Safer Recruitment Co-ordinator
Location: Brighton, East Sussex (with travel to London sites as required)
Please note: Our client does not offer sponsorship.
Salary: Competitive (based on experience and qualifications)
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2025
Be the Gatekeeper of Excellence – Join Them as a Safer Recruitment Co-ordinator
Are you detail-driven, passionate about safeguarding, and ready to make a difference across multiple inspiring education settings?
Our client, a dynamic and values-led education trust with academies across Brighton and London, is seeking a committed Safer Recruitment Co-ordinator to lead all recruitment activity across their schools. This is a key role that ensures every appointment upholds the highest standards of child protection, safeguarding, and compliance.
About the Role
This position is central to the recruitment and safeguarding processes across the trust. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing safer recruitment procedures from start to finish—from drafting adverts to conducting compliance checks—ensuring that all appointments meet statutory guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
The postholder will work closely with school leaders, HR teams, and candidates to create a compliant and positive recruitment experience that reflects the trust's values and commitment to student safety.
Main Responsibilities
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Coordinate and oversee the full recruitment lifecycle across multiple academy sites
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Ensure all recruitment activity complies with KCSIE, safeguarding legislation, and safer recruitment best practice
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Manage candidate pipelines using the Trust’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
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Work with hiring managers and senior leaders to design effective attraction and selection processes
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Lead on pre-employment checks, references, DBS processing, and Single Central Record (SCR) compliance
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Deliver training or guidance to staff on safer recruitment practices where appropriate
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Provide regular updates and reports to HR and safeguarding leads
What They Are Looking For
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A confident and organised recruitment professional, ideally with experience in the education sector
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In-depth knowledge of safer recruitment and KCSIE requirements
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Strong communication, administration, and stakeholder management skills
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Experience working with ATS platforms and managing multiple vacancies simultaneously
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A proactive self-starter who can work independently and travel between sites as needed
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A values-driven professional with a strong commitment to safeguarding and compliance
Why Work with Our Client?
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A values-led and safeguarding-focused organisation
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Opportunities to shape and strengthen recruitment practices across a growing trust
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Supportive leadership and a collaborative HR team
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Ongoing professional development and training
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A role with purpose—ensuring that every adult working with children is safe and values-aligned
To Apply:
Please email your CV to ali.aslam@permanentworkforceresourcing.com
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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