Safeguarding Lead

Start Date: To be confirmed
Pay Scale: NJC SCP 42–47
Contract: Permanent, full time (36 hours per week)
Report to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: Central Office with travel across Trust sites

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust at a pivotal stage in our development and lead safeguarding across a growing family of schools.

The Safeguarding Lead will develop, implement and lead the Trust’s safeguarding strategy alongside headteachers and school colleagues, ensuring not only strong safeguarding procedures and compliance but the strongest possible culture of safeguarding across every school in the Trust.

Working from the Central Office and reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will be the principal source of expert safeguarding advice for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and headteachers, lead Trust-wide audits and quality assurance, and ensure all academies remain fully compliant with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education.

If you would like an informal conversation before the closing date, please contact Louise Jones at louise.jones@pfcmat.org

Salary

NJC SCP 42–47 per annum

Deadline and how to apply

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 1st July 2026 at 5.00pm
Interviews: Friday 10th July 2026

Please visit our recruitment website www.joinpfcmat.co.uk to find out more information about the role and access application forms.

The website will ask you to fill in an enquiry form and, upon submitting your answers, will provide a link to click to take you to the job pack and application forms.

PFCMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we can expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS chec