Job Title: Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
Actual Annual Salary: £20,743 - £22,967. Based on hours and weeks worked.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £35,852 - £39,679 (CLF Grade E). Based on 37 hours per week, all year round.
Contract Type: Part Time - 25 hours per week, Permanent, Term Time only, plus insets
Start Date – December - pending completion of pre-employment checks
Help us keep every child safe, supported, and thriving. Become Winterstoke Hundred Academy’s Designated Safeguarding Lead:
We are looking for a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to join our supportive and talented team at Winterstoke Hundred Academy. The CLF is a diverse multi-academy trust, looking for professional and ambitious people, with a passion for transforming our students’ learning.
You will report directly to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and be responsible for providing support and intervention strategies to identified students, ensuring their academic progress and well-being are fully supported.
The ideal candidate will have existing experience as a DDSL or similar, and will have strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to liaise effectively with external agencies.
If you are passionate about safeguarding, possess excellent organisational skills, and are committed to creating a safe and supportive environment for our students we encourage you to apply.
About you:
You will have:
• Understanding of the range of issues that can affect young people, their families, and disadvantaged sections.
• Educated to AS/A level or equivalent qualifications/experience
• Proven experience working with young people and their families in education or a related area such as youth, community or health and social work.
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships with parents and pupils.
• Full, clean driving licence with willingness to obtain business insurance or ability to travel to other sites or for home visits
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About Winterstoke Hundred Academy:
Winterstoke Hundred Academy is named after the historic parish of Weston-super-Mare and launched as a new 11-19 Academy in September 2020, admitting pupils for the first time in that year into Year 7 and Year 12. The academy is growing year by year, and we have been very pleased that our incoming cohorts in Year 7 have been oversubscribed in consecutive years, while our post-16 applications also show significant growth. We recently opened a state-of-the-art, net-zero building at Locking Parklands for Years 7-11, with post-16 education continuing at the original Beaufighter Road site, just a five-minute drive away.
We celebrate the fact that, as a new provision, our culture, ethos and values have been ours to define from the beginning, and we are able to decide what is important to take with us into the future as we grow.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 2 November 2025 @11.59pm
Interview: 12 November 2025
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
