Safeguarding Officer

Teaching Vacancies; Wellingborough; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 38.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Weavers Academy in Wellingborough is seeking a safeguarding professional to join our safeguarding team. You will work closely with students, families and external partners to remove barriers and keep learners safe, supported and ready to thrive.

The role emphasises building positive relationships, early intervention and collaboration with pastoral staff. We look for knowledge of safeguarding legislation, strong communication skills and a commitment to promoting wellbeing across the academy.

Qualifikationen

• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Experience working with children, young people and/or families in education, social care, community or youth settings
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance (including KCSIE) and child protection procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills suited to multi-agency work

Kenntnisse

Experience with children

Safeguarding knowledge

Verbal and written communication

Ausbildung

GCSE Maths and English

Jobbeschreibung

What skills and experience we're looking for

About You:

Weavers Academy are seeking a compassionate and proactive individual to join our safeguarding team. You will be committed to supporting young people, confident in building positive relationships with students and families, and motivated by the opportunity to make a lasting impact. Working closely with colleagues and external partners, you will play a vital role in helping students overcome barriers and achieve success.

Our Ideal candidate will have:

• Good general education, including GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English
• Evidence of working with children, young people, and/or families in an education, social care, community, or youth setting
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance (including KCSIE), and child protection procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills suited to multi-agency work

What the school offers its staff

About the Safeguarding Team:

Our Safeguarding Team is at the heart of student wellbeing at Weavers Academy, working collaboratively to ensure every student is safe, supported, and able to thrive. The team works closely with pastoral staff, families, and external agencies to provide early intervention, effective support, and robust safeguarding practices across the academy. As part of this dedicated team, you will help create a culture where student welfare is everyone's priority.

About Weavers Academy:

Weavers Academy is a thriving 11–18 non-selective academy located in Wellingborough, and proud to be part of the growing Creative Education Trust. We offer a dynamic and inclusive learning environment where every student is supported to achieve their full potential.

Our academy is large enough to provide a broad and innovative curriculum, yet small enough to ensure that every student feels safe, valued, and happy. At Weavers, we place the quality of teaching and learning at the heart of everything we do, because we know it is the single most important factor in shaping student success.

We foster an ethos where it is ‘cool’ to learn, and we actively listen to feedback from families and students to continually improve our provision. To find out more please visit our website.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.

We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.

We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.

Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.