About us
The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocatingforinclusivity and diversity at everystage.
Aboutthe role
This role is a sickness cover position with an expected end date of 3rd of June 2026, or until the post holder returns to work.
Reporting to the Head of Safeguarding & Student Wellbeing, this post will contribute to the colleges common goals.
To achieve this, specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Support individual students with a safeguarding disclosure, ensuring support is implemented effectively and reviewed regularly
Liaise with external services for any safeguarding concerns (child or adult), providing timely relevant support and information
Attend a range of external events including Child Protection Conferences, Child in Need Reviews
Make timely referrals to a range of agencies such as Childrens Social Care to appropriately safeguard and support students
Maintain oversight of Prevent related referrals across college, reporting to Head of Safeguarding regularly on number of referrals and outcome
Maintain oversight of disclosure rates, identifying patterns and trends and support the encouragement of reporting in priority groups
Keep up to date with current legislation, statutory and other guidance
Work with the Head of Safeguarding to input on the design of new services, systems and Policies/Procedures
Monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of all Policies/Procedures relating to Safeguarding: Working with the Head of Safeguarding in a solutions-focussed way to improve existing strategies
Keep updated with and deliver high quality staff and student related Safeguarding training
Lead on the welfare and support of students with a safeguarding disclosure in allocated curriculum area
Ensure that all safeguarding concerns are logged and recorded in line with GDPR legislation
Take a lead on implementing and monitoring Online Safety for students
Support the Head of Safeguarding to design strategies for Online Safety in line with current legislation and guidance
What we can offer you
As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £35,497 - £40,996 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.
Our benefits
Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA - 17.1%
Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
Health and wellbeing, we offer Employee assistance programme through Bupa
Occupational Health through PAM
Free eye tests for VDU users
Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
F urther information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us.
Armed Forces Covenant
As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, were pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.
Safeguarding
We are an employer who is?committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding
Next Steps:
To apply: Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application.
As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.
Closing date: 19th of January 2026.
Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.
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