Safeguarding Manager

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Little Hulton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Star Salford Academy seeks a talented individual to foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people. Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners’ welfare at the heart of the school.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills, and the ability to problem solve while providing excellent customer service to our community.

Qualifications

• Experience in pastoral care within an educational setting.
• Ability to manage relationships with pupils, parents and agencies.
• Proven report writing and record keeping skills.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child protection training.

Responsibilities

• Foster a caring and supportive learning environment for learners.
• Place pupil welfare at the heart of pastoral care work.
• Collaborate as a committed team member with excellent organisational skills.
• Provide effective customer service to the school community and referrals where needed.

Skills

Pastoral care experience

Child protection training

Report writing

Record keeping

Team player

Job description

124 Longshaw Drive, Worsley, Greater Manchester, M28 0BB

Pay:

Meets national minimum wage

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

21/09/2026

About this job

What skills and experience we're looking for Who we’re looking for We’re looking for a talented individual to help foster a caring and supportive learning environment for our young people.

Your experience of pastoral care will place our learners’ welfare at the heart of the school.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills.

You will have the ability to problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

Valid Named Person Child Protection Training.

Managing relationships with pupils, parents and Children’s Social Care, Early Help and CSE Risk Assessments, Drug & Alcohol Team (or any other key agencies).

Completing referrals to Children’s Social Care, Early Help and CSE Risk Assessments, Drug & Alcohol Team (and any other key agencies).

The ability to write effective and detailed reports.

The ability to manage records effectiveogolty.

What the school offers its staff About Star Salford Academy Star Salford Academyis a 5-form entry mixed secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds, which opened in September 2023. Like all Star schools, Star Salford Academy has a leadership specialism.

We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action.

Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

During its opening year, the school admitted an intake of 150 pupils in Year
7. We will continue to admit a new intake of Year 7 pupils at the beginning of each academic year.

Commitment to safeguarding Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils.

Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity.

We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give our best.

We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

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