Key Role Information

Salary
0.00
Job type
Part Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
27/02/2026 10:32
Interview
ASAP
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
To be discussed during interview
Department
Pastoral
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
15.00
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role


Role Overview

Position: Red Balloon Educational Trust Safeguarding Lead 

Location: Director of Education

Salary: To be agreed


Your Role as the Red Balloon Educational Trust Safeguarding Lead

The RBET Safeguarding Lead is responsible for safeguarding across the whole Red Balloon Educational Trust (RBET). They play an important role in creating a strong safeguarding culture in all RBET Centres and in Red Balloon of the Air (RBAir).


While the Trustees hold overall responsibility for safeguarding, the Safeguarding Lead manages safeguarding on a day‑to‑day basis. They work closely with the designated safeguarding leads and deputy designated safeguarding leads, who in turn take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection within their own Centres and RBAir.


The RBET Safeguarding Lead takes the lead on all safeguarding and child protection issues that arise across RBET and supports other staff in responding to any concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing.. 


How to Apply

In line with safer recruitment practices, we are only able to accept applications via our application forms, which can be accessed by following the application link on our recruitment portal available here: Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. You can save your application at any point and come back to it at a later stage. 

 

●      All applicants will be contacted to advise if they have been shortlisted for an interview

 

Equal Opportunities

Red Balloon Educational Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a diverse workforce.

 

We'll consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, age, disability, marriage or civil partnership.


You can view a full job description and person specification below

About Us

Red Balloon Educational Trust (RBET) is a UK charity that provides an alternative provision to young people studying at KS3-4 unable to attend mainstream school due to bullying, mental health issues, trauma or neurodivergence. We provide tailored educational, wellbeing and social re-engagement programmes both in physical Centres in Aylesbury, Norfolk and Worthing, as well as a blended online and in-person provision via Red Balloon of the Air in Cambridge.


The RBET Central Services team provides the underpinning strategic support and organisational development for the Red Balloon network, and works to open additional Centres in new locations.

Red Balloon Educational Trust

HR Red Balloon Educational Trust

hr@rbet.ac

Willow Lodge
37 High Street
Milton
Cambridge
CB24 6DF
HR Red Balloon Educational Trust
hr@rbet.ac

Safeguarding Information

Every learner has the right to flourish and be safe from harm and abuse. As a professional within Red Balloon Educational Trust; we all have a duty to keep our students safe and healthy.


Safeguarding is the action taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. It means:

  • protecting children from abuse and maltreatment
  • preventing harm to children's health or development
  • ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care
  • taking action to enable all children and young people have the best outcomes


Red Balloon Educational Trust has policies and procedures to ensure that every single learner, regardless of their age, disability, gender, race, religion, or belief, sex or sexual orientation, has a right to equal protection from harm. It's so important that everyone at Red Balloon Educational Trust knows what to look out for and how to report any concerns.


Safeguarding policies may be available at Trust level or be held by each Centre individually. All Safeguarding related policies and procedures are available on our website. Every Centre will ensure all staff complete training to ensure we all understand good practice and how to safeguard our learners and ourselves.


Red Balloon Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be conditional of the satisfactory completion of safeguarding training and pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and barred list check.


Due to the role involving engaging in regulated activity with young people, it is an offence to apply for the role if the you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Safeguarding is Red Balloon Educational Trust's priority. No member of staff will have access to work with learners until all required training has been completed.