Senior Safeguarding Practitioner
| Posting date: | 11 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bury St. Edmunds, Not recorded, IP33 3RL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ce0548d2-367a-447c-93d7-3aa871d7e2ca |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Working across Exning Primary School and Stanton Primary School
• 37 hours per week, 40weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £32,598 - £36,363 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Actual Salary: £28,382 - £31,660 per annum
We are seeking an experienced safeguarding professional to join our team as a Senior Safeguarding Practitioner. In this key role, you will lead on safeguarding and student welfare across the schools, identifying concerns, making timely referrals to social care or the police, and supporting students throughout investigations and case reviews. You will liaise with external agencies, maintain accurate records on the Student Welfare system (recognising their potential use in legal proceedings), and apply a strong understanding of contextual safeguarding. This includes managing safeguarding files from feeder schools and conducting assessments to ensure prompt, appropriate support.
You will work closely with staff and external partners to support vulnerable groups, including Children in Care, Young Adult Carers, and students with mental health needs. The role requires sound knowledge of SEND and SEMH, strong communication and IT skills, and the ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism and empathy. Responsibilities include one-to-one welfare support, behaviour and attendance monitoring, responding to emotional distress, coordinating home visits, and advising on housing, benefits, and access to services.
You will advocate for students in multi-agency settings, promote resilience and independence, contribute to PSHE enrichment, and represent the school professionally in external meetings. A commitment to ongoing safeguarding and mental health development, alongside flexibility to undertake additional welfare duties, is essential.
What the school offers its staff
• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
• Working across Exning Primary School and Stanton Primary School
• 37 hours per week, 40weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £32,598 - £36,363 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)
• Actual Salary: £28,382 - £31,660 per annum
We are seeking an experienced safeguarding professional to join our team as a Senior Safeguarding Practitioner. In this key role, you will lead on safeguarding and student welfare across the schools, identifying concerns, making timely referrals to social care or the police, and supporting students throughout investigations and case reviews. You will liaise with external agencies, maintain accurate records on the Student Welfare system (recognising their potential use in legal proceedings), and apply a strong understanding of contextual safeguarding. This includes managing safeguarding files from feeder schools and conducting assessments to ensure prompt, appropriate support.
You will work closely with staff and external partners to support vulnerable groups, including Children in Care, Young Adult Carers, and students with mental health needs. The role requires sound knowledge of SEND and SEMH, strong communication and IT skills, and the ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism and empathy. Responsibilities include one-to-one welfare support, behaviour and attendance monitoring, responding to emotional distress, coordinating home visits, and advising on housing, benefits, and access to services.
You will advocate for students in multi-agency settings, promote resilience and independence, contribute to PSHE enrichment, and represent the school professionally in external meetings. A commitment to ongoing safeguarding and mental health development, alongside flexibility to undertake additional welfare duties, is essential.
What the school offers its staff
• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company events
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities, including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.