Safeguarding Officer

William Hulme's Grammar School, Manchester, M16 8PR

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £29,778.00 - £42,493.00 Annually (FTE) £25,694 - £36,666 Actual for Term Time Only

Safeguarding Officer job summary

Full Time Permanent, commencing as soon as possible

Salary - The role is part of the Pastoral and Student Welfare Job Family and is placed in Pay Band 3 (Professional) and has a minimum starting salary of £29,778.00 per annum (Full Time Equivalent), £25,694.00 (Actual). The salary is pro-rata’d for Term Time Only and paid evenly over 12 calendar months, irrespective of when school holidays fall.

Thank you for your interest in applying to be a Safeguarding Officer at William Hulme’s Grammar School, primarily based in the Secondary Phase (WHGS).

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to the role of Safeguarding Officer. You will have experience of working with young people and families within a safeguarding and child protection environment and you will be able to work adaptively and flexibly across our school. As the Safeguarding Officer, you will have a strong understanding of our school culture and community and will understand the value of working with internal and external partners.

The Safeguarding Officer will work with the wider Safeguarding team to safeguard and protect the young people and staff of William Hulme’s Grammar School. You will play a critical role in taking responsibility for child protection, supporting staff to carry out their safeguarding duties and act in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation.

Closing date: Sunday 13 September 2026 11:59pm

Interviews: Thursday 17 September 2026

The school is fully committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and full child protection/safeguarding training. United Learning is an equal opportunities employer.

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

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 William Hulme's Grammar School

• Organisation type: Academy, Christian, ages 3 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• Size: 1542 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: William Hulme's Grammar School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/william-hulme-s-grammar-school

William Hulme’s Grammar School is the second most over-subscribed school in Manchester and one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country. WHGS is an all-through (3-18) Academy of over 1450 pupils with a wide range of abilities, ethnicities and backgrounds.

The Academy has a relatively new Sixth Form Centre, a two-form entry Primary Phase and has specialist rooms in the Secondary Phase, including fully equipped science labs, a library, ICT resource centre, music practice rooms, design, technology and art rooms. There is also a sports hall with changing facilities, along with full kitchen and dining facilities in the Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form.

Inspectors judged the school to be Good in all phases in its most recent inspection, May 2019

William Hulme’s Grammar School is a vibrant, multicultural school that welcomes children from all backgrounds and beliefs. We are committed to ensuring that all children receive a first class education that prepares them thoroughly for the future and allows them to play an active role in the life of the school and wider community. The school encourages staff to organise events and trips (home and abroad), extra-curricular and subject enrichment activities, to develop the whole child, to prepare him/her for the challenges of the modern world.

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