Safeguarding Campus Lead (Term-Time Only)

Job description

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Safeguarding Campus Lead?

We are recruiting for multiple full-time, term-time only roles, working 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

As a Safeguarding Campus Lead, you will primarly be based at one of our Weston-super-Mare campuses (Knightstone, Loxton or South West Skills) however, you will be required to travel to other campuses to support as required.

Day to day duties of the role

• Liaising with staff, students, managers, the College DSL, and external agencies to ensure learner safety in line with statutory duties and legislation.
• Promote key safeguarding messages to staff and students across the College using a range of communication platforms and within allocated campus areas.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally to support early identification, intervention, and consistent safeguarding practice.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and compliant safeguarding records in line with statutory and College requirements.

Required skills and qualifications

• Full UK driving licence, and access to own transport.
• Level 2 Safeguarding Qualification.
• Proven experience of dealing with complex safeguarding/wellbeing referrals, working in a student-centric way, putting first the safety and wellbeing of students.
• Proven team working and networking, including working with a range of colleagues across teams and effective liaison with external organisations including local authorities and emergency services.

For full details about the role and its responsibilities, please view the job description and person specification attached above.

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.