Safeguarding Officer required for Dorothy Stringer School

Salary

£34,434 - £39,152 pro rata. Actual salary £30,732 - £34,943. Scale SO1/2 (Points 23 - 28).

Contractual hours

Job category/type

Teaching and Leadership

Date posted

03/07/2026

Job reference

REQ0001202

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Safeguarding Officer Person Specification.doc

Working with the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), the Safeguarding Officer will have responsibility for ensuring all safeguarding and child protection matters across the school (including online safety) are addressed in a timely and effective manner. They will provide a triage of all new incidents and allocate cases based on need, as well as being responsible for ensuring cases are accurately recorded.

For further details see the Person Specification and Job Description (attached).

Hours: Term Time only, 37 hours per week + 1 week to be worked as compressed hours.

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm (Includes a 25-minute break).

Start date: 1 October 2026

About the Role

Our school is ‘Good’ (Ofsted 2023), being one of the most popular and successful 11-16 mixed comprehensive schools in the Preston Park area of Brighton, consistently over-subscribed.

Our curriculum is broad and balanced and offers many exciting opportunities for all students, both in school and out. There are tremendous extra-curricular opportunities at Dorothy Stringer through sport, performing arts, the Junior Leadership Team, Art, the Duke of Edinburgh award, as well as a number of other trips. In short, we believe there is something for everyone at the school.

Closing date: Midday Wednesday 2 September 2026*

Interview date: Week Commencing 7 September 2026

How to apply: Application is by application form with a supporting letter. Your application should take account of the Person Specification. In line with our safer recruitment Policy, we cannot accept C.V.s.

See application form and associated paperwork attached.

Please return your completed application to Katie Welsh / Alex Mitchell, at ***email_hidden*** If you have a problem replying electronically, please contact the school on 01273 852222.

Telephone: 01273 852222

Website: www.dorothy-stringer.co.uk

• We reserve the right to appoint a suitable candidate before the closing date.

Additional Information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Company Information

Brighton & Hove Schools - Taking Action for Equality

Dorothy Stringer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and comply with the Department of Education Statutory Guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’.

Safeguarding Information - safeguarding – Dorothy Stringer School (dorothy-stringer.co.uk)

Brighton & Hove Schools do not accept CV or resume.