Job Description
Role: Safeguarding Officer
Academy: Outwood Academy Ormesby
Start Date: June 2026
Salary (Actual Salary): £27,441.53 to £28,353.69
Working Pattern: 37 Hours Per Week, Monday to Friday, Term Time only plus 15 days
Do you have significant expertise in child protection and a dedication to ensuring the health and welfare of young people? As a Safeguarding Officer, you will be pivotal in coordinating safeguarding referrals, managing documentation, and initiating multi‑agency interventions to protect vulnerable students and their families. This strategic and hands‑on role requires working directly with external agencies and leading the academy’s response to complex child protection issues.
Welcome From The Principal
Thank you for your interest in the vacancy at Outwood Academy Ormesby in Middlesbrough.
As Principal, I'm extremely proud of our academy, where everyone is driven to help young people thrive and meet their full potential in one of the most deprived areas in the country. We are committed to the value that ‘every interaction counts’ and work relentlessly to transform students' lives and develop positive community relationships.
We seek colleagues who value a commitment to enriching student lives, collaboration, a growth mindset, and a relentless drive to ‘turn our best into our normal’.
As part of the Outwood Family, committed to transforming lives and raising standards, we would be delighted to welcome you to our team if you share our passion for improving the lives of young people and our wider community.
If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact Helen Murphy (HR Assistant) at h.murphy@ormesby.outwood.com.
Responsibilities
Your primary function is to manage and coordinate the academy’s response to safeguarding concerns, ensuring appropriate action is taken following disclosures and maintaining accurate, confidential documentation via CPOMS. You will be key in coordinating multi‑agency approaches to child protection issues, initiating referrals to outside agencies, and serving as the lead professional for Team Around the Child meetings when appropriate.
This vital role involves direct work with children and their families to promote their potential and prevent significant harm. You will also collate and produce statistical information related to safeguarding and manage in‑year admissions.
Qualifications
Candidates must have significant experience in safeguarding and child protection, including recent experience working with children and families in the public, private, or voluntary sectors. Essential qualifications include an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in social care/child protection/safeguarding, or the demonstrable willingness and ability to obtain it.
Required skills include the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, manage competing deadlines under pressure, and maintain strict confidentiality. Experience working with other agencies, such as Social Care and the NHS, is also essential. A satisfactory DBS check is mandatory.
About Us
Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) places staff development at the heart of its strategy to deliver excellence, aiming to recruit, develop, and retain the best staff through the Outwood Institute of Education (OIE).
What will we do for you?
We offer a supportive package focusing on professional advancement, secure benefits, and work‑life balance:
* Secure Pay & Pension: Competitive salary, automatic pay progression, and enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Training & Progression: Access to diverse CPD opportunities, including apprenticeships and vocational qualifications.
* Flexibility & Leave: Flexible family policies, enhanced occupational benefits (with no qualifying period), and 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays for non‑term time staff. (Holiday for part‑time staff is calculated on a pro‑rata basis)
* Wellbeing & Perks: Dedicated mental well‑being strategy, free on‑site parking, employee discounts, and access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
If you are looking for a rewarding, supportive role where you can truly make an impact, we encourage you to apply now.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
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