Safeguarding Lead

Salary Point 24 - £27,750 per annum

Hours 37 hours per week, all year round

Contract Permanent

Location Peterborough College

Closing Date 24 March 2024

Student safety is a key priority for the Inspire Education Group (Peterborough & Stamford College) supporting vulnerable learners to achieve their educational goals is incredibly important to us. Peterborough College has an experienced Wellbeing & Safeguarding team who support learners from aged 14 into adulthood.

We currently have an exciting, permanent, full-time opportunity for an experienced Safeguarding Lead to join our Wellbeing team. The successful candidate will have a detailed understanding of relevant Safeguarding procedures & legislation, and will be able to apply these in context to provide support across a variety of areas for all learners and refer them as appropriate to the relevant agencies in order to remove barriers to learning.

The post-holder will be passionate about the maintenance and development of robust Safeguarding frameworks, have a good level of education, practical experience of working with young people in a Safeguarding capacity and will possess a working knowledge of IAG relating to financial, housing or welfare issues.

The Safeguarding Lead will currently hold a Designated Safeguarding Lead or equivalent qualification. The college will also support the successful candidate with specialist training relating to vulnerable young people. We have excellent links with local agencies and the local safeguarding boards to support our staff with opportunities for ongoing development and multi-agency working and the successful candidate will continue to develop these relationships.

The successful candidate will be a motivated, self-starter with the highest level of commitment to ensuring Student Safety. You will be comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary setting with a variety of stakeholders including Children’s Social Care, Parents and Family and the Police. This is a learner support role and you will have exceptional communication skills both verbally and written, you will be pro-active, resourceful, and resilient with a flexible approach to working practices.

IEG benefits

IEG offers many good employment benefits including 30 days annual leave, plus Christmas close down, access to the Local Government Pension scheme, and many on-site benefits and facilities, including a gym, free on-site parking and on-site nursery (Peterborough only). We also offer many training and development opportunities.

How to Apply

For the full job description, person specification and information on how to apply for this job please go to – https://ieg.ac.uk/work-for-us/

IEG is actively committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £27,750.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free fitness classes
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Diploma of Higher Education (required)

Work Location: In person