ASSISTANT SAFEGUARDING IN EDUCATION OFFICER - CLA
Elton High
Bury
Term Time Part Time
Permanent
Expires 10/07/2025
About the Role
Start Date: 1st September 2025
Hours: 30 hours per week, term time only (Monday to Friday)
The Governors of The Elton High School are seeking to appoint an Assistant Safeguarding in Education Officer, with a specific focus on Children Looked After. (Four days per week will be dedicated to Children Looked After, one day per week will be supporting key members of the Student Support Team).
The role will involve leading on the development, completion and implementation of PEPs (Personal Education Plans). To plan appropriate provision and support for all Children Looked After and post-CLA. The post holder will also be required to provide high quality safeguarding advice and support on safeguarding related issues in school. You will possess an extensive knowledge and experience of support children with a strong background in schools, education or children’s social care.
The Elton High School is a significantly oversubscribed school with a tradition of excellence. We have a history of high achievement with results regularly placing us as amongst the highest performing schools in Bury LA and amongst the top proportion of schools in the country. The successful applicant will be part of a fantastic departmental team, wholly supportive and collaborative, who generate outstanding teaching and learning practice.
Our most recent Ofsted inspection (February 2022) reiterated the strengths that had been confirmed in the previous report (2017) and are firmly embedded across our school. The inspection team noted that ‘pupils are proud to attend’ Elton with an established culture of ‘high aspirations for what pupils can achieve’. Our students achieve well, with the inspectors being particularly impressed with the climate for learning and behaviour of our students their ‘positive behaviour at all times is characteristic of the respectful culture of this school [and] their positive conduct reflects leaders’ high standards’.
We have a constant focus on ensuring that all of our team feel supported to give their best and to have a work life balance. We pride ourselves on taking a proactive approach to promoting the wellbeing of everyone in our school community. Our staff enjoy working here, so this is a rare opportunity to join our team, contributing to our next steps in pushing Elton to realise its potential as one of the very best schools in the Greater Manchester area.
The school has excellent transport links with the M60, M61, M62 and M66 Motorways plus the Metrolink with a fast and frequent service from Bury town centre.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the DBS.
Please visit our website www.eltonhigh.bury.sch.uk/vacancies or contact the Headteacher’s PA, Andrea Poole, at [emailprotected] for an application pack.
Closing Date: 3.00 pm Thursday 10th July 2025
Walshaw Road, Bury, BL8 1RN, United Kingdom
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