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Operational Designated Safeguarding Lead

Job details
Posting date: 26 June 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 July 2025
Location: Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TE
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 2a6dd91c-4d7a-4d5b-8af8-b3d296da2382

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you a passionate and experienced safeguarding professional ready to make a meaningful impact in a specialist education setting? Pencalenick School is seeking an Operational Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) to take the lead in ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding and child protection for our pupils with communication and interaction needs. You will play a central role in building and sustaining a safeguarding culture that is proactive, reflective, and rooted in the specific contextual needs of our learners.

What the school offers its staff

Why Pencalenick?

• Join a dedicated and values-driven team in a highly regarded special school
• Help shape a responsive, child-centred safeguarding culture
• Be part of a wider Multi-Academy Trust (Special Partnership Trust) with opportunities for collaboration and growth
• Make a difference in the lives of neurodiverse young people and their families

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Applicants should also be aware that an online search will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates.

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