Safeguarding Officer
Waterfront UTC, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4FQ16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
28th September 2025
Closing date
5 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,771.00 - £28,091.00 Annually (Actual) NJC C1 points 6-19
Safeguarding Officer job summary
Waterfront UTC is seeking to appoint a highly effective Safeguarding Officer, to start from 28th August 2025.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, pastoral staff, external agencies, and families to ensure the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of all students. You will play a key part in championing safeguarding, child protection, and early intervention strategies across the school.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong interpersonal skills, safeguarding knowledge, and a commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and supportive school environment. Safeguarding experience is essential for this position.
This is a full time (37 hours per week), permanent role, Term Time +3 weeks, paid based on the NJC pay scale C1 point 6-19 (FTE £25,183 - £31,067 – actual salary calculated on a pro rata basis which equates to £22,771 - £28,091 per annum).
What can we offer you?
The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is passionate about education. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.
We value our staff and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on employee development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust
We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer:
- Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Benenden Healthcare
- Free Flu Jabs
- Free Health Checks
- Access EarlyPay
- Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
- Discounted gym membership
- CPD afternoons
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Free parking on all our sites
If you require any further information or you wish to organise a tour of the school, please contact the school by calling 01634 505800 or via email to office@waterfront-that.org.uk
We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
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 are not accepted.
About Waterfront UTC
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 340 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Waterfront UTC website
The Howard Academy Trust started in Autumn 2015 and continues to grow.
We currently comprise of 3 secondary and 4 primary academies in Medway and Kent. We have future growth plans as a Multi Academy Trust with major projects taking place across the organisation. Our overarching aim and vision for our member schools is “working together to create a community of successful learners”. In doing this, we will deliver an outstanding education for the children and young people who attend our academies. We endeavour to ensure that all our pupils have access to the highest standards of teaching, resources and opportunities.
The Trust’s role is to oversee the leadership and vision of member schools and to develop effective and supportive partnerships between them. We have a firm belief within the Trust that every child should have access to at least a good education. We are proud that every academy inspected since joining our Trust has remained as a Good school or improved their Ofsted Rating. Both Temple Mill Primary School and Waterfront UTC joined the Trust as sponsored academies and have moved from Special Measures to a Good school on their first inspection. Our schools serve their own community, and each has a unique identity. Being part of this Multi Academy Trust has already provided member schools with practical benefits. We want communities to be proud of their local THAT school and we are determined to make it the first choice for all families.
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