Start Date: June or September 2025
Salary: circa £45,000 per annum (based on experience)
Plus excellent benefits including healthcare, contributory pension scheme, free gym membership and lunch during term time
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding safeguarding officer from June or September 2025. The purpose of the role is to support the Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) across the senior school, the junior school and Wimbledon Common Preparatory School (WPCS) in their work to promote a strong culture of safeguarding and to safeguard children.
The safeguarding officer will act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) in the senior school, and will report to the senior school DSL. They may also be asked to act as a DDSL in the junior school and WCPS.
The postholder will be expected to be very familiar with the current version of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and other statutory documents relating to safeguarding, and to support the DSLs in implementing these at the school.
The successful candidate will need:
A commitment to the school’s ethos and values
Relevant experience, knowledge and training in safeguarding
Experience in undertaking safeguarding duties in a school/education or partner agency setting
Excellent written and oral communication skills, and a commitment to the highest standards of record keeping
...