Safeguarding Officer - Dr Challoner’s Grammar School
Location: Amersham
Overview
To strengthen our capacity in supporting our students, we are seeking to appoint to a new post of Safeguarding Officer, who will work as part of the school's safeguarding and pastoral team and act as one of our Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL). This role is offered at 30 - 37.5 hours per week, term time.
Term time only
Salary type: Other
Salary Details: £20,045 - £21,268 pa for 30 hours/week; £25,059 - £26,587 pa for 37.5 hours/week.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time
Closing date: 23/01/2026
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 2 February 2026
About us
Dr Challoner's has 1387 students, of which 470 are in the Sixth Form. We are regarded as one of the leading grammar schools in the country, with a strong focus on character education, and in 2024 Ofsted confirmed their 2019 judgement of Outstanding, reporting that: “Pupils and staff live and breathe the school’s values of aspiration, kindness and resilience. The result is a vibrant, happy and inclusive school where academic rigour and personal development are equally important.”
Website: https://www.challoners.com/
About the role
In this role you will coordinate and deliver support for students with complex safeguarding, social, emotional and mental health needs, acting as a key professional link between the school, families and external agencies. The role has the potential to make a significant and measurable difference to our students and families.
About you
Applicants should have some experience of working with young people, as well as experience in a safeguarding and/or pastoral role. You will be compassionate and child-centred; have excellent communication, IT and record-keeping skills; and be resilient, persistent and solution-focused.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Please see our webpage https://www.challoners.com/Vacancies/Support-Staff-Vacancies/ for our application form and recruitment monitoring form.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01494 787500
Email: [email protected]
Dr Challoner's Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidance, we will carry out online searches to research information on shortlisted candidates, to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. This is not part of the shortlisting process; if there are any findings of concern, you will be given the opportunity to address them at interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions 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 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
