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Organisation
Schools
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Directorate
Primary Schools
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Service Area
Hillside Primary School, Headfield Road, Newsome, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4
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Hours
Full-Time
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Number of Jobs
1
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Location(s)
Hillside Primary School, Headfield Road, Newsome, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4
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Position type
Permanent
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Grade
Grade 10 SCP 27- 30
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Salary
£30,827.00 - £32,402.00 Annually (Actual)
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Advert Wording
Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Hillside Primary School
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection, including online safety.
Act as the main point of contact for safeguarding concerns.
Manage referrals to:Work closely with:
Maintain accurate, confidential child protection records.
Promote a strong culture of safeguarding awareness and vigilance.
Provide advice, guidance, and support to staff.
Ensure safeguarding policies are reviewed, updated, and understood by all.
Contribute to improving outcomes for vulnerable pupils.
Attendance Lead
Have oversight of all attendance issues.
Ensure pupils, parents & carers understand that regular school attendance and educational attainment are inextricably linked and to communicate to them their legal responsibility to ensure their children’s regular and punctual attendance.
Ensure relevant paperwork in line with the Trust attendance policy in a timely and effective manner.
Hold support and accountability meetings with parents/carers in line with the Trust attendance policy procedures
Meet with the responsible Principal / DSL on a regular basis to review pupils’ attendance and punctuality and progress towards whole school and year group targets
Produce attendance and punctuality reports as required.
Work with the appropriate agencies to support the statutory duty of legal action when all attempts have failed.
Keep accurate, up to date records of all casework.
Produce accurate, statistical data showing trends for different groups of pupils including those eligible for Free School Meals etc.
Liaise with office staff to identify pupils and make CME / PSN1 referrals where appropriate.
Carry out home visits when required to.
Please apply via MNT (My New Term), where a full application pack can be downloaded
Link to apply at My New Term
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Closing date
01 July 2026, 9:00 AM
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