Trust Safeguarding Lead

Plymouth Cast, Plymouth, PL5 3AG

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  26 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £63,688 to £72,032

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an exceptional Lead for Safeguarding to shape and strengthen safeguarding practice across our Trust, promoting a culture of vigilance, care, accountability and continuous improvement.

This is a senior leadership opportunity combining strategic direction, quality assurance and governance with operational safeguarding expertise. Working closely with the Director of Education, Trust Safeguarding Officer, Headteachers and Designated Safeguarding Leads, you will provide expert guidance, professional challenge and support, ensuring safeguarding remains at the forefront of everything we do.

We are looking for an experienced safeguarding professional with extensive knowledge of child protection, excellent professional judgement and the confidence to lead complex and sensitive matters. You will be an inspirational and collaborative leader, committed to developing others, strengthening safeguarding practice and ensuring every child can flourish in a safe and nurturing environment.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting contribution within a values-led organisation, where safeguarding, professional integrity and the wellbeing of children and young people are at the heart of our work.

If you share our commitment to safeguarding, human dignity and educational excellence, we would welcome your application.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer

We recognise that our people are central to our success and are committed to supporting their professional development and wellbeing.

As the Trust Safeguarding Lead, you will benefit from:

• Relocation support of up to £8,000 towards qualifying expenses.
• Essential car user allowance to support travel across our Trust.
• Local Government Pension Scheme membership with employer contributions.
• Generous annual leave of 28 days plus bank holidays, with flexibility to take leave throughout the academic year.
• Employee wellbeing support, including access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff benefits, including retail and lifestyle discounts and salary sacrifice schemes such as Cycle to Work and Home Tech.
• Professional development opportunities, with dedicated support and investment in your continued leadership growth.
• Strategic influence, with the opportunity to shape safeguarding practice and contribute to the wider direction of a growing Trust.
• A supportive and collaborative leadership environment, working alongside experienced colleagues who share a strong moral purpose and commitment to excellence.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting contribution within a values-led organisation, where safeguarding, professional integrity and the wellbeing of children and young people are at the heart of our work.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

To apply, please use the following link: https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/jobboard/Vacancy/Details?campaignref=SCH-PlC-0284

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Trust Safeguarding Lead Job Pack October 2026.docx.pdf - 1.16 MB (opens in new tab)

About Plymouth Cast

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Plymouth Cast website
• Email address: careers@plymouthcast.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/plymouth-cast

Plymouth CAST is a multi academy trust of thirty four Catholic schools and one nursery. We operate within the Local Authorities of Cornwall, Plymouth, Devon, Torbay, Dorset, and BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole). We are a Catholic family of thirty-four schools and one nursery, which includes thirty-two primary schools and two secondary schools. We educate more than 6,300 students and employ more than 1,100 staff.

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