Safeguarding Officer

Kingsway Park High School was established in 2010 and joined the Altus Education Partnership in February 2022. We are now a very popular oversubscribed school (1350 students in years 7-11 and 190 staff) located in central Rochdale. We are very proud of the high-quality facilities, resources, and environment that we provide for both staff and students. 

At Kingsway Park High School we strive to transform students’ lives. Through our relationships, we endeavour to instil both resilience and an intrinsic motivation to become confident, creative and highly skilled students, capable of meeting tomorrow’s challenges head on. We strive to establish a culture rooted in achievement and progress that encourages our students to grow academically, personally and socially; equipping them with the values of equality, fairness and openness. We pride ourselves on our relentless drive to achieve outstanding, high-quality teaching that provides a safe, supportive and encouraging environment for all our students to be able to realise their academic potential in pursuit of educational excellence.

AT KPHS, we follow the mantra that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we all play a crucial role in promoting the academic, behavioural and personal development of our students through a strong focus on safeguarding. Safeguarding is a non-negotiable and is everyone’s collective responsibility. We are looking to appoint an experienced individual with a detailed knowledge of safeguarding in schools to join our highly experienced team. Please refer to the application pack for further details. 

Salary: Support Staff Pay Spine 19 – 24, currently £29,777 to £33,024 FTE. Actual salary for term time plus 3 weeks is £27,704 to £30,725.

To apply, please complete the Altus Education Partnership application form and return to recruitment@altusep.com

For more information visit: www.kingswaypark.org or www.altusep.com

Applications should be returned no later than 9.00am on 3rd June 2024.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 3rd June 2024.

Altus Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

In accordance with the recommendations set out in KCSIE the Trust carries out online searches on shortlisted candidates.

References will be requested if you are shortlisted for interview.