Safeguarding Officer

Thorns Collegiate Academy, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 2NU

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 37 hours per week, term time + 2 weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Band F SCP 26 - 31 (£37,280 - £41,772 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• Have Module One Safeguarding Training or equivalent, be ECAF trained, Lead Professional and Outcomes Star Trained.
• Have a minimum of two years experience of working in safeguarding and child protection procedures. Have worked for a minimum of 2 years with young people, have experience of record keeping and managing a case load of work and have worked on cases managed at both Early Help level and Child Protection level

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Opportunities across our MAT to enhance skills and experience
• Excellent career development opportunities
• Exceptional CPD provision
• a supportive working environment and team ethos
• friendly, enthusiastic children.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Thorns Collegiate Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 895 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thorns Collegiate Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@shirelandcat.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorns-collegiate-academy

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