This is an exciting opportunity to join a popular and successful College, which has a very strong reputation for the quality of its provision for its students as well as a strong culture of learning. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate wide-ranging and high-level interpersonal skills with excellent management and leadership qualities. Applications are invited from outstanding teaching professionals who possess the necessary vision, leadership and drive to further enhance our already outstanding student support provision.
Director of Safeguarding and Intervention
Required from: 26th August 2025, or earlier if possible (a June 2025 start would be welcomed).
The role is a permanent full-time post and will be remunerated on the Sixth Form Colleges Leadership pay spine, range L13-L15 currently £62,667 to £64,774 per year including fringe allowance.
The safeguarding and support of our students is our number one priority and underpins all that we do. In order to further develop our already excellent provision, we have decided to add another Director of Safeguarding and Intervention post to work alongside the existing postholder and facilitate a specific year group focus to our pastoral work. Recognising that inevitably students perform best when supported and safe, the successful candidate will work in partnership to lead the pastoral team to ensure timely interventions are undertaken to address welfare issues and academic performance thereby enabling students to achieve their full potential. They will also work closely with the Upper Management Team to ensure that students have every opportunity to benefit from the supportive, informative and coordinated approach to student support.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate wide-ranging and high level interpersonal skills with excellent management and leadership qualities. Applications are invited from outstanding teaching professionals who possess the necessary vision, leadership and drive to further enhance our already outstanding student support provision.
All applications must be made on the College’s application form (no CVs will be considered). Your application should be accompanied by a covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4 outlining how your experiences, skills and qualities demonstrate your ability to fulfil the job description and meet the person specification.
As well as our academic success we are also proud of the welcoming and collaborative environment at the College and a few comments from our Autumn 2024 staff survey show that our staff feel the same.
‘The sense of community, common purpose, and kindness to each other. The willingness to help each other, support each other and look after each other. We are proud to be continually improving - which is a signature of Godalming College.’
‘Working every day supporting amazing young people, having kind and compassionate colleagues and making progress and learning for my own professional development.’
If you would like to join our team, further details about the College and the role as well as an application form can be downloaded below.
For a hard copy or other enquiries please contact the HR Department on 01483 411293 or email hr@godalming.ac.uk
Closing Date – Tuesday 25th February 2025 at 9am.
Interview Date - Thursday 6th March 2025.
Godalming College is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Further details including the College’s Safer Recruitment, Data Protection and Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are all available on our website.