Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance & Welfare Lead

Chorley New Road Primary Academy; Horwich; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Chorley New Road Primary Academy, part of Albany Learning Trust, invites applications for an experienced Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance & Welfare Lead. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for safeguarding and attendance across the academy.

You will work with families, staff and external agencies, ensuring the highest standards of child protection, welfare and attendance, while leading on wellbeing and safeguarding across the school community.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive safeguarding knowledge and experience.
• Understanding the link between safeguarding, attendance, wellbeing and achievement.
• Ability to build positive, trusting relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Resilient, compassionate and highly organised.
• Experience working with external agencies and multi-agency professionals.
• Ability to challenge, support and inspire others.
• Commitment to every child having the best start in life.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for safeguarding across the academy.
• Lead attendance and pupil welfare, delivering targeted support and building relationships with families.
• Ensure highest standards of child protection and welfare are maintained.
• Champion wellbeing, safety and success of every pupil.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Relationship building

Organisation

Resilience

Inspiring others

Challenging & supporting

Child welfare commitment

Education

Degree level education

Job description

Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance & Welfare Lead

Employer: Albany Learning Trust
Location: Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Working Hours: Scale 8 Points 26-28 - 37 hours per week £38,510 - £40,444
All Year Round
Required from: Monday 2nd November or as soon as possible thereafter
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 28th September 2026
Interview: Friday 2nd October 2026
Application forms must be completed CVs not accepted) If returning by email to [e-mail]
Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Head Teacher: Miss L. Burrows
Tel: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Make a Difference. Change Lives. Lead with Purpose

At Chorley New Road Primary Academy, we believe that every child deserves to feel safe, valued, supported and inspired to succeed.

We are seeking an exceptional, passionate and highly motivated Designated Safeguarding Lead, Attendance & Welfare Lead to join our dedicated team and play a pivotal role in ensuring that every pupil has the opportunity to thrive.

This is far more than a safeguarding role. It is an opportunity to be at the heart of our school community, working with children, families, staff and external agencies to remove barriers, improve outcomes and make a lasting difference to the lives of our pupils.

The Role

As our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), you will provide strategic and operational leadership for safeguarding across the academy, ensuring that the highest standards of child protection and welfare are maintained at all times.

Alongside this, you will lead our approach to attendance and pupil welfare, creating effective systems, delivering targeted support and building strong relationships with families to ensure children attend school regularly, feel supported and achieve their full potential.

You will be a trusted professional, an advocate for children and a key member of our leadership team, championing the wellbeing, safety and success of every pupil.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Educated to degree level, ideally in a discipline relevant to the role, or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Has extensive safeguarding knowledge and experience, with a commitment to keeping children safe.
• Understands the vital link between safeguarding, attendance, wellbeing and educational achievement.
• Can build positive, trusting and professional relationships with children, families and colleagues.
• Is resilient, compassionate and highly organised.
• Has experience of working effectively with external agencies and multi-agency professionals.
• Can confidently challenge, support and inspire others.
• Shares our determination that every child, regardless of circumstance, deserves the very best start in life.

What We Offer

• A welcoming, supportive and highly collaborative team.
• Exceptional professional development tailored to individual strengths, interests and career aspirations.
• Opportunities for career progression within an ambitious and forward-thinking Multi-Academy Trust.
• State-of-the-art facilities including spacious classrooms, a cooking room, nurture provision, a sensory room, outdoor classrooms, a Multi-Use Games Area and a trim trail.
• A leadership team that listens, invests in its people and is committed to helping every member of staff succeed.

About Us

Chorley New Road Primary Academy is proud to be part of Albany Learning Trust, a charitable education trust serving communities across Lancashire through collaborative excellence and a shared commitment to ensuring that every child succeeds.

Albany Learning Trust was recognised nationally with the Staff Development Award at the 2024 MAT Excellence Awards, with judges praising the Trust's exceptional commitment to developing its people and its proactive approach to continuous improvement.

We are also delighted that Albany Learning Trust has been shortlisted for the TES Multi-Academy Trust of the Year Award 2026, recognising the impact of our schools, our investment in people and our commitment to educational excellence.

Our commitment to developing people sits at the heart of everything we do. Through personalised professional development, coaching, collaboration and leadership opportunities, we support staff to continually refine their practice and grow throughout their careers.

Our school has a proud history dating back to the first Horwich Board School in 1896. In September 2018, we moved into our purpose-built, state-of-the-art school building, creating an exceptional environment where children and staff can flourish.

If you are an ambitious and experienced teacher looking for a school where you can continue to develop, contribute to a high-performing team and be part of a culture that genuinely values its people, we would love to hear from you.