Safeguarding Manager - Pupil Referral Unit

We are looking for an experienced Safeguarding Manager to join our brand-new school.

You should have a passion for learning, be highly motivated, work well as part of a team and be committed to engaging with pupils in a positive, calm and caring way.

We can offer you the opportunity to make life-changing differences to children, and work with a supportive, caring, dedicated staff and governing body.

This post is for 35 hours a week. About Us...

We are the newly commissioned Pupil Referral Unit provider in East Sussex for pupils who have been permanently excluded from school or are at high risk of permanent exclusion. Our school will be based across three sites: one Primary (5-11 yrs) and two Secondary (11-16 yrs). The first of the secondary sites will open in Newhaven this April.

We are in an exciting period of development as we seek to shape our school in order to have an inspirational offer in place for the children in our care. You will be joining us at the very beginning of East Sussex Academy: you will have the opportunity to work with forward-thinking staff and join a highly experienced Trust.

We are looking for enthusiastic, kind, caring, resilient and dedicated people to join our team.

We will offer induction training for new staff and provide ongoing CPD for our team in order to ensure we are all are the forefront of educational thinking, with the children at the heart of all we do.

We are committed to safeguarding children; successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date: Friday 7th March 2025, 12.00pm

Interview date: The week of 10th March 2025

Further information, including an informal conversation and application details, are available from 

the school business manager, Hayley Jobson.

E-mail: sbmbromley@lseat.org.uk

You can also find further details on East Sussex County Council’s Jobs Vacancies page and by 

searching East Sussex Academy: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/jobs