Family Welfare Officer (FWO) and Deputy Safeguarding Officer (DSO)

Swanwick Hall School

The School:

Located in the semi-rural village of Swanwick on the Nottinghamshire / Derbyshire border and within easy reach of the M1, Swanwick Hall is an 11-18 school with over 1,000 students situated on a beautiful 23-acre site around a Grade 2 listed Hall.

At Swanwick Hall our mission is simple, we exist to provide our students with opportunities and experiences to enhance their life choices, making a positive contribution to the world we share. The school, a member of The Two Counties Trust, is rightly proud of its reputation in the community as a good school which has an excellent record of student progression and positive engagement based on mutual respect.

The role:

This is a full time, term time position that will be split 4 days working as Family Welfare Officer and 1 day per week Deputy Safeguarding Officer. The Family Welfare Officer role includes supporting pupils in school and their families, raising attendance levels of targeted families, working preventatively to provide early intervention and signposting. This will work hand in hand with the Deputy Safeguarding Officer role that will require the successful candidate to safeguard and protect students, deliver safeguarding training and deputise for the Designated Safeguarding Lead. The role will include liaising with social services, CAMHS and other external agencies and managing referrals to outside agencies.

The person:

The right person for this role will show confidence and sensitivity with students and their families. They must be able to effectively manage behaviour and have good knowledge of statutory safeguarding requirements.

The ideal candidate will have experience working with SEND students and ideally be DSL trained within the last 2 years. The candidate will be able to provide support to students and families and will have the ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences through a range of methods.

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

·   Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

·   We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.

·   An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.

·   Entry to a career average pension scheme.

·   Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

·   A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.

·   Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

·   We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.

The closing date for applications is: Monday 15 December 2025 at 9:00am.

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 17 December 2025.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.