Safeguarding Administrator

Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Flexible working

Professional development

Job summary

The Diocese of Manchester is seeking a part-time Safeguarding Administrator to support the Safeguarding Team with a range of administrative duties, building relationships and helping improve our processes while upholding information governance.

This 21-hours-per-week role offers a starting salary of £14,687 (FTE £24,479), with a generous pension, annual leave entitlement, flexible working and opportunities for professional development.

Responsibilities

• Involved in a wide range of administrative duties to provide support to the Safeguarding Team.
• Develop knowledge and share ideas to improve processes.
• Engage with a wide range of people tactfully and sympathetically while maintaining information governance and confidentiality.

Job description

We are the Diocese of Manchester, serving a vibrant, dynamic and creative community in the North-West of England. Our vision is to be a worshipping, growing, transforming Christian presence at the heart of every community. Our work is about building a culture of hope and an expectation of growth in our parishes, schools and chaplaincies. We are looking for talented and innovative people to bring fresh ideas, diversity and inspiration to help us achieve this.

Manchester Diocese has a strong commitment to Safeguarding and we are seeking a reliable and professionally empathetic administrator to join us as we increase capacity in our team.

As Safeguarding Administrator, you will be involved in a wide range of administrative duties to provide support to our Safeguarding Team. You will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and share your ideas to improve our processes. You will work with people, not just systems, building relationships and making a tangible impact.

You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and be able to engage with a wide range of people tactfully and sympathetically, whilst maintaining strict standards of information governance and confidentiality.

This is a part-time role (21 hours per week) that attracts a starting salary of £14,687 (£24,479 full-time equivalent) with the opportunity to progress to the top of the pay band. We offer a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement, flexible working, and a strong commitment to professional development.

Although experience of working within the Church of England is not required, the post holder should be sympathetic to the aims and values of the Church.

The post will be offered to the successful candidate subject to satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Interview date:Thursday, 12 November 2026 at St John's House, 155-163 The Rock, Bury BL9 0ND.

Hours

Part-time: 21 hours per week

• Generous annual leave entitlement

Job attachments

Safeguarding_Administrator_-_Role_Description_-_October_2026.pdf