We are seeking to appoint a Safeguarding, Attendance and Wellbeing Manager to join us from 1 September 2026. The successful candidate will ensure daily student attendance and punctuality is monitored effectively, complete first day absence calls and follow up where concerns arise, and develop and implement attendance action plans while managing liaison with external agencies. They will act as the lead Deputy DSL and a key point of contact for safeguarding concerns, manage CPOMS and other reporting systems, and follow and promote all safeguarding and child protection procedures while working with external agencies and supporting vulnerable students. The role also involves providing support to students with welfare or pastoral needs, identifying at risk children and coordinating appropriate interventions, connecting families with suitable external agencies, analysing attendance patterns and trends, maintaining accurate data records, producing regular reports, and working closely with parents, carers, staff and external professionals to support student welfare and attendance and coordinate multi agency support. Working hours: 37 hours per week, term-only plus 8 Professional Development Days (PDD’s). Salary: SO2 SCP26-28, £37,280 – £39,152 FTE. Pro-rated to £32,023 - £33,631 per annum (pay award pending). Start date: 1 September 2026 To apply: Please complete our application form (attached below) by the closing date is 9.00am on Monday 22 June 2026. Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 26 June 2026. For further details, please see the Job Description attached below. Attachments Ready to Learn Room Manager We are seeking to appoint a Ready to Learn Room Manager to play a lead role in ensuring exemplary standards of behaviour for learning at Hanley Castle High School by managing the Ready to Learn Room. This room is used to give reflection time and time out to those students who are not meeting the very high expectations of conduct in the classroom. The successful candidate will create a calm, positive, purposeful, and orderly environment where students can re-establish appropriate behaviour for learning following removal from a lesson. This role would suit an individual with experience of working in a behaviour focused role either in education or another similar setting and experience managing situations that may involve de-escalation. In addition, proven success working with and motivating young people is essential. Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8.30am - 4.30pm. Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm (includes a 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak). Term-time only plus 8 Professional Development Days. Salary: £28,898- £31,022 FTE. Pro-rated to £24,565 - £26,647 per annum (pay-award pending). For more information, please read our Job Description and Person Specification.