Deputy Director of Safeguarding

The Circle Trust; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Circle Trust is seeking an exceptional Deputy Director of Safeguarding to support the Director of Safeguarding in delivering safeguarding, pastoral care and pupil support across our family of schools. This influential trust-wide role will champion safeguarding, ensure child protection standards, and work with DSLs, senior leaders and Trustees to embed a culture where every child feels safe and valued.

You will advise on complex safeguarding matters, develop safeguarding policy and oversee

Responsibilities

• Champion safeguarding across the trust and ensure pupil welfare.
• Support development of safeguarding strategy and policy compliance.
• Oversee audits, Single Central Record reviews and safeguarding record scrutiny.
• Deliver safeguarding training and promote proactive, child-centred practice.
• Work with Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), senior leaders and Trustees.

Job description

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Deputy Director of Safeguarding

We are seeking an exceptional Deputy Director of Safeguarding to support the Director of Safeguarding in delivering outstanding safeguarding, pastoral care and pupil support across our family of schools.

This influential trust-wide role will champion safeguarding at every level, ensuring our schools maintain the highest standards of child protection, welfare and compliance. Working closely with Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), Senior Leaders and Trustees, you will help embed a strong safeguarding culture where every child feels safe, valued and able to thrive.

As the Trust’s Deputy Safeguarding expert, you will stay abreast of national and local developments, provide advice on complex safeguarding and child protection matters, support the development of safeguarding strategy, oversee policy and procedural compliance, and contribute to quality assurance activities including safeguarding audits, Single Central Record reviews and safeguarding record scrutiny.

You will also play a key role in delivering and evaluating safeguarding training, supporting the effective use of systems such as CPOMS, filtering and monitoring software and ensuring safeguarding practice across the Trust remains proactive, robust and child-centred.

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