Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Family Team Lead
Permanent, 37 hours per week, (8.15am-4.15pm)
Term time only + 5 days
Permanent contract graded at Band SO1, SCP 23 - £32,076 actual salary
Vacancy Information
Purpose of the Role
The Designated Safeguarding Lead is the person appointed to take lead responsibility for child protection issues in school. The person fulfilling this role must be a senior member of the school’s leadership team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Overall
Take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection at the school.
Responsibility for online safety and Filtering and Monitoring procedures.
Contribute to creating a safe and welcoming learning environment.
Ensure that child protection policies and procedures are understood by all staff members and are implemented correctly.
Provide comprehensive induction training to new staff, governors and volunteers with the aim to strengthen their safeguarding skills and experience.
Identify pupils who may be at risk and use the correct protocol to reduce these risks.
Respond appropriately to disclosures or concerns relating to the wellbeing of a pupil.
Refer cases of suspected child protection issues to the appropriate investigating agency.
Work closely with staff on safeguarding and child protection matters, ensure that staff members understand when it is necessary to make a referral.
Understand the assessment process for providing early help and intervention, and take the lead when early help is appropriate.
Keep detailed, accurate and secure written records of concerns and referrals.
Be alert to, and understand, the specific needs of vulnerable pupils.
Encourage a culture of listening to pupils and taking into account their wishes and feelings.
Collaborate and effectively implement child protection plans.
Monitor pupils at risk of harm or those that have been subject to harm, providing support and ensuring their welfare.
Review and monitor any cause of concern relating to the welfare of pupils.
Act as the first point of contact for staff members raising safeguarding and child protection concerns.
Receive regular safeguarding and child protection updates, ensuring the school complies with all relevant legislation.
Multi-Agency Work
Have a working knowledge of local plans for the transition to the new multi-agency arrangements led by the three safeguarding partners (the LA and a clinical commissioning group and a chief officer of police from within the LA), and act as the main point of contact with the safeguarding partners.
Have a working knowledge of how LAs conduct a child protection case conference and be able to attend these, as well as effectively contribute to these when required.
Refer cases of suspected abuse to the LA and children’s social care services (CSCS), and to the police where appropriate.
Where radicalisation is a concern, refer cases to the Channel programme.
Support staff members who make referrals to external agencies.
Liaise with the LA, follow up any referrals made and challenge decisions when necessary.
Ensure the school aids the LA’s work where necessary.
Where necessary, securely transfer child protection files, and any additional safeguarding information considered appropriate, to other educational establishments, ensuring that confirmation of receipt is obtained.
Contribute to inter-agency plans to provide additional support to pupils subject to child protection plans.
Attend and contribute effectively to ‘Child in Need’ meetings and child protection conferences, including those taking place out of normal working hours.
Ensure that the actions resulting from meetings are carried out in a coordinated way.
Work closely with the governing body to create effective safeguarding policies and protocols.
Training
Undertake training to provide them with the knowledge and skills required to carry out the role. This training should be updated at least every 2 years.
Maintain and implement a safeguarding training matrix for other staff members.
Undertake Prevent awareness training.
In addition to the formal training set out above, their knowledge and skills should be refreshed (this might be via e-bulletins, DSL network meetings, or simply taking time to read and digest safeguarding developments) at regular intervals, as required, and at least annually, to allow them to understand and keep up with any developments relevant to their role.'
Other Duties
Undertake other duties from time to time as are reasonably required.
Undertake work within classrooms when required.
General
The post holder is expected to fully engage with the school’s performance management process.
To demonstrate the core values of the school at all times.
To attend staff meetings and school-based INSET as required.
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with our Equal Opportunities policies.
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with our Health & Safety policies and procedures.
To maintain at all times the utmost confidentiality with regard to all reports, records, personal data relating to staff, children and families and other information of a sensitive or confidential nature acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the school, with due regard to General Data Protection Regulations.
The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. Duties and responsibilities outside of the general scope of this grade of post will be with the consent of the post holder.
Closing Date: 12 noon, 18th September 2026
Canterbury Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to references and an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Applicants will also be subject to a Social Media presence check.
Please note: To apply through Prospects Online, please ensure you complete your Application Info section in your candidate profile before clicking apply on any vacancy you wish to apply for. If you are accessing the website for the first time, you will need to register as a candidate and add and save your candidate profile information before submitting an application for this vacancy.
Candidates can apply online for this post. If you are registered, please follow the apply now process. If you are not registered, then please register now and follow the apply now process.
00:
00:
00
Seconds have passed! What are you waiting for?