Safeguarding Officer

Old Moat; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

CHS South is recruiting a Safeguarding Officer on a permanent, full‑time basis (35 hours/week). The salary ranges from £34,237 to £37,563 per annum, with a starting point of £34,237. The role focuses on safeguarding learners, promoting wellbeing and maintaining compliant records.

The post requires DBS checks and pre‑employment verification. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with learners, families, staff and external agencies to ensure a safe learning environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in attendance, safeguarding, pastoral support, education or a similar role.
• Good understanding of safeguarding practices and learner wellbeing.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track learner attendance and punctuality.
• Identify and address attendance concerns through interventions.
• Support safeguarding and welfare concerns management.
• Maintain accurate attendance and safeguarding records.
• Liaise with learners, parents/carers, staff and external agencies.
• Conduct welfare checks and provide pastoral support.
• Promote a positive culture of attendance, wellbeing and safeguarding.
• Produce attendance and safeguarding reports as required.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures.

Skills

Attendance & safeguarding

Communication skills

Pastoral support

Organisation

Job description

About The Role

Contract Type:Permanent
Working Hours:Full Time, 35 hours per week
Number of Positions:1
Start Date: 1st November 2026
Salary:£34,237 - £37,563 per annum

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Officer to join our fantastic team at CHS South.

This is a Grade 6, permanent post working 35 hours per week, all year round. The starting salary is £34,237.

This is a permanent, full time role starting once all pre-employment checks have been completed.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and track learner attendance and punctuality.
• Identify and address attendance concerns through appropriate interventions.
• Support the management of safeguarding and welfare concerns.
• Maintain accurate attendance and safeguarding records.
• Liaise with learners, parents/carers, staff, and external agencies.
• Conduct welfare checks and provide pastoral support where required.
• Promote a positive culture of attendance, wellbeing, and safeguarding.
• Produce attendance and safeguarding reports as required.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures.

Main purpose of the job

To support learners by promoting excellent attendance, safeguarding their wellbeing, and ensuring any welfare concerns are identified, recorded, and addressed appropriately.

The role will work closely with learners, families, staff, and external agencies to create a safe and supportive learning environment.

About the Candidate

We’re looking for:

• Experience working in attendance, safeguarding, pastoral support, education, or a similar role.
• A good understanding of safeguarding practices and learner wellbeing.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially and professionally.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• A proactive approach to supporting learners and improving outcomes.

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation