Permanent Contract
Full time: 37 hour week
Salary: £55,027 – £56,042 (Scale L)
Passionate about protecting the vulnerable and inspiring young people? Lead our Safeguarding and Youth Inclusion work to make a real difference in our communities!
About Us
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 firefighters operate from 19 fire stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us? Find out more about us and our values at www.bucksfire.gov.uk/join-us/
Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This is why we support flexible and hybrid working.
About the Role
You will be responsible for (but not limited to):
* Overseeing daily safeguarding operations, including alerts, referrals, risk assessments, and follow-up visits, ensuring timely and proportionate responses
* Acting as the Service’s professional lead for safeguarding, providing advice, guidance, and updates to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and senior leadership team
* Developing clear procedures, training, and risk assessments to ensure safe, consistent, and high-quality delivery of safeguarding and youth engagement work
* Building strong partnerships with schools, youth organisations, and other key stakeholders to deliver innovative and impactful community interventions
* Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary team, ensuring they are trained, motivated, and delivering to a high standard
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
* Professional: Acting with integrity, compassion, and respect, and championing equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything you do
* Connected: A strong communicator and relationship-builder who works effectively with internal teams, external partners, and multi-agency forums
* Empowering: Skilled at mentoring and coaching others, supporting their development, and creating a culture of accountability and learning
* Ambitious: A creative problem solver who looks for new and better ways to deliver safeguarding and youth engagement, and who can juggle multiple priorities with confidence
Essential Experience and Qualifications Required
Qualifications & Training:
* Degree-level education or equivalent, extensive practical experience within safeguarding, youth inclusion, or a related field
* Level 1, 2, and 3 Children’s & Adults Safeguarding Training (or willingness to obtain within agreed timescales)
* Prevent, FGM, Modern Day Slavery, and Exploitation training (or willingness to obtain). IOSH qualification or working towards
* Full, valid UK driving licence
Experience:
* Proven experience in safeguarding case management and/or youth inclusion work at a strategic or operational level
* Demonstrable management and leadership skills, including line management of staff or volunteers
* Experience working with multi-agency partners (e.g., children’s services, education, youth justice, voluntary sector)
* Strong influencing, consultation, and communication skills, with confidence to act as a subject matter expert
* Experience in designing or delivering safeguarding training and promoting learning across teams
* Track record of engaging effectively with diverse communities and vulnerable groups
Desirable Qualifications & Training
* Expert witness report writing
* Working towards Level 4 Children’s & Adults Safeguarding Training
* Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification
Experience:
* Experience in teaching, training delivery, or curriculum design
* Experience leading youth inclusion initiatives (e.g., cadets, mentoring programs, targeted interventions)
* Experience presenting business cases or funding bids for program development
How to Apply
We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome. If there are any adaptions or adjustments, we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.
Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact HR@bucksfire.gov.uk.
For further information about the role please review the job description. (Internal applicants please log in using your iTrent Self Service username and password)
Abatement and Protected Pension
If you are in receipt of a Firefighter’s pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.
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