Lead Safeguarding Officer

Location: Stroud Campus
FTE Salary: £28,911

Term Time Only Salary: £25,732

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only (40 Weeks)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Term Time Only Contracts will incur a salary adjustment if the start date is after 1st September.

SGS is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:
 

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card (formerly known as NUS Extra cards) as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union 
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Starbucks Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College has an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, engineering to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to degree level courses.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help our students achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our first inspection.

For more information, please visit https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

We have an opportunity at our Stroud Campus for an individual who has experience or skills to provide Safeguarding support to our leaners. The role will be responsible for supervising and supporting the Education and Wellbeing Mentors at a designated campus, working collaboratively to provide support to learners who are identified as vulnerable or at risk, in order to maintain their attendance and maximise their progress and achievement.

It will involve liaising with a range of internal college services and external agencies to secure appropriate support for learners.

The post holder will act as a source of training, support, advice and expertise to staff on all matters relating to Safeguarding. They will contribute to the running of the SGS Wellbeing Service function, and ensure that the safeguarding & wellbeing support is delivered to the highest standards across the college, consistently and equitably in line with the College Strategic Priorities.

Although this role is term time and starts in September, the successful candidates will have the opportunity to have paid training through July and August dependent on their availability. 

Key Tasks Include:

• To line manage a small team of Education & Wellbeing Mentor postholders
• To act as the first point of contact for all safeguarding referrals, interventions and concerns and triage appropriately.
• To act as a source of support, advice and expertise to staff on all matters of Safeguarding across the College.
• To carry out initial assessment and screening of transition documentation for incoming learners and summarise cases.
• To support the Director of Wellbeing Services with risk assessment of students

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of supervising staff, and being able to work as part of a team
• Minimum 3 years’ experience of working with young people aged 14+ with emotional, social, mental health and wellbeing issues.
• Skills or knowledge in the following areas: Mental Health, Social Care, Housing
• The skills to maintain accurate and detailed computerised records.

Please apply online by:  Monday 12th June 2023

Expected Interview Date: Week Commencing 19th June 2023

If you have any queries please contact [email protected]

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and any offer of employment will be subject to a number of conditions including a requirement for providing satisfactory references. In line with KCSIE and having regard to all relevant guidance, a range of checks and online searches will also be conducted for successful candidates, and a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure will need to be obtained as a requirement of the job.