Safeguarding Manager in Hailsham

Safeguarding Manager required from May 2026. We are looking for an experienced Safeguarding Manager to join our alternative provision school. You should have a passion for learning, be highly motivated, work well as part of a team and be committed to engaging with pupils in a positive, calm and caring way. We can offer you the opportunity to make life‐changing differences to children, and work with a supportive, caring, dedicated staff and governing body. This post is for 37 hours a week. We are committed to safeguarding children; successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

We were a newly commissioned Pupil Referral Unit that opened in September 2025. A provider in East Sussex for pupils who have been permanently excluded from school or are at high risk of permanent exclusion. Our school is based across three sites: one Primary (5‐11 yrs) in Hailsham and two Secondary (11‐16 yrs) in Newhaven and Hastings. We are in an exciting period of development as we continue to shape our school in order to have an inspirational offer in place for the children in our care. You will be joining us at the early stages of East Sussex Academy: you will have the opportunity to work with forward‐thinking staff and join a highly experienced Trust. We are looking for enthusiastic, kind, caring, resilient and dedicated people to join our team. We will offer induction training for new staff and provide ongoing CPD for our team in order to ensure we are all at the forefront of educational thinking, with the children at the heart of all we do.

Further information, including application details, are available from our Office Manager, Harriet Holmes: harriet.holmes@eastsussex.lseat.org.uk. For an informal conversation about the role, please contact ESA Headteacher, Guy Walsh: guy.walsh@eastsussex.lseat.org.uk.

Closing date: Friday 1st May 2026, 12.00pm. Interview date: The week of 4th May 2026. Start date: From May 2026.

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi‐Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts. Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point. We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high‐quality, cost‐effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.

London South East Academies Trust is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and to creating a diverse, inclusive and respectful working environment, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status or marital or partnership status. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role. If you have accessibility needs or require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please let us know. Please note that if a suitable applicant is identified, we may close the advert before the published closing date. If you have any specific queries about the role, please contact us at lseathr@lsec.ac.uk.

As the Trust supports children and vulnerable adults, all roles are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and, where relevant, a Children’s and/or Adult’s Barred List check. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if these checks are unsatisfactory. Self‐disclosure is required as part of the recruitment process, and failure to make a full disclosure or to provide sight of a DBS certificate is likely to result in withdrawal of an offer. The Trust's DBS policy on the recruitment of ex‐offenders is available on request. All appointments are also subject to verification of the right to work in the UK, in line with Home Office requirements. Original documentation will be required prior to commencement of employment.