Campus Safeguarding Lead Location: Rotherham Salary: £26,941 per annum benefits Hours: Full time (37hrs per week, all year round) Closing Date: 04/08/2025 Our clients main goal is to be an outstanding education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that they do. To help them achieve this they are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join their existing teams. To be a part of the team they will expect you to be committed to their values too. The Role In this rewarding role, as Campus Safeguarding Lead, you will provide a high quality, responsive service to students faced with welfare and safeguarding issues, in accordance with statutory responsibilities. The Campus Safeguarding Lead plays a critical role in promoting a safe and supportive learning environment for all students across the Group. Working proactively and responsively, this post is responsible for providing high-quality, confidential support and advice to students facing safeguarding risks and concerns, in strict adherence to statutory responsibilities and best practice, including "Keeping Children Safe in Education" (KCSiE) and relevant child protection legislation. The Campus Safeguarding Lead will act as a primary point of call at Rotherham College for staff, offering expert guidance on student welfare and safeguarding issues, and collaborating closely with the key colleagues, external services and families to ensure timely and appropriate referrals to external agencies. Skills and Qualifications Have recent experience of working in safeguarding in an education or community setting. Experience of youth engagement, advice and guidance or education with young people. Ideally, your experience will be within post-16 education (FE) and involve managing a range of safeguarding cases. You will have a good working knowledge of confidentiality, child protection, data protection/consent and anti-discriminatory and trauma informed practice. You will possess Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy (or equivalent), Level 3 Safeguarding qualification and have achieved a further Level 3 qualification in a general vocation (but this is not essential). Department Info You will work closely with the Student Support colleagues including Campus Safeguarding Leads, Attendance and Pastoral Officers, Mentors, Personal Development Coordinators and Curriculum staff, along with wider college teams. You will be line managed by the Group Safeguarding Lead, who will give you operational direction. Benefits Access to local government pensions scheme Up to 41 days annual leave per year (26) including closure during Christmas period Access to their gyms, restaurants and salons Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles Parking available at all of their sites Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.