Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer

Job title:

Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer

Company:

East Surrey College

Job description

Job TypeSupportJob CategoryYouth Engagement, Supported LearningEmployment BasisEstablished (salaried)LocationJohn Ruskin College – Croydon, East Surrey College – RedhillSalary RangeUp to £27,369 (Subject to qualifications, skills and experience)Closing Date06/01/2025Documents(PDF, 156.25kb)
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(PDF, 164.57kb)Safeguarding & Wellbeing OfficerCollege location: East Surrey College (Redhill) and John Ruskin College (Selsdon)Salary: Up to £27,369 (Subject to qualifications, skills and experience)Hours: Full time (37 hours/week) 08:45-17:00 Monday – FridayWe are currently seeking to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer to join our Safeguarding department.In this exciting role you will have responsibility to provide direct support to students who have made disclosures regarding safeguarding and well-being. Promoting & developing the Well-being opportunities for students and support with the management of the relevant database systems.Working closely with the DSL Team & ALS team and the representatives from external bodies. You will be a part of the Student Support team to triage safeguarding and Well-being referrals and hold a caseload of learners allocated through this process.The successful candidate must have:

• Relevant experience and professional qualifications
• Knowledge of legislation, regulations and best practice
• Excellent communication skills with young people, vulnerable adults, colleagues, and stakeholders
• Background of at least 3 years’ experience in a related role
• Expert knowledge of KCSiE

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.Closing Date: Monday 6th of January 2025**Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of sending your CV, unfortunately you have not been selected for the position.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adultsand expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Expected salary

£27369 per year

Location

Croydon, Greater London

Job date

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:45:37 GMT

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