Lees Brook Academy
Derby
Salary:
Grade 9: £31,291 - £34,596 (£34,314 - £37,938 FTE)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
06 October 2025
Apply by:
5 September 2025
Job overview
Term time only + 2 weeks
Lees Brook Academy, part of Archway Learning Trust, is seeking a self-driven, compassionate, and committed Safeguarding Lead to join our dedicated Inclusion Team. This is more than a role-it's a chance to make a lasting impact in a school that places care, inclusion, and student wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
Working closely with our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), Targeted Support Lead (TSL), and wider Inclusion Team, you'll be a key figure in shaping a safe and supportive environment for every student. You'll help embed safeguarding into the culture of the academy, ensuring all staff are empowered with the knowledge and confidence to protect and nurture our diverse cohort.
We're looking for someone who:
* Has a strong working knowledge of CPOMS and safeguarding protocols
* Can confidently manage and monitor caseloads, working directly with students and families
* Understands the impact of trauma and is skilled in building trust and relationships
* Has experience in multi-agency working and can act as a key worker for complex cases
* Shares our ambition to shape Lees Brook into an outstanding, inclusive provider of education
At Lees Brook, we believe in collaboration, continuous professional learning, and the power of community. You'll benefit from a robust CPL programme and the opportunity to grow within a Trust that's expanding its reach and impact across the region.
If you're passionate about safeguarding and ready to lead with empathy, expertise, and purpose-we'd love to hear from you.
In return, we can offer:
* Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
* A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
* Access to a generous pension scheme
* Access to discounted travel schemes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Comprehensive training and support
* Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
* Eye care voucher scheme
* Free flu vaccine
* Access to e-learning and development
For more information about Archway Learning Trust and the vacancy, please visit
Closing sate: 9am on 5th September 2025.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references, online searches and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Recruiter contact:
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About Lees Brook Academy
Lees Brook Academy
Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby
Derbyshire
DE21 4QX
United Kingdom
Lees Brook Academy is a co-educational academy school based in Derby for students aged 11-18.
The school has a football development centre which includes a 3G football pitch and changing rooms. The pitch and changing rooms were officially opened in 2009 by Sir Trevor Brooking following a £1.15 million grant from Football Foundation, the Football Association and Derby City Council. The facility is the training and coaching venue for many local teams, including Derby County Ladies FC.
Principal
Clare Watson
Values and vision
Lees Brook Academy views how students learn to be as important as what students learn. It considers the kind of person each student becomes to matter as much as what each student achieves.
Each student at the school is viewed as responsible for their actions and behaviour. It is also believed that each student has a right to learn and achieve at the highest level they are capable of. Students are taught that the way in which they deal with other people matters, and so they should always treat other people as they would wish to be treated themselves. They are taught to learn from their mistakes as well as their successes.
Ofsted
"Lees Brook Academy is a caring and inclusive school."
To view Lees Brook Academy's most recent Ofsted Report, click
here
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