DDAT
Hours: 24 hours a week, 52 weeks per year but would consider flexibility around working pattern, including Term Time Only working.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Derby Diocesan Academy Trust Central Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trust Safeguarding Officer to join Derby Diocesan Academy Trust’s (DDAT) central team.
DDAT is a Multi Academy Trust that oversee and support schools across Derbyshire and Derby City. Established in 2014 by the Diocese of Derby, DDAT is committed to providing high quality education for all children in their academies based on clearly established Christian values and principles. As a growing Trust, the Trust Safeguarding Officer will play a pivotal role in our future growth.
As our Trust continues to grow, we are committed to ensuring that every child receives the highest standard of safeguarding support, regardless of which school they attend. This newly created role will provide additional operational safeguarding capacity across the Trust, working closely with our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), senior leaders and attendance leads to promote consistent, effective and child-centred practice.
The Trust Safeguarding Officer will play a key role in supporting schools with safeguarding advice, early help pathways, safeguarding-attendance integration and quality assurance, and will report directly to the Trust Safeguarding Lead. With CPOMS embedded across our schools, the postholder will help maximise its effectiveness through training, support and compliance monitoring, while identifying emerging themes and risks to strengthen safeguarding systems. As safeguarding reforms continue to evolve nationally and locally, this role will make a significant contribution to developing capacity, improving consistency and ensuring our schools remain fully equipped to safeguard and promote the welfare of every child in our care.
In return, DDAT will offer you:
- An opportunity to work as part of a supportive team and empower you to further develop the Trust.
- A competitive salary and LGPS pension contributions.
- Ongoing high quality professional development opportunities.
- Hybrid working with the opportunity to work from the office in Bakewell, home and the DDAT schools across the Trust.
- Benefits including but not limited to; Free onsite parking at Bakewell Head Office, Cycle to Work Scheme, free eye tests and a contribution towards a pair of glasses for employees using VDU’s, Employee Assistant Programme & an opportunity to work flexibly.
DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.
DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, completion of a probationary period, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants
To apply through the link - Trust Safeguarding Officer | SAMpeople Recruit - before the closing date.
We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms. Please note that we will not consider CVs as part of the shortlisting.
Closing Date: 3rd September 2026
Provisional Interviews: 11th September 2026
