DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING LEAD

Lancashire County Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council-based role at Penwortham Girls' High School in Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, requires leading safeguarding and child protection across the school and ensuring online safety. The postholder will review and implement policies, train staff, and liaise with local authorities and police.

The ideal candidate will be resilient, well organised, and able to manage a demanding workload in a full-year, permanent role dedicated to safeguarding young people.

Qualifications

• Experience of safeguarding and child protection in a school setting.
• Ability to review and implement safeguarding policies.
• Experience in training staff on safeguarding matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding and online safety across the school.
• Review, design and implement safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Advise and train staff on child welfare and safeguarding matters.
• Liaise with local authorities and the police.
• Prioritise workload in a demanding environment.

Skills

Pastoral care experience

Safeguarding/child protection

Policy design and training

ICT skills

Staff liaison/communication

Job description

Location Penwortham Girls' High School, Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 0SR (801 on roll). Tel: [phone]. School website: www.penworthamgirls.lancs.sch.uk

Summary Working as a member of the school pastoral team you will take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection across the school, including online safety. The postholder will play a key role in creating a safe and welcoming learning environment.

The postholder will review, design and implement policy and procedures and will advise and train members of staff on child welfare, safeguarding and child protection matters, and liaise with relevant agencies such as the local authority and the police.

Applicants should be resilient, flexible, determined, have experience of working with young people, be well organiser and efficient with excellent ICT and communication skills and ideally experience of working in a school. They will be capable of handling a demanding workload and be able to successfully prioritise work.

This is a permanent, full time, full year role as it will be essential that our students and families have access to support all year round.

Please note that the school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and online checks.

The closing date is 12 noon on Tuesday 13 October 2026. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 21 October 2026.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

For an informal discussion please contact: For further details please contact - [e-mail] or phone [phone].

Proposed Interview Date: 21/10/2026

Equal Opportunities statement: An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Rehabilitation: The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.