Our Vacancies

Contract: Full time, Permanent, This is a leadership post under STPCD
Start Date: September 2025

Main Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the development and implementation of robust safeguarding, behaviour, and attendance strategies to ensure that students attend, participate, and thrive in a safe learning environment. Provide strategic leadership for safeguarding and child protection across the academies within the Trust, ensuring that the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children and young people remain the highest priority.

Key Responsibilities:

• Safeguarding Strategy and Leadership: Be the Trust’s safeguarding expert and primary point of contact for all child protection issues and queries. Lead the Trust’s Safeguarding Forum, delivering regular training events and briefings to share changes in safeguarding compliance and best practices. Develop, oversee, and monitor a comprehensive safeguarding strategy to ensure compliance, effective practice, and continuous improvement
• Compliance and Quality Assurance: Conduct annual safeguarding audits, SCR audits (in collaboration with HR), and record reviews to identify improvement priorities and remedial actions. Provide expert input to the Trust’s risk register, identifying operational and safeguarding risks.
• Partnership and Engagement: Build partnerships with local services, external agencies, and multi-agency safeguarding networks. Represent the Trust locally, regionally, and nationally on safeguarding matters as required.
• Professional Standards: Uphold the professional standards expected of Trust staff in all dealings with colleagues, students, and the wider community. Actively promote the Trust’s ethos and values, fostering a collaborative and positive culture.

About You

• Degree-level education or equivalent professional qualification, along with Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) training.
• A proven track record in managing safeguarding audits and ensuring compliance
• Ability to manage complex and sensitive safeguarding cases with discretion and professionalism
• In-depth understanding of current safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance, including KCSIE and Working Together to Safeguard Children

Why Altus Education Partnership?

• Diverse Academies: Be a part of a vibrant community that includes outstanding institutions like Rochdale Sixth Form College, recognised nationally as Sixth Form College of the Year 2021. Explore new horizons with Edgar Wood Academy, Kingsway Park High School, and Bamford Academy – each contributing uniquely to our vision.
• Educational Excellence: Altus is committed to providing high-quality education that raises achievement levels. Join us, and you'll be at the forefront of driving operational efficiency and organisational development to support this commitment.
• Community Impact: Altus Education Partnership was born from the desire to enhance education in Rochdale. Be a part of a trust that not only educates but also positively impacts the local community through its academies.

How to apply:

Please complete the Altus Education Partnership application form and email it to recruitment@altusep.com.

For more information, visit www.altusep.com or contact recruitment@altusep.com.

Application Deadline: Friday 28^th April 2025 to arrive no later than 12.00 midday
Interviews: Week commencing 5^th May 2025

Altus Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.