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Contract: Permanent Variable
Salary: TPAT Point 8 / Actual Annual Salary £15,294.94
Hours: 8.50am - 3.20pm Monday to Thursday (24 hours per week). Term Time only plus 5 INSET days
Closing Date: Monday 17th November 2025 12pm
Interview Date: Friday 21st November 2025
About The Role:
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Monitoring Committee of Trewirgie Infants’ School are seeking to appoint a dedicated and compassionate professional to join our team as a Student Welfare Officer and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about children’s wellbeing, safeguarding, and inclusion, and who thrives in a role that makes a real difference every single day.
As our Student Welfare Officer and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead you will:
This role can be done alongside our currently advertised Cover Supervisor role.
If applying for both roles, please indicate on your application form.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
Benefits of Working with Us:
At Trewirgie Infants’ School we are a nurturing, child-centred infant school where every child is known, valued and supported to achieve their best.
We offer:
As a leading Academy Trust, we are able to offer our staff a range of continued professional development opportunities alongside family friendly policies and access to the Local Government/Teachers Pension Schemes. More on our benefits can be found here.
How to Apply and Further Info:
To apply for this position please email a completed application form to recruitment@tpacademytrust.org, please ensure your name and the position you are applying are within the subject title of the email.
Please note we do not accept CV's.
The closing date for receiving applications is Monday 17th November 2025 12pm
If you wish to discuss this position ahead of applying, please contact Mrs C Bateman, Acting Headteacher on 01209 216111
Interviews to be held on Friday 21st November 2025.
TPAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application as part of their pre-employment administration. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Other pre-employment checks will include receipt of two satisfactory references, evidence of right to work in the UK, proof of any relevant qualifications and completion of a health assessment questionnaire.