Safeguarding and Attendance Lead
About This Role
We are looking to appoint an experienced, inspiring and dynamic leader to join our Team. We would encourage you to apply if you want to work in an environment that allows leaders to be creative in their approach and supports them to further their own development.
Safeguarding children is at the heart of the schools’ ethos and it will be part of your role to inform, educate and support staff in knowing how to respond to potential concerns. You will need to be an effective communicator at all levels and able to work with pupils, staff, parents/carers and external agencies. You will be a focused, organised and passionate individual who can ensure all safeguarding measures and procedures are in place.
The attendance of our pupils is key to their learning. The main duties of the Attendance Lead are to monitor and improve the attendance and punctuality of all pupils across the school. This role will provide a specialist service within the wider pastoral team to support the Academy in meeting our obligations and targets in relation to pupil attendance including persistent absence.
I would encourage you to apply if you have ever wanted to really have the opportunity to look at education in a different way, if you are able to think outside the box and you are ready for a challenge that will help to positively change the lives of the pupils and families you will work with daily.
Wandle Valley Academy is part of the Alternative Learning Trust (ALT) which is a Multi Academy Trust committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils attending the Academy. As the duties of this post involves regular contact with children, any offer to the successful candidate will be conditional upon an Enhanced Disclosure being obtained via the Disclosure and Barring Service, medical clearance and satisfactory references.
We will also consider carrying out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
Closing Date: 27th November 2026