Education Safeguarding Assistant

Brighton & Hove City Council; Brighton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Brighton is looking for a full-time Education Safeguarding Assistant. This role involves providing essential administrative support to the Education Safeguarding Officer while ensuring high-quality service delivery within a multi-agency environment. Ideal candidates will possess experience in education or safeguarding, along with strong organizational skills. The position offers a flexible work environment and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing administrative support within educational contexts.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multi-agency team.
• Strong organizational skills to manage safeguarding audits and information dissemination.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Education Safeguarding Officer.
• Respond to educational welfare checks and document outcomes.
• Coordinate training and safeguard audits for schools and colleges.

Skills

Administrative support

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Experience in education or safeguarding

Job description

• Contract Permanent
• Closing Date Apply by 4 January 2026
• Positions available 1

Job Summary

We are looking for a permanent full‑time Education Safeguarding Assistant to provide effective and efficient administrative support to the Brighton and Hove Education Safeguarding Officer. You will assist in the delivery of a high‑quality service as part of a multi‑agency safeguarding partnership.

Working Hours

• 37 hours per week for 45 weeks of the year (term time only)
• 32 hours per week for 52 weeks of the year (0.87 FTE)

• Paid weeks per year: 45.05 (inclusive of holiday entitlement)

Job Introduction

As an Education Safeguarding Assistant, you will be responding to Front Door for Families (FDFF) educational welfare checks and recording them for the multi‑agency professionals to RAG and consider.

You will also provide administrative support for the coordination of safeguarding audits; training; the dissemination of safeguarding information to schools and the dissemination of information from the BHSCP to schools and colleges.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application form guidance) and Supporting statement guidance as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro‑rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term‑time only.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work‑life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us

Company Information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it’s what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Organisation

Brighton & Hove City Council