Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker

Location:

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy

Closing date: 22 June 2026

Salary: NJC Grade 7, actual pro-rated salary £23,724 per annum (pay award pending)

Contractual hours: 35 hours per week, 7 hours per day (08:15 – 15:45)

Basis:
Part time

Region:
Doncaster

Job Category/Type:
Education – Non-Teaching

Date posted: 08/06/2026

Job reference: REQ
23213

Attachments:
Recruitment pack.docx

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy - The Rose Learning Trust

Plumpton Park Road

Cantley

Doncaster

DN4 6SL

Permanent, Term Time + 5 days

Hours:

35 hours per week, 7 hours per day (08:15 – 15:45)

Reporting to:
Designated Safeguarding Lead

Commencement date: 1st September 2026

Closing date:
Monday 22nd June 2026, 9am

Shortlisting date:
Monday 22nd June 2026

Interviews:
Monday 29th June 2026

The Rose Learning Trust is a successful medium sized trust based in Doncaster and North Lincolnshire. We have grown from two schools to nine over the last seven years with a central trust office based in Balby. We are a trust that lives our vision of transforming futures collaboratively in all our work to ensure we develop and grow sustainably and embed best practice for the benefit of our pupils.

Hatchell Wood Primary Academy is looking to appoint a highly motivated and organised professional to play a key role in our school. A vacancy exists for a hardworking and dedicated Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker to join the school.

As a member of staff, you also benefit from greater opportunities for professional development and promotion as we encourage movement between our academies to give you broader work experience.

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Family Support Worker should always comply with the trust’s code of conduct, safeguarding policies and practices and have:

• Personal integrity and a commitment to the Nolan Principles of Public Service
• A commitment to diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices
• A commitment to ensuring children learn in a safe environment
• A commitment to professional development and training
• An affinity with The Rose Learning Trust culture and purpose.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who will bring a sense of energy and passion to the role with a desire to be part of an Inclusion/Safeguarding team working for the pupils, staff and school community
• Be an individual who can make an outstanding contribution to the Inclusion/Safeguarding support function for the school and maintain effective administrative systems and procedures
• Have a good level of general education in line with the attached Person Specification
• Have experience of managing safeguarding in a school or other relevant organisation
• Enjoy working with children and form good relationships with both children and adults.

We can offer in return:

• A happy and welcoming community-based school where children, parents, staff and visitors feel valued for who they are.
• An inclusive ethos with enthusiastic, motivated and friendly children
• A strong and welcoming leadership team which is forward thinking, collaborative with shared vision, values and ethos creating a supportive team ethos.
• A supportive local governing body and Trust team who are committed to helping move the academy forward
• A Leadership team with a strong emphasis on the support and wellbeing of staff
• Wonderful pupils and parents who support the school in all that it strives to achieve
• Excellent professional development opportunities across a growing Multi Academy Trust.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. They can be made by appointment by calling the school office (01302) 538108.

To apply use the following link:

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at

In line with our safer recruitment policy two reference will be sought before we interview.

We are committed to the equality of opportunity in the services provided to customers and all aspects of employment. We warmly welcome applications from all sectors of the community. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed.

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