Trust Safeguarding Lead

Teaching Vacancies; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support up to £8,000

Car user allowance

LGPS pension membership

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee wellbeing support

Staff discounts and salary sacrifice (

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a Lead for Safeguarding to shape safeguarding practice across our Trust. You will work with senior leadership to provide expert guidance, challenge and support, ensuring safeguarding remains a central priority with a focus on continuous improvement and professional integrity.

This is a senior leadership role combining strategic direction, quality assurance and operational safeguarding expertise to protect children and young people while developing others and

Qualifications

• Senior leadership opportunity combining strategic direction, quality assurance and governance with operational safeguarding expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance, professional challenge and support on safeguarding across the Trust.
• Lead complex and sensitive safeguarding matters with professional integrity and collaboration; shape practice and culture.
• Develop others and strengthen safeguarding practices to ensure every child flourishes in a safe environment.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an exceptional Lead for Safeguarding to shape and strengthen safeguarding practice across our Trust, promoting a culture of vigilance, care, accountability and continuous improvement.

This is a senior leadership opportunity combining strategic direction, quality assurance and governance with operational safeguarding expertise. Working closely with the Director of Education, Trust Safeguarding Officer, Headteachers and Designated Safeguarding Leads, you will provide expert guidance, professional challenge and support, ensuring safeguarding remains at the forefront of everything we do.

We are looking for an experienced safeguarding professional with extensive knowledge of child protection, excellent professional judgement and the confidence to lead complex and sensitive matters. You will be an inspirational and collaborative leader, committed to developing others, strengthening safeguarding practice and ensuring every child can flourish in a safe and nurturing environment.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting contribution within a values-led organisation, where safeguarding, professional integrity and the wellbeing of children and young people are at the heart of our work.

If you share our commitment to safeguarding, human dignity and educational excellence, we would welcome your application.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer

We recognise that our people are central to our success and are committed to supporting their professional development and wellbeing.

As the Trust Safeguarding Lead, you will benefit from:

• Relocation support of up to £8,000 towards qualifying expenses.
• Essential car user allowance to support travel across our Trust.
• Local Government Pension Scheme membership with employer contributions.
• Generous annual leave of 28 days plus bank holidays, with flexibility to take leave throughout the academic year.
• Employee wellbeing support, including access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff benefits, including retail and lifestyle discounts and salary sacrifice schemes such as Cycle to Work and Home Tech.
• Professional development opportunities, with dedicated support and investment in your continued leadership growth.
• Strategic influence, with the opportunity to shape safeguarding practice and contribute to the wider direction of a growing Trust.
• A supportive and collaborative leadership environment, working alongside experienced colleagues who share a strong moral purpose and commitment to excellence.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful and lasting contribution within a values-led organisation, where safeguarding, professional integrity and the wellbeing of children and young people are at the heart of our work.

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.