Safeguarding Officer at Hamwic Education Trust

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an experienced and knowledgeable Safeguarding Officer to join our central safeguarding team. Working under the direction of the Head of Safeguarding, the role will support and further embed a strong culture of safeguarding across the Trust, where high‑quality practice and shared responsibility are firmly established in all our schools.

The role will work alongside school leaders and Designated Safeguarding Leads to provide professional advice, challenge and support, promoting high‑quality safeguarding procedures and consistently strong practice. In doing so, the postholder will help maintain a strong culture of vigilance, underpinned by a shared understanding that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and that “it could happen here”.

As a member of the central safeguarding team, the successful candidate will play an active role in safeguarding reviews, training, policy development and quality assurance. Working together with colleagues, they will help ensure that pupils and adults are protected from harm and that statutory safeguarding responsibilities are met to a consistently high standard across the Trust.

• Has strong safeguarding knowledge and experience managing safeguarding concerns
• Is confident providing clear advice, support and professional challenge
• Understands the importance of effective safeguarding procedures, accurate recording and timely reporting
• Can work calmly and sensitively with complex and confidential cases
• Communicates well and builds positive working relationships
• Is organised, resilient and able to manage effectively competing priorities
• Works well as part of a team and is committed to high safeguarding standards

• An opportunity to be part of a collaborative managed services team with a shared vision of excellence
• Flexible working approach, where possible
• Wellbeing day (trial for 2025/26)
• Excellent training and development programmes and opportunities
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with length of service
• Access to our benefits portal offering a full range of discounts available through Lifestyle Savings
• Access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme, this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for employees and family members
• Access to financial wellbeing support through a company that provides comprehensive guidance on all things mortgage related
• Eligible for a Blue Light card

Hamwic Education Trust (HET) are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of our pupils and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal record and barring checks, scrutiny of work and training history, robust referencing, and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across HET.

All HET employees you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practices and to safeguard our pupils.