Safeguarding Practitioner and Administrative Support

Mundesley Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8LE

11 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  16 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  4 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.26 - £14.13 per hour

Safeguarding Practitioner and Administrative Support job summary

Part of the AIM Federation of Schools

Located at Mundesley Infant, Junior, Swanton Abbott or Bacton Primary School

Tel: 01263 720401

Email: s.wilkinson@aimfederation.org

Website: http://www.aimfederation.org

• Salary – Scale E, £13.26 - £14.13 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 32.5 hours per week (M-F)
• Term Time plus 1 week
• Required for 1 September 2025

The AIM Federation of Schools - an established federation of seven schools and an SEMH Base located along the beautiful North Norfolk Coast and the Norfolk Broads.  

Not only will you be joining a dedicated and hardworking team at Mundesley Infant and Juniors, you’ll be collaborating with a wider team of around 130 staff in total, across the seven schools, working together and striving to deliver the very best education for our local communities. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to become our Safeguarding Practitioner across either Mundesley Infants and Junior schools or Swanton Abbott and Bacton Primaries. It requires someone with exceptional communication skills and a talent for self-organisation. Hours of work, Monday to Friday 8.30am - 3.30pm.

Safeguarding Practitioner (DSL)

You will;

• be responsible for the day to day management of safeguarding in the two schools within the AIM Federation.  
• take part in strategy discussions and inter-agency meetings, and contribute to the assessment of children. 
• advise and support other members of staff on child welfare and child protection matters, and liaise with relevant agencies such as the local authority and police. 

The Safeguarding Practitioner (DSL) will be line managed by a Head of School and will work directly with each school’s DSLs, keeping in regular contact regarding case loads.

Full Safeguarding Training (DSL) and regular supervision will be provided.

Administrative Support (MJS)

In addition to carrying out Safeguarding Practitioner duties you will provide Administrative Support for Mundesley Junior if based there. Your responsibilities will include day to day administrative needs which will include, but not limited to, some of the following duties;

• First point of contact for visitors to the junior school site
• Calendar Management 
• Administration and Correspondence

How to apply

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned by email to Sam Wilkinson, Operations Manager - s.wilkinson@aimfederation.org 

Note: We may interview suitably qualified candidates before the closing date, so ensure your application arrives promptly.

Closing date:  16 July 2025, 12 noon

Interview date:   TBC

The AIM Federation of Schools is committed to safeguarding children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Mundesley Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 98 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mundesley Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mundesley-junior-school

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