About the Role
We are looking for a new Safeguarding Officer (known as Stay Safe Officer) to join us at Leeds City College and work across a number of our excellent campuses. Based within the Student Life team, you will work closely with the curriculum-based departments to ensure arrangements are in place and maintained to effectively safeguard our students and vulnerable adults.
The wider Student Life team is responsible for the personal development, behaviour and attitude of all our Further Education students. We directly deliver services to students- safeguarding, mental health, and wellbeing are at the centre of what we do.
As this role is based in the Central Stay Safe Team, we are looking for someone who can take a restorative approach and put student welfare and safeguarding into everything they do! Students and staff feel welcome, safe and secure at all of our campuses. Our arrangements for safeguarding are effective and our safeguarding officers swiftly take appropriate actions to mitigate safeguarding risks.
The personal development programmes they devise and put in place have been judged as outstanding in our latest Ofsted Inspection. You will add to this reputation and drive our culture of vigilance, support, and safeguarding going forward.
All our campuses are easily accessible via public transport.
What You Will Do
1. Manage a caseload of students where there is a safeguarding concern.
2. Build effective and supportive relationships with vulnerable learners.
3. Record all work accurately and in a timely manner on the CPOMS system.
4. Provide supervision to designated safeguarding officers in curriculum departments.
5. Monitor and review support for vulnerable students providing, expertise and information as required.
6. Plan and deliver staff training on a range of different safeguarding topics.
7. Monitor the recording and reporting of safeguarding referrals on campus, using appropriate client record and MIS systems, ensuring processes are followed.
8. Act as a point of contact for external agencies and attend external meetings as required.
9. Lead and contribute to cross college campaigns on a range of different safeguarding topics working closely with curriculum teams, the marketing team and student union.
About You
10. Level 2 Safeguarding trained.
11. A recognised qualification in at least one area of expertise in safeguarding, health and care to a minimum of NVQ 3 or equivalent, or substantial experience.
12. Recent experience working as a designated safeguarding officer.
13. Experience of working with vulnerable groups in an educational setting.
14. Up to date knowledge and experience of a range of safeguarding issues.
15. Excellent interpersonal skills, a good listener who is non-judgemental and able to be adaptable to the needs of staff and students.
Benefits
There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
16. Generous Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).Support Staff 39 daysAcademic 44 daysSenior Management 44 days
17. Excellent Pension schemesTeachers’ Pension Scheme Local Government Pension Scheme
18. Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
19. Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
20. Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
21. Employee wellbeing initiatives
22. Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements
About Us
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references.