Safeguarding Support Officer - All Saints Catholic College

Kirklees Council; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Wellbeing package including medical/GP

Cycle to Work

Free Parking

Job summary

All Saints Catholic College in Huddersfield is seeking a Safeguarding Support Officer to work under the guidance of the Designated Safeguarding Lead. You will collaborate with the Safeguarding Manager, College staff and external agencies to deliver key outcomes for students through integrated support services.

The role requires the ability to work flexibly, build strong relationships with students and staff, and to support students with emotional and social needs including mental health.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children in a school environment.
• Experience of supporting students and families with emotional and social needs including mental health.

Responsibilities

• Work under the guidance of the Designated Safeguarding Lead to support students and deliver integrated safeguarding services.
• Collaborate with the Safeguarding Manager, College staff and external agencies to promote the welfare of students and ensure safeguarding best practice.

Job description

Safeguarding Support Officer

• Hours per week: 37 hours per week
• Working weeks: Term time + 1 day
• Grade: 8
• Salary: £28,278 - £29,723
• Closing Date: Monday, 9th November 2026 at 9am
• Interviews: Mid-November

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Safeguarding Support Officer to work under the guidance of our Designated Safeguarding Lead. The successful candidate will work in partnership with the existing Safeguarding Manager and the College and other key agency staff to deliver key outcomes for students through a range of integrated support and services.

The successful candidate will need to be able to work collaboratively and flexibly and build good relationships with both students and staff, demonstrating a respectful and caring attitude towards everyone in school. Experience of working with children in a school environment and having the appropriate literacy and numeracy skills to support students are essential. Experience of supporting students and families with emotional and social needs including mental health is also critical.

All Saints is an 11-16 school, situated near the northern boundary of Kirklees. We are a Catholic school with students attending from diverse cultural backgrounds, which contribute to the distinctive ethos. In November 2022, Ofsted judged All Saints “Good” in every category. We were judged “Good with Outstanding Catholic Life and Mission” by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate in March 2025.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our College making substantial progress under current leadership. In turn, we are looking for a candidate committed to playing a part in transforming the lives of our young people.

At All Saints Catholic College, we aim to create a happy workplace culture through promoting a healthy work/life balance. We do that by providing a package of flexible employee benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme for both Teaching and Support staff.
• A high-quality wellbeing package including medical cover, counselling, physiotherapy, fast track medical cover, care service and a 24-hour GP helpline.
• Kirklees Employee Health Care, which also includes wellbeing support, physiotherapy.
• Care First Advice - a 24/7 information and counselling service.
• We are part of the Cycle to Work scheme. Tax free bikes and safety equipment can be payable by payroll deduction through a partnership with Cyclescheme.
• Free Parking

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals who are able to work as part of the whole staff team, and who will support and uphold the Catholic ethos and practices of the school.

All Saints is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Therefore, we expect all workers, volunteers and employees to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

Due to the number of application forms we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.