Safeguarding and Pastoral Link (SPL) Officer-Maternity Cover

The Priory Ruskin Academy is looking for an experienced and dedicated individual to join our team and contribute towards the opportunities and experience our students.

The Safeguarding and Pastoral Link Officer will work closely with the safeguarding and pastoral teams to ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of all our students in the academy. They will also work closely with outside agencies and families, ensuring the welfare of students, initiating and leading Early Help Assessments. This vacancy would suit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with vulnerable students, supporting them to ensure the best outcomes for them.

The successful candidate should be computer literate and have worked with MS Word, Outlook and Excel. English and Maths GCSE grade A-C or equivalent are essential. The successful candidate should have a commitment to promoting the welfare of children and young people and be willing to undertake relevant training.

This is a temporary post starting in either December 2026 or early January 2027 and will be for the rest of the academic year and possibly up to one year in duration.

Are you looking for an opportunity to join an outstanding Academy and develop your experience in a school environment? Do you want to have a genuine impact on shaping our teaching and learning culture as well as accessing Trust wide mentoring, succession planning and career development? We are looking for a passionate individual with a desire to support and promote outstanding education to join Ruskin’s progressive and dynamic staff team. There is a unique energy at The Priory Ruskin Academy; we are forward thinking, aspirational and dynamic but with a genuine warmth and supportive culture.