Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead

Bure Park Specialist Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 4AE

47 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  12 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  21 July 2025

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: £29,698.00 - £31,361.00 Annually (Actual) Scale H23 – H26 (£33,366 - £35,235) per annum, pro rata Actual salary per annum £29,698 - £31,361

Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead job summary

Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead

37 hours per week, term time plus 2 weeks

Scale H23 – H26 (£33,366 - £35,235) per annum, pro rata

Actual salary per annum £29,698 - £31,361

We are looking to recruit Senior Designated Safeguarding Leads to join the senior leadership team in each of our special school academies.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to be part of a highly motivated, exceptional team who strive to establish the highest standards and who are instrumental in ensuring that we change children’s lives.

Bure Park is a special school in Great Yarmouth. We are a residential school catering for boys with complex social, emotional and mental health needs. We have a track record of success and excellent outcomes for the children in our care.

We are looking for an experienced and resilient professional who will take a key role in coordinating the work of several alternate DSL’s covering both the educational and residential elements of the school. Given this is the key senior safeguarding role in the school, ideally the successful candidate will have a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and safeguarding legislation, ideally but not solely in a school context or one focused on young people. Experience of working with young people, families and multi-agency professionals will be an advantage. The successful candidate will be based in school and work with other teams within school. Clearly, the role involves being part of the day to day life of the school and will be expected to work directly with children and families on an ongoing basis.

Please include in the personal statement section of your application why you believe you are suitable for this role in terms of skill, experience and personal qualities.

You must “Submit” your fully completed application by the closing date/time.

Closing date: 9:00am, Friday 12th September 2025
Interviews: Thursday 18th September 2025

We reserve the right to end the vacancy and interview before the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Please note that it is normal practice to appoint to the bottom of the scale.

Broad Horizons Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and attend a Warner Interview. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. We are 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.

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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 Bure Park Specialist Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bure Park Specialist Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bure-park-specialist-academy

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