Trust Inclusion and Strategic Safeguarding Lead

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust, Harrogate, HG2 8JR

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Required for January 2027 or sooner

• Closing date

  28 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £53,000.00 Annually (FTE) Circa £53k to £57k per annum (FTE), pro rata for part-time working

Trust Inclusion and Strategic Safeguarding Lead job summary

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is a cross-phase multi academy trust. Currently of twelve schools, one secondary and eleven primaries, which includes a mix of both Church of England and community schools, based in and around Harrogate and Craven. With an underpinning mission of “ambition, learning and enrichment for all,” our schools deliver high-quality education through rich and broad learning experiences that enable pupils to flourish.

We are seeking an exceptional Trust Inclusion and Strategic Safeguarding Lead, who has the knowledge and dedication to act as lead professional for all inclusion and safeguarding matters across the Trust. This pivotal role will provide expert advice and guidance to the Trustees, Executive Leadership Team, Designated Safeguarding Leads, and Senior Leaders across our primary, secondary, and post-16 settings, supporting children and young people aged 2-19.

As a key member of the Central Trust Team, you will demonstrate personal skills and qualities that align to an already established positive, hardworking and committed team. You will have a proven track record of shaping and delivering inclusion and safeguarding strategies that ensure full compliance with statutory requirements and policies, while driving a strong culture of inclusion and safeguarding excellence across all phases of education.

A full trust induction programme will be put in place for the successful candidate. Whilst the successful applicant will need significant mainstream experience, previous experience of working across all three phases of education is not required, though you will be expected to develop the knowledge to support and challenge across our three phases, therefore an interest in your own ongoing professional growth is vital.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Mark Colbourn, School Improvement Lead at Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust.  

For further information about our Trust, please visit the website www.ycst.co.uk

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. We have a robust Child Protection Policy, and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment with the Trust. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to satisfactory references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children. 

An online search may be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.

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

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust takes safeguarding very seriously and is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all children and the prevention of extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful applicants will be required to provide references, undertake an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Practices of the Trust. Checks are also undertaken to verify identity, address, qualifications required for the post, right to work in the UK and previous employment history.

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 Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yorkshire-causeway-schools-trust

Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust is a strong, caring and ambitious multi-academy trust located in the Harrogate and Craven areas of North Yorkshire. We are responsible for the wellbeing and education of around 3,800 children, and our annual turnover is nearly £24m. Our nine thriving schools (both Church of England and community) share common values, interests and purpose, and we place pupils at the heart of everything we do. Our culture is caring and inclusive, combining high expectations with high levels of support, and we have a strong reputation within the locality and the region.

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