Safeguarding Support Officer

Lytham St Annes High School, Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, FY8 4GW

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as employment checks are completed

• Closing date

  24 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,761.00 - £33,167.00 based on full time, term time only plus 1 week

Safeguarding Support Officer job summary

Safeguarding Support Officer

£28,761-£33,167 per annum, full-time, term time only plus 1 week

Are you passionate about safeguarding and making a real difference to the lives of young people? Are you highly organised, discreet, and confident working with sensitive information in a fast-paced school environment?

If so, then we want to hear from you!

Lytham St Annes High School (LSA) is looking for a committed and capable Safeguarding Support Officer to join our dedicated safeguarding team. This is a vital non-teaching role where you’ll work closely with the Child Protection Lead, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Senior Leadership Team to keep safeguarding strong, consistent and at the heart of everything we do.

You’ll be right in the thick of things, playing a key operational role in the day-to-day coordination of safeguarding across the school. As a Deputy DSL and trusted point of contact, you’ll support staff, pupils, families and external agencies, helping to ensure concerns are identified early, handled appropriately and recorded accurately - so every child gets the right support at the right time.

This is a permanent, full-time role, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, during term time plus one week for INSET and additional duties.

You’ll bring experience from a safeguarding, child protection or compliance role (ideally within education), along with a solid understanding of safeguarding legislation. Organised, detail-focused and calm under pressure, you’ll be confident handling sensitive information with discretion and care. Strong communication skills are essential, as is the ability to build trusting professional relationships while exercising empathy and sound judgement.

A day in your new role could see you:

• Acting as a first point of contact for safeguarding concerns and queries from staff
• Supporting the Child Protection Lead and DSL with safeguarding and child protection cases
• Maintaining accurate and confidential safeguarding records
• Coordinating Early Help Assessments and liaising with families and external agencies
• Monitoring safeguarding training, Prevent duty compliance and safeguarding audits
• Supporting information sharing with the local authority and partner agencies
• Ensuring safeguarding procedures, policies and statutory requirements are followed
• Helping to promote a strong culture of safeguarding and vigilance across the school

Apply now and help keep safeguarding strong, every single day!

Closing date: 24th February 2026 at 9:00am

Interviews: 4th March 2026   

Find everything you need here to get started with your online application.

Please take a little time to look at our website which will give a flavour of our ethos and show that we care about each and every child that forms part of our community, and about every member of staff; it is this ethos that makes us ‘a learning community in pursuit of excellence’. www.lythamhigh.lancs.sch.uk

The benefits

•  Competitive salary
• Commitment to staff development
• Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family
• On Site parking
• Pension scheme
• Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities
• Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles
• Staff discount eligibility for brands and stores.

Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.

All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the Trusts commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.

Think of your application as a chance to show off and shout about your experience! Below is a list of all the skills we're looking for, so don't be shy, make sure you highlight how you've used them. You'll find a breakdown of what's important for this role in the job description, so give it a good look and make sure your application shines! 

Please do not upload your CV; we cannot consider these. Instead make sure that everything we need to know is included in your application.

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 Lytham St Annes High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: Up to 1538 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lytham St Annes High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lytham-st-annes-high-school-lytham-st-annes

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