Safeguarding Officer

Job title and organisation: Safeguarding Officer - Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
Salary: The appointment will be made on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Employers’ Association Support Staff pay spine point 18 £35,395 pro-rata. Actual Pay: Full time, term time only + 10 days, based on 0.8889 FTE will be support pay spine point 18 £31,462 per annum.
Hours: 37 hours per week 8am – 4.30pm (Mon-Thurs) and 8am – 4pm (Fri) (Term time only + 10 days)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
Closing Date and Time: Friday 13th November 2026 at 9am

*Applications from all faiths are welcomed*

The College is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic individual to the full-time maternity cover post of Safeguarding Officer. You will be able to demonstrate how your qualities and skills show your commitment to make a difference to the lives of our students.

At Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College we are extremely proud of all our students’ achievements, especially the individual progression that they each make in their time with us.

Our aim is to offer a ‘World Class Catholic Education’ by providing the best care, support and outcome for each individual student. Our outstanding support is recognised across Leeds, for being individualised and responsive.

The safeguarding Team is highly experienced, friendly and has a wealth of professional knowledge. As the college student numbers grow, we are seeking to extend the team. We are looking for a highly self-motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who will play a key role in the ongoing health and welfare of students and staff.

You will have experience of working with children and/or families within a safeguarding and child protection environment. A committed team worker, you will carry a caseload and work on your own initiative. Time management skills are essential given the variety of this challenging yet rewarding role. Previous experience of working with children and families and with other agencies and recent experience of social services work in child protection is essential.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To ensure that safeguarding is at the forefront of College activity and ensure compliance with safeguard procedures by staff and external agencies that may use the College facilities
• Respond appropriately to disclosures or concerns which relate to the well-being of a child
• Respond and deal with any immediate causes of concern or emergencies according to the College’s policies and procedures
• To always comply with the College’s Safeguarding policies and procedures, including regular liaison with the College’s Safeguarding team, Safeguarding Designated Safeguard Lead and Deputy Safeguarding Leads.
• To act with professionalism, tact and diplomacy at all times and with particular sensitivity with personal information related to safeguarding.
• Deal with student safeguarding and wellbeing referrals as appropriate, involving external agencies where appropriate, ensuring concerns are recorded accurately and confidentially.
• To maintain accurate, confidential and up-to-date documentation on all cases of safeguarding and child protection.
• Where required, liaise with statutory agencies and ensure they have access to all necessary information.
• To ensure that vulnerable students are supported appropriately and sensitively and that all actions assigned to the College from planning and interventions meetings are successfully carried out.
• To complete and monitor suicide risk assessments as appropriate
• To collate and produce statistical information with regards to safeguarding and students and monitored groups
• To record appropriately and effectively on the College’s Cedar system/CPOMs
• To ensure documentation complies with internal and external audit requirements.
• To contribute to individual target-setting and reviews to help students meet their full potential, together with College targets for Retention, Achievement and Success Rates.
• To assist in the implementation of exam access arrangements as appropriate.

Other:

• To have regard to the principles and values expressed in the College’s Mission Statement.
• To demonstrate a commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons in line with College policy
• To have full regard for the College’s Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety requirements
• To assist cross-college activities (such as invigilation), where appropriate.
• To attend meetings in accordance with the College meetings’ schedule.
• Be aware of and adhere to all College policies and procedures, including Financial Regulations.
• To take responsibility for continuing personal and professional development and to keep abreast of safeguarding policy updates/initiatives in order to facilitate all aspects of the post.
• To participate in appraisal arrangements, as and when required.
• To contribute to the College liaison and information events e.g. attendance at the Open Morning and Parents’ Evenings
• Provide the highest quality customer service.
• To perform such other duties as assigned by the Principal which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

Please note: The job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The job may change over time to reflect the changing needs of the College, as well as the personal development needs of the post holder. Any changes would be discussed with the post-holder prior to implementation.

What we can offer you;

• Staff and their welfare are paramount to a successful and happy college.
• These are just some of the benefits offered to staff, along with some key facts:
• Free on-site car parking
• Located in the University District of Leeds and close to Leeds City Centre (easily accessible by public or private transport)
• The framework for Ethical Leadership in Education underpins everything we do
• The College has been rated again as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (March 2022 and September 2024) and is always oversubscribed.
• The West Yorkshire Travel Plan Network which gives 12% discount on Annual Metro Cards
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site canteen facilities, with a separate Starbucks café
• Feel good lunches - every half term (Different days on rota)
• Training and CPD
• Enhanced sick pay above statutory entitlement
• Enhanced payment for maternity, paternity and adoption leave (subject to qualifying period)
• Flu jab re-imbursement
• Various wellbeing initiatives, some staff led (i.e. yoga, knitting, College choir, Time to talk/ Mental Health and Wellbeing) + support to chosen charity of the year (voted by staff) with money raising initiatives.
• On-site College counsellor (mainly for students but staff can benefit from this or use the services of our EAP*)
• *Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured offers free and confidential advice available 24hrs, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
• Various discount platforms offering savings across a broad range of categories, including retail, fitness, well-being, and more (Blue Light, UniDays etc)
• Access to Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – Teachers only
• West Yorkshire Pensions – Support staff only
• Access to the beautiful chapel with regular services for staff to attend
• End of year College BBQ for staff + Mission and Ethos ' day, Staff Retreat Day
• Lots of celebration and fundraising reasons for cake baking (or just eating!)

To apply for a job, you must be eligible to work in the UK.

For an application form, and full Person Specification please go to Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College - Tes Jobs and scroll down to see our live vacancies.

The application form plays a most important part in our selection process. Please do not send us your standard CV (curriculum vitae). It is vital that you fill in the form as fully and accurately as possible.

At the initial shortlisting stage, we will pay particular attention to how well your experience and skills fit the criteria of the Person Specification and you should address each of these clearly in your application.

The College is committed to Safeguarding and promotes the welfare of young people and expects all staff, students and volunteers to share this commitment.

In promoting equality, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Protection of Children and Young Persons procedures. If you are selected for interview, you will be required to consent to the necessary enquiries being made.

Completed applications should be returned via the TES Portal.

Closing date: 09:00 on 13 November 2026

It is intended that interviews will take place week beginning 16 October 2026

Applicants who have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date should assume that, on this occasion, their application has been unsuccessful.

Thank you for your enquiry and interest in this post.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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