Trust Behaviour and Safeguarding Adviser (South)

Venn Academy Trust, Beverley Road, HU10 6FE

19 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  3 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 May 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: £39,862.00 - £44,075.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 9 - £34746 - £38418 (actual)

Trust Behaviour and Safeguarding Adviser (South) job summary

Venn Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced Safeguarding Adviser with a strong working knowledge of behaviour to join our central team, working under the Director of Safeguarding Attendance, Welfare and Risk, supporting Venn schools across the south region. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to children and young people by strengthening safeguarding practice, improving behaviour culture and championing excellent attendance.

In this role you will:

Provide monitoring, support and professional challenge to school leaders and safeguarding/behaviour teams, helping them meet statutory duties and trust expectations.

Review safeguarding, attendance and behaviour information, identify patterns and risk, and support leaders to respond quickly and effectively.

Audit safeguarding practice and recording systems, supporting schools to be inspection-ready and confident in their safeguarding arrangements.

Share effective practice across schools, including evidence-based strategies to improve behaviour culture and reduce restrictive practice.

We’re looking for someone who:

Has significant safeguarding experience and can offer high-quality advice, guidance and challenge to school leaders.

Has a good working knowledge of behaviour and relational approaches, including supporting staff with de-escalation strategies and effective recording.

Can build positive, professional relationships with pupils, families, colleagues and partner agencies.

Is highly organised, comfortable working across multiple sites, and able to communicate clearly with a range of audiences.

Holds a driving licence, has access to a vehicle and is able to travel independently across the south region (travel is essential).

This post is based in the south region and will involve regular travel to our schools across the area.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Laura Carr, Director of Safeguarding Attendance and Risk laura.carr@vennacademy.org

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.

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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 Venn Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Venn Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/venn-academy-trust

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