Head of Safeguarding and Learner Welfare (Flexible Location)

Looking for a new and exciting challenge? We’re actively seeking someone to join us as our Head Of Safeguarding and Learner Welfare, leading from the front, being accountable for the safeguarding architecture across our business pillar.

This is a newly established role, which will be the perfect fit for someone who has a comprehensive background in safeguarding, prevent and welfare services, with the ability to work collaboratively, demonstrating previous experience of working in a similar role with young and vulnerable adults within an education setting.

We need your skills to maintain positive relationships with adults and children and also develop our staff, delivering regular training to support the business ensuring we are well equipped to deal with key issues as they arise.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we offer a competitive salary between £45,000 - £50,000 (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days
• 2 Volunteer Days
• Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary Increase in line with national average
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits

There’s also the opportunity to progress your career!

Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 208282.

Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally within our 2,500-strong team. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make. What it means to be employee-owned.
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Location: Flexible Location
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Closing Date: 21 February 2023

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the continued implementation of an electronic safeguarding & welfare platform and maintain the function of this system, and any other safeguarding reporting systems across the group.
• Lead comprehensive Safeguarding, Prevent and Welfare services working collaboratively with external agencies to keep learners safe and free from harm.
• Functional oversight of designated safeguarding officers working across the business areas ensuring all retain current skills and relevant continuous professional development.
• Create and review the mandatory training framework for Safeguarding/ Welfare. Tailored by job role.
• Ownership of disclosures, ensuring the correct support mechanisms are implemented & the relevant support agencies are engaged;
• Establish the company approach to Designated Safeguarding officers (DSOs)
• Manage the roll of Safeguarding/ Welfare policies to all required staff, ensuring practical knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation that supports practice

For full job description follow the link: Head of Safeguarding and Learner Welfare

Skills and Experience

• Extensive knowledge and an excellent understanding of safeguarding policies, procedures, and regulations with previous experience of working in a similar role with young and vulnerable adults, within an educational setting;
• Hold a level 3 qualification or above and have completed Advanced Safeguarding training in the last two years;
• Able to use a person-centred approach, can show empathy and to demonstrate non-judgmental behaviours;
• Able to build rapport and trust in individuals to assess whether they are at risk of harm from others or themselves;
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding legislation, policy, procedures, and general good practice;
• The ability to keep up to date with legislation, policy, and guidance developments in safeguarding;
• Ability to identify examples of poor practice and raise concerns promptly and effectively to the Safeguarding Board and Senior Leadership Team;
• Experience of creating and/or maintaining robust and GDPR compliant safeguarding records, both written and electronic

Additional Information

SEETEC OUTSOURCE TRAINING AND SKILLS is part of Seetec Group and operates across the private, public and charitable sectors to help businesses and individuals to develop the skills that they need to thrive, now and in the future. The business delivers a range of Training, Apprenticeships and Professional Development programmes in collaboration with employers across 5 core industry sectors: Public Services, Advanced Engineering & Aviation, Media & Communications, Transport & Logistics and Professional Services.

We have significantly grown and evolved from our original not for profit roots in 1984, but our foundation is the strength of our people and their expertise, insight and determination to change the lives of those they support. It was therefore a logical step at the beginning of 2020 to put our future in the hands of our colleagues and become majority employee owned. We are now the 9th largest employee-owned business in the UK where every employee is a stakeholder in our collective success.

Seetec Outsource helps organisations and individuals to succeed through the delivery of high-quality knowledge and skills development, rewarding apprenticeships and training opportunities for young people, new recruits and existing employees.

Seetec Outsource is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”.

Seetec Outsource is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.