Safeguarding and Pastoral Link (SPL) Officer-Maternity Cover

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.

What the school offers its staff

The Priory Ruskin Academy is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is committed to maintaining a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment for all. Our aim, embedded in the Trust Values, is to enrich our workforce at every level and we encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust strictly adheres to UK-GDPR regulations. In order to complete your application for this position you will be required to read and agree to the terms of our privacy statement. This will be available for you to read when you commence your application.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Please note that applicants may be subject to online/social media presence checks.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if we identify a suitable candidate.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.