Safeguarding Practitioner

Eastern Education Group Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3RL

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  10 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week*, 38 weeks per year - Permanent *Part-time and full-time opportunities available, please detail your preference within your application
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,703 - £29,058 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Actual salary: £21,915 - £23,848 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

• West Suffolk College- Bury St Edmunds
• 37 hours per week*, 38 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £26,703-£29,058per annum(Dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Actual salary: £21,915- £23,848per annum

*Part-time and full-time opportunities available, please detail your preference within your application

We are seeking a safeguarding professional who is skilled in recognising and referring any safeguarding issues to the relevant service as needed. This role will involve liaising with the police or social services in relation to making a referral or providing support for the interviewing of students where a referral has been made.

Candidates need to be able to understand contextualised safeguarding issues and take this information into account when making referrals. In addition, candidates will need tomonitorChildren in Care, Young Adult Carers or students with mental health conditionsliaisingwithcollege staff so that risks are well known. The role requires excellent communication, IT, and organisational skills.In this role you will liaise withlecturers, parents, and managers, coordinating resources to address safeguarding, PREVENT, and student welfare issues, including housing and financial advice.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of SEND, SEMH and an understanding of safeguarding procedures. Key responsibilities include conducting one-on-one sessions, managing student behaviour, and ensuringaccuraterecord-keeping. You will also work with vulnerable groups,monitorattendance, and refer safeguarding concerns as necessary, contributing to a supportive environment where students can thrive.

What the school offers its staff

• Membership intoLocal Government Pension Scheme

• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to ourEmployeeAssistanceProgramme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Companyevents
• Accessto various membershipsand discount schemes
• Learning and developmentopportunities - including staff development days
• Fundedsubjectcoursedevelopment for yourrole
• Range ofstaff communities, including EDI andneurodiversecommunities
• Careerprogressionopportunities

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

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About Eastern Education Group Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/suffolk-academies-trust

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