Senior Safeguarding Officer
Parkside School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 5AD21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
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Closing date
11 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 August 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
- £34,532.00 - £37,111.00 Annually (Actual) Scale PO2 Pt 29-32
Senior Safeguarding Officer job summary
Do you want a job where you make a difference to the lives of children and young people?
Do you want to be inspired on a daily basis by your work?
Are you interested in supporting young people and their families?
Are you interested in developing your leadership and management skills in the role of a Designated Safeguarding Lead, and affect change?
Are you ready to join an inclusive school and Trust keen to develop its staff?
(37 hours per week. Term Time only + 20 days)
It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join the team at Parkside School. We are at the beginning of the next stage of an exciting journey and we are looking for a talented and knowledgeable individual to join us on this journey.
Parkside School is recruiting for a Senior Safeguarding Officer at the school. The Senior Safeguarding Officer will have responsibility for the day-to-day management and co-ordination of Safeguarding within the school, including line management of the Designated Safeguarding Officers within school, with regard to those aspects related to safeguarding and child protection. The role will also oversee the implementation and co-ordination of supervision for colleagues within the wider Safeguarding team.
The role will work to, and with, the Designated Safeguarding Lead, a member of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for strategic safeguarding within the school. The successful individual will be a key member of the school team, helping to build and shape our culture of safeguarding, working closely with our students and families to respond to emerging Safeguarding themes and supporting all aspects of Child Protection.
Wellspring Academy Trust and Parkside School believe in investing in our staff. We have a strong CPD offer and all new staff will receive a supportive induction programme.
The role holder must demonstrate a flexible approach to the delivery of the role. Consequently, the role holder may be required to perform work not specifically identified in the job profile but which is in line with the general scope, grade and responsibilities of the role.
If you are as excited by this challenge as we are and you think this might be the role for you, please apply by submitting a completed application form, having taken note of the attachments, by 9am on Thursday 9th January 2025.
Interviews for successfully shortlisted candidates will be undertaken on Monday 13th January 2025.
WHY JOIN PARKSIDE SCHOOL?At Parkside, we believe in making a difference. You will be part of a supportive team that values professional development and contributes to an environment where every pupil has an equal opportunity to thrive. It is a very exciting time to join Parkside School, a part of Wellspring Academy Trust. Our school is welcoming and vibrant, with students who thrive on positive relationships and staff who are committed to securing the best possible outcomes for them. We are on an exciting journey reshaping Parkside School to be a school that students, staff, and the community are proud of.
As an employee you will benefit from a range of employee perks which include Staff Offers and Discounts, a free will writing service, Community First Credit Union, Cycle to Work schemes and People Celebration Schemes.
NEXT STEPS
For more information please refer to the job description attached. If you are interested in this excellent opportunity simply click APPLY NOW, alternatively if you have additional questions then please reach out to our recruitment manager, Hannah: hkiernan@wellspringacademies.org.uk
If you are unsure if you meet all the criteria but have an interest in this opportunity then please do submit your application.
We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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Why Join Our Talent Pool?
If we don't have any suitable vacancies available, we encourage you to register for our Talent Pool. When applying, you aren't just joining a waiting list, you are positioning yourself at the front of the line for a rewarding career. When a suitable vacancy opens, our talent pool is our first port of call and our recruitment team will be in touch. We will keep you up to date with the latest news and activities within our school on a regular basis. We are regularly looking for support staff and we offer a range of flexible contracts.
Complete our Talent Pool application form by clicking here!
We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the advertised closing date. Early applications are encouraged.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Parkside School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1061 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Parkside School website
Parkside School and locality
We want all of our schools to make a positive contribution to the community that they are embedded within. This impact should be meaningful, considerable and lasting.
We want the young people of Parkside school to have every available opportunity to develop into well-rounded citizens who are equipped to make a positive contribution and who know how to keep themselves safe. We want students to have passionate hopes for their future; hopes that they can articulate, believe in and make real. We want to develop a nurturing environment that develops students who can empathise, critique, protect, love, inspire, make, design, explore and understand; students who are willing to try things they have never tried before, do things they have never done before and who are willing to risk reimagining themselves as the very best version of what they can become.
Located in the picturesque village of Cullingworth, Parkside School is surrounded by rolling hills and dramatic countryside.
The village, three miles south of Keighley and seven miles west of central Bradford, is not only popular with commuters but also with tourists, walkers and cyclists who revel in some of the country’s most glorious scenery.
The locality is steeped in history; the Brontë Parsonage Museum and its famous literary collections lie less than five miles east.
Also on the doorstep is the Saltaire World Heritage Site; a Victorian model village that is home to Salts Mill, which itself boasts striking architecture, eateries and shopping.
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