Director of WARS - Uxbridge

Crinkle Recruitment; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Meadow High School in the Hillingdon area is seeking a Director of Welfare, Attendance, Relationships and Safeguarding to lead the Welfare Team and oversee Attendance and Home liaison, with responsibility as Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding (DSL).

The post is permanent, 36 hours per week, term time plus training days and school holiday weeks, with a salary of £48,907–£53,177 per annum plus £1,568 Special Schools Allowance, dependent on experience.

Qualifications

• Will lead the Welfare Team, Attendance, Home liaison and DSL responsibilities.
• Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding processes and procedures.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Ability to work with pupils, parents and staff with tact and empathy.
• Committed to staff wellbeing and CPD initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Welfare Team, Attendance, and Home liaison across sites.
• Act as the Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding (DSL) for the right candidate.
• Collaborate with school leadership to implement safeguarding and welfare policies.

Skills

Welfare management

Safeguarding leadership

Attendance coordination

Team leadership

Communication skills

Job description

Job Reference: CJ5829
Advert Posted On: 05/10/2026

Director of Welfare, Attendance, Relationships and Safeguarding

Contract type: Permanent
Work pattern: 36 hours per week, Term time +5 training days + 4 weeks during the school holidays (43 weeks)
Salary information: POB, £48,907 - £53,177 per annum (dependent upon experience) + Special Schools Allowance, £1,568 per annum
Start date: ASAP
Following a restructure of our Welfare Team, we are seeking to recruit a dynamic Director of Welfare, Attendance, Relationships and Safeguarding.
‘At Meadow High School we aim to deliver high quality personalized education to young people aged 11 – 19 in the Hillingdon Area, empowering them to leave us with PURPOSE & CHOICE over their future.’

Meadow High School is an exciting environment for professionals looking to develop and/or apply their skills, knowledge and experience. We are a multicultural school that embraces diversity in all its forms. We are committed to sourcing and providing excellent CPD and to looking after staff's wellbeing. Please take a look at our website to find out more about us.

Now is an exciting time to join Meadow High School as we expand our numbers to 400 students educated across two sites, Royal Lane Campus & Northwood Road Campus.

The main elements of this role are: Leading the Welfare Team, Attendance, Home liaison and for the right applicant serving as the schools Designated Senior Lead for Safeguarding (DSL).

We are looking for candidates who:

• Will live & breath our vision & values by placing children at the heart of their practice.
• Will place the team above themselves.
• Will work hard with honesty and integrity.
• Be articulate and able to deal sensitively with a variety of situations with teachers, pupils, and parents.
• Have excellent administrative skills and demonstrate an understanding of office procedures.
• Be highly efficient and organised.
• Have the ability to be clear and assertive, whilst remaining calm, composed, tactful and flexible.

Meadow High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened, and are publicly available online, and which we may want to explore with candidates at interview.