Safeguarding Officer Location: Birmingham Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience About the Role We are seeking a committed and proactive Safeguarding Officer to join our school community in Birmingham. This role is vital in fostering a caring and supportive learning environment, ensuring the welfare and safety of all pupils in line with statutory safeguarding requirements. Who We're Looking For We're looking for a talented individual with experience in pastoral care and safeguarding. Your ability to build strong relationships and act decisively will place learners' welfare at the heart of the school. You will have: Valid Child Protection Training. Experience managing relationships with pupils, parents, and key agencies such as Children's Social Care, Early Help, CSE Risk Assessments, and Drug & Alcohol Teams. Experience completing referrals to relevant agencies and implementing safeguarding interventions. The ability to monitor and create targeted interventions for key pupils. Strong report-writing skills with attention to detail. Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, alongside a commitment to teamwork and customer service. Benefits of Working with Monarch Education: leading provider, Crown Commercial Service Approved opportunity to enhance your CPD portfolio through our Affinity Academy free Safeguarding training refer a friend scheme - £200 bonus (you can make unlimited referrals) online portal to manage your pay and timesheets To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide - please visit our website - About Us - Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk) Important Information: All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay. Equal Opportunities - Monarch Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant's applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check. This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities. MonNovInd