Safeguarding Manager Contract Type : Permanent Reporting to: Head of Safeguarding Base : Hybrid / Manchester with regular national travel DBS Check : YES Enhanced Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 About the Role The Safeguarding Manager is responsible for the operational oversight and coordination of safeguarding practice across Further Education, Higher Education, and Apprenticeship provision. Working closely with the Head of Safeguarding, the role acts as point of contact for Safeguarding practice, advice and guidance, ensuring that safeguarding concerns are identified promptly, assessed appropriately, and managed effectively across learning, employer, and workplace environments, in line with statutory guidance and organisational policy. Duties and Responsibilities Provide operational oversight of safeguarding practice across FE, HE and Apprenticeship provision, ensuring concerns are identified, risk assessed and managed effectively Oversee safeguarding casework, including complex and high risk cases, ensuring timely decision making, robust record keeping and appropriate escalation Offer expert advice and professional challenge to Designated Safeguarding Leads, tutors, assessors and employer facing teams Support safeguarding in employer based settings, advising on responsibilities within partnerships and contracts Monitor trends and emerging risks across provision types, contributing to audits, quality assurance and continuous improvement activity Develop and deliver safeguarding training to staff, promoting a culture of vigilance, early intervention and consistent practice Build effective relationships with Local Authorities, Police and multi agency partners, representing the organisation at strategy meetings and case conferences Deputise for the Head of Safeguarding where required Qualifications Safeguarding level 3 - Essential A full job description and person specification is available for download alongside our full benefits booklet. Who are we? We are ‘Access Creative College’ (ACC), formerly known as Access to Music, and were founded in 1992. We’re an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider that reach every corner of the country, with 7 campuses and over 2,500 students nationwide. We are part of Access Education Group which boasts 32 campuses nationwide with over 5,000 students & apprentices across ACC, dBs Institute (Higher Education) & Access Sport What we offer? Generous Holiday Allocation Wellbeing Benefits: Health Cash Plan, Doctorline GP Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Access to Counselling and Cycle to Work Staff Discounts & Benefits: access to Accolade, our benefits platform which offers discounts at over 800 retailers! Paid Leave: Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick pay. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to creativity. We are committed to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusivity for all our employees and potential employees. DBS Checks: Enhanced DBS clearance will be required.