Senior Inclusion & Safeguarding Lead — Interim

Service Care Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership opportunity

Interim role with potential for perman

Competitive daily rate £265 Umbrella

Job summary

Service Care Solutions is seeking an experienced Interim Assistant Head of Inclusion / Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for a specialist education setting in West London. This senior role combines strategic safeguarding leadership with hands-on case management and inclusion work.

You will lead safeguarding, manage complex cases, coordinate multi‑agency interventions, and supervise pastoral staff while promoting a strong safeguarding culture across the setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum two years' recent experience as Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Strong knowledge of child protection procedures and multi‑agency working.
• Experience supporting neurodiverse pupils, ASC and SEMH.
• Experience leading, developing or supervising staff.
• Excellent communication, leadership and decision‑making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee safeguarding arrangements as the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Manage a complex caseload of vulnerable pupils and families.
• Coordinate multi-agency interventions including Early Help, CIN and CP.
• Provide leadership across behaviour, attendance, pastoral support and inclusion.
• Supervise, support and develop the pastoral team.
• Deliver safeguarding training and promote a strong safeguarding culture.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision-making

Staff supervision

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Service Care Solutions is seeking an experienced Interim Assistant Head of Inclusion / Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for a specialist education setting in West London. This senior role combines strategic safeguarding leadership with hands-on case management and inclusion work.

You will lead safeguarding, manage complex cases, coordinate multi‑agency interventions, and supervise pastoral staff while promoting a strong safeguarding culture across the setting.