Student Safeguarding and Welfare Officer
St Nicholas Catholic High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 1JW21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
20 April 2026
Closing date
23 February 2026 at 8am
Date listed
2 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £29,543.00 - £33,591.00 Annually (Actual) (FTE £34,434 to 39,152) Grade 9 SCP23 to SCP28
Student Safeguarding and Welfare Officer job summary
St Nicholas Catholic High School
Student Welfare and Safeguarding Officer - AAAE:7132
Our Mission Statement
We aspire to embrace the Gospel and its values,
Celebrating uniqueness and diversity.
Our learning, within an enterprise culture, is based upon trust and respect.
Which define our relationship within the world family.
Everyone Matters.
The governors of St Nicholas Catholic High School are looking to appoint an experienced and committed professional to join our Safeguarding Team.
Under the direction of the Designated Safeguarding Lead this post will work closely with parents, carers and school staff to enhance the support available to our most vulnerable students to ensure that they overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential.
The successful candidate will possess resilience, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of colleagues and multi agencies to safeguard our student’s welfare.
The role will include acting as the deputy safeguarding lead (DSL) when the DSL is offsite and representing the school at Child Protection and safeguarding meetings. You will also need to plan and deliver programmes of support to further student confidence, progress and attainment.
Previous experience of working with children and young people is essential, ideally in a similar role within an education setting.
This is a permanent contract, based on 35 hours per week over 41 weeks per year (Term-time plus INSET Days and 2 weeks in August), and includes 26 days holidays (plus bank holidays) increasing to 31 after 5 years’ service.
Grade 8 - (SCP23 to SCP28) £29,543 to £33,591 (Actual Salary)
Requests to arrange a visit to school prior to application are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting either Mrs Dawn Poole on 01606 706020 / d.poole@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk. or Mrs Fleur MacCready at f.maccready@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk
Closing date 9am on Monday 23 February 2026
PLEASE REFER TO SAFER RECRUITMENT OTES AND GUIDELINES IN ATTACHED DOCUMENT ALONG WITH FULL JOB DESCRIPTION / PERSON SPECIFICATION.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Please refer to the school’s safeguarding policy on the school website here https://st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Child-Protection-Safeguarding-Policy-2022.pdf
All appointments are made subject to:
· An enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check
· Checks of professional status where applicable.
· Confirmation of professional qualifications, where applicable.
· Receipt of suitable references
· Medical clearance
· Online vetting check
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 St Nicholas Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1220 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Nicholas Catholic High School website
St Nicholas Catholic High School is a mixed catholic secondary school and sixth form for pupils aged 11-18. It is located in Northwich, Cheshire, and caters for approximately 1,250 pupils.
The school opened as a secondary modern in 1965, becoming a comprehensive school in 1972. It is a voluntary-aided school.
Values and vision
As a Catholic School, Gospel values permeate all the work undertaken in St Nicholas Catholic High School. Pupils are encouraged to recognise the importance of education in their own fulfillment as well as for the betterment of society.
The school aims to nurture students’ faith through liturgical celebration, and provides pupils with opportunities to take part in retreats. St Nicholas welcomes the views of parents, and considers them to be central to the successful education of their children.
The school’s Mission Statement summarises what the institution is aiming for: “We aspire to embrace the Gospel and its values, celebrating uniqueness and diversity. Our learning, within an enterprise culture, is based upon trust and respect which define our relationships within the world family. Everyone Matters.”
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