Safeguarding & Welfare Officer

Adwick Primary School, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SH

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  June 2026

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 April 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: £25,026.00 Annually (Actual) The position is term time only plus 10 days.

Safeguarding & Welfare Officer job summary

This role is for 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 10 days.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Safeguarding & Welfare Officer at Adwick Primary School based in Adwick Primary School, Woodlands, Doncaster. The successful candidate will carry out the duties of a Deputy Safeguarding Lead, supported by the headteacher who is the Designated Safeguarding Lead. The post holder will play a key role operationally in the delivery of the Safeguarding Policy.

We can offer you:

• A supportive working environment.
• A commitment to professional development.
• An opportunity to work with a dynamic team within the school, and wider within the trust.

Visits to the school are welcome; please contact Lisa Hickes, School Business Manager on lisa.hickes@vennacademy.org or telephone 01302 722762 to make arrangements.

Closing date: 08/05/2026

Our Multi Academy Trust is a group of inspirational and aspirational mainstream and specialist schools in Yorkshire whose main objective is to ensure that all pupils make exceptional progress through the development of outstanding staff.

Venn Academy Trust is committed to achieving fairness and equality in employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Our Trust is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Online searches will be carried out as part of Venn Academy Trust’s recruitment due diligence for all shortlisted candidates, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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 Adwick Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 382 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Adwick Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/adwick-primary-school-doncaster

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