Senior Safeguarding Lead – School Welfare & Collaboration

Manchester Enterprise Academy; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Enterprise Academy seeks a Lead Safeguarding Officer to lead the safeguarding provision and team, ensuring student wellbeing and protection in line with statutory requirements. The role is Grade 7, full-time at 35 hours per week, term-time plus 5 INSET days and 2 weeks. Starting salary £34,882 with FTE £38,510.

The appointment is expected January 2027. You will monitor referrals, coordinate with multi-agencies, support staff and parents, and drive safeguarding training and statutory

Qualifications

• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
• Experience knowledge and understanding of current safeguarding legislation and guidance.
• Experience working with multi-agency colleagues on sensitive and confidential cases.
• Ability to manage a range of tasks and a large caseload with a methodical approach.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and safeguarding standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead monitoring and evaluation of children at risk from harm and liaise with multi-agencies or social services as needed.
• Advise and support staff on child protection disclosures and work with pastoral teams to monitor at-risk looked after children.
• Ensure safeguarding processes are in place to overcome barriers to learning for vulnerable students.
• Liaise with parents/carers and staff following safeguarding protocols and disclosures.
• Coordinate safeguarding support for Looked After Children and other vulnerable students.
• Manage and monitor caseloads of children on Child Protection Plans.
• Lead Personal Education Plans for Looked After Children within agreed timescales.
• Convene and represent the school at Child Protection and Looked After Children meetings.
• Develop, implement and teach the Penn Resilience programme in school.
• Review and produce analyses/reports on Looked After Children and at-risk students as required.

Skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Communication skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Discretion/confidentiality

Independent working

Education

Safeguarding qualification

Job description

Manchester Enterprise Academy seeks a Lead Safeguarding Officer to lead the safeguarding provision and team, ensuring student wellbeing and protection in line with statutory requirements. The role is Grade 7, full-time at 35 hours per week, term-time plus 5 INSET days and 2 weeks. Starting salary £34,882 with FTE £38,510.

The appointment is expected January 2027. You will monitor referrals, coordinate with multi-agencies, support staff and parents, and drive safeguarding training and statutory