Assistant Compliance Manager

Assistant Compliance Manager

Connex Education • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

About Us

At Connex Education, we connect high-quality educational talent with schools across the UK. We place the safety, wellbeing, and compliance of our candidates and partner schools at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking a detail-oriented and passionate individual to join our team in this vital dual-function role, ensuring our safeguarding practices and operational compliance remain industry-leading.

The Role

This is a critical position split between compliance management and safeguarding enforcement. You will maintain rigorous vetting standards for our candidates while acting as a critical point of contact for safeguarding concerns.

• Salary: £30,000 per year
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week
• Location: Hybrid (Liverpool Office, L2)

Why Join Us?

• Generous Leave: 30 days annual leave + bank holidays + an additional day off for your birthday.
• Work-Life Balance: Reduced working hours during non-term time and a flexible hybrid working model.
• Health & Security: Healthcare cash plan and life insurance.
• Future Planning: Company pension scheme.

Job Purpose & Key Responsibilities

• Safer Recruitment: Manage, maintain, and safeguard the safer recruitment vetting process for all temporary and permanent education staff (Teachers, TAs, Cover Supervisors, and SEN Specialists) before school deployment.
• Statutory Compliance: Ensure total alignment and compliance with statutory legislation, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
• Safeguarding Cover: Act as one of the primary points of contact for urgent safeguarding concerns when the lead DSL is off-site or unavailable.

What We Are Looking For (Requirements)

• Experience: 1–2 years of experience in a compliance or vetting role (experience within the education recruitment sector is highly desirable but not essential).
• Skills: Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to easily spot inconsistencies in CVs or official documents.
• Traits: Highly organised, articulate communicator, capable of managing a high-volume workload.
• Resilience: Exceptional emotional resilience; ability to remain calm, objective, and decisive under pressure.

Connex Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and candidates to share this commitment. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, and other relevant legislation. All appointments are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks, including references and an enhanced DBS check.