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for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Include only when posting has real specific content. We have: - About the role: The role paragraph starting "We wish to appoint a reliable..." etc. Also maybe "About Connell" could be About Us. But we have About the role and About Us both possible. The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. It doesn't forbid About Us but we can use About the role for role description, and maybe About Us for college description. However they said "prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Could combine role description and About Connell into About the role? But About Us is separate info about college. Might be okay to have both About the role and About Us. However they only listed example headings; not strict list. We'll include About the role and About Us. - Responsibilities: Not explicitly listed; the role description includes duties but not a separate list. Could treat as part of About the role. No separate Responsibilities section. - Requirements: Could be Qualifications and Skills combined? But we have Qualifications and Skills sections. - Qualifications: "Degree or equivalent qualification essential", "5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent essential". Also maybe "Experience of working with young people, excellent written and oral communication skills and commitment to our shared values are essential." That's more skills/experience. We'll put qualifications as those two bullet points. - Skills: "Experience Proven experience within last 2 years in an educational setting essential", "DDSL experience", "Experience of working with young men or the ability to speak a community language would be welcome additions". Also "excellent communicator with a can-do attitude and initiative". We'll list. - Benefits: list bullet points from Employee benefits paragraph. - Pay: salary info: "Salary: NJC Grade 6 £28,757 - £32,079 (actual salary) pay award pending". Also maybe mention pay grade NJC20 - NJC25. We'll include. - Schedule: Hours per week 35.00, Weeks per year 46.000, Contract term TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks (i.e., term time plus 10 days). Also mention Full-time, Permanent. We'll include. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We must preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting. Let's extract details: From "Key Role Information" repeated: Salary £28,757 - £32,079 (actual salary) pay award pending; Job type Full Time; Contract type Permanent; Closing 28/09/2026 09:00; Interview 5 October 2026; Contract term TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks; Pay grade NJC Payscale | NJC20 - NJC25; Department Pastoral & Safeguarding; Key stage Key Stage 5; Hours per week 35.00; Weeks per year 46.000; Visa sponsorship No. Also from "Your Role Contract:" Permanent Hours: Full-time. Term time plus 10 days. Salary: NJC Grade 6 £28,757 - £32,079 (actual salary) pay award pending Start Date: As soon as possible Application closing date: 09:00 Monday 28th September 2026 Interviews will take place on Monday 5th October 2026. We need to include start date? Not in headings but could be in About the role paragraph? It's substantive. We'll include in About the role maybe as a sentence. Also "Application closing date" and interview date are metadata; we could fold into a short p or drop. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph with closing date and interview date maybe. But we also have Pay and Schedule sections; we could include closing date etc in a small paragraph after headings? Probably better to include a brief
after the heading sections? The instruction: fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can add a
containing the closing date, interview date, start date, etc. Now we need to avoid boilerplate: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The duplicated lines like "Key Role Information" repeated; we should only include once. Also remove "Attachments" list? Attachments are not substantive content for the job; they are files. Probably drop. Also remove "About Us Connell Co-op College Christine Butterfield hr@connell.ac.uk 301 Alan Turing Way Manchester Lancashire M11 3BS Christine Butterfield hr@connell.ac.uk TBC visit our website" - that's contact info; could be considered minor metadata; we could drop or fold into short p. But we already have About Connell paragraph describing the college; that's substantive. The contact details are minor; we can drop. Also remove "Safeguarding Information" boilerplate? It's about safeguarding commitment; could be considered part of About Us? Might be okay to keep as part of About Us? But it's somewhat generic. I'd drop it to avoid legal boilerplate. Now produce HTML. Structure:
About the role
We wish to appoint a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to join our Safeguarding Team. We’re looking for an excellent communicator with a can-do attitude and initiative. You’ll be part of a dedicated team, making a real difference to our students’ lives, and supporting staff to succeed in their roles. Every day will be different. You’ll be valued and recognised as an essential part of our team helping college life to function smoothly. We welcome applications from a wide range of previous work experiences, including new graduates. Experience of working with young people, excellent written and oral communication skills and commitment to our shared values are essential. Experience of working with young men or the ability to speak a community language would be welcome additions to our team. Start date: As soon as possible.
Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent qualification (essential)
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4‑9) or equivalent (essential)
Skills
- Proven experience within the last 2 years in an educational setting (essential)
- Experience as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) (essential)
- Excellent communicator with a can‑do attitude and initiative
- Experience working with young people
- Experience working with young men or ability to speak a community language (welcome addition)
Benefits
- Excellent career and professional development opportunities
- Free membership of East Manchester Leisure Centre (gym and pool, no restrictions on hours)
- Local government pension scheme and recognised continuous service
- Co‑operative flexible benefits, including Cycle Scheme and 30% Co‑op discount and 10% from non‑branded products
- Discount on Co‑op services (insurance & legal)
- Rental deposit loans
- Free flu vaccine and eye tests
- Employee Assistance programme for colleagues and members of their household
- Co‑operative Credit Union
Pay
Salary: NJC Grade 6 £28,757 – £32,079 (actual salary) – pay award pending. Pay grade NJC20 – NJC25.
Schedule
Full‑time, permanent contract. Hours per week: 35.00. Weeks per year: 46.000 (term‑time only plus approximately 10 days). Contract term: TTO Plus – term time only plus weeks.
Now also include a short paragraph for metadata: closing date, interview date. We can add after schedule maybe:Application closing date: 09:00, Monday 28 September 2026. Interviews: Monday 5 October 2026.
Make sure not to repeat job title. Now output only HTML fragment. Check for any duplicated content: we included start date in About the role. Good. Check that we didn't include any boilerplate like "Safeguarding Information". We omitted. Check that we didn't include "About Us" section; we have About the role only. The college description "About Connell" is substantive; maybe we should include it as About Us. But we have not included that paragraph. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could add About Us section with that paragraph. Let's consider: The About Connell paragraph describes the college's mission, inclusive community, etc. That's substantive and not covered elsewhere. So we should include an About Us section. Thus add:About Us
Connell staff have the rare opportunity to be a catalyst for social change by transforming the lives of the young people in the communities that we serve. We are a small sixth form college which means our staff get to know our students and how best to support and teach them. We are an inclusive community. We work in a modern building and embrace the latest technology. We provide a college experience that makes a significant impact on every student; ensuring they enjoy learning, excel in their chosen subjects and exceed prior expectations to reach their goals. If you share our belief that poverty and deprivation should never limit the quality of a young person’s educational experience or their levels of achievement, then we would love to hear from you. Connell is an inclusive and diverse community and we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We should not include contact details. Now we have About the role and About Us both. Check for duplication: About the role already mentions welcoming applications from wide range of previous work experiences, including new graduates. About Us mentions welcoming applications from underrepresented groups. Both are fine. Now ensure we didn't miss any substantive info: "Key stage Key Stage 5" we included in schedule? Not yet. Could add to schedule or About Us? It's a detail about the role. Could add to About the role or a separate section? Since we have