Trust Safeguarding Officer

Nova Education Trust, Nottingham, NG7 2TU

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: SO2 (£37,280 to £39,153 per year - April 2026 pay award pending)

What skills and experience we're looking for

· Excellent communication skills – verbal and written

· Excellent organisation skills

· Ability to build positive working relationships at all levels

· Ability to challenge appropriately and hold leaders accountable

· Ability to analyse safeguarding data and identify trends

· Ability to prioritise and risk-manage effectively at all times

· High level of accuracy and precision with text and data.

· Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.

· Highly proficient in CPOM’s Able to work flexibly including regular travel across the Trust, according to the needs of the service

What the school offers its staff

Please see the attached job pack for more information about working for the Trust.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Nova Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Officer Job Pack_Aug2026.pdf - 1.64 MB (opens in new tab)

About Nova Education Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Nova Education Trust website
• Email address: SGray@novaeducationtrust.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nova-education-trust

Our vision
To create transformational schools that belong to their communities and where all pupils and staff achieve more than they thought possible.

What do we do?
Create compelling school cultures where all are motivated to achieve.

Establish aspirational, purposeful, celebratory and inclusive learning cultures.

We are committed to excellence in Nova Education Trust – we are highly optimistic about our future.

How do we behave?
We work with honesty, integrity, humility and professionalism.

We trust and are loyal to each other – we demonstrate a selfless commitment in all that we do.

We innovate – we also remain open to learning from others.

We all learn together – in our vibrant, creative, diverse and inclusive family of schools.

We are highly ambitious – staff and students believe through hard work, all can succeed and grow.

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