DSL, supporting the Designated Safeguarding Lead in statutory functions according to KCSIE.

• Student Support: Triage safeguarding referrals via MyConcern and work with identified children on a 1:1 or small group basis.

• Family Liaison: Act as a bridge between home and the academy, making home visits and developing positive relationships with parents and guardians.

• Multi-Agency Work: Attend Child Protection Case Conferences, Core Groups, and other multi-agency meetings to advocate for our students.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an energetic and determined individual who acts with moral purpose. The successful candidate will have:

• Experience: Proven experience supporting children’s learning and working with pupils demonstrating challenging behavior.

• Interpersonal Skills: The ability to relate well to a wide range of people, including students, staff, parents, and external agencies.

• Resilience: Emotional resilience and a "can-do" attitude to meet the needs of all stakeholders.

  Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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

Three Spires Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Section 128 direction check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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 St Peter's Collegiate Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Collegiate Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-collegiate-academy

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