Job Title: Safeguarding Officer
Location: Rotherham
Salary: £20,052 per annum
Hours: 37 per week - Term Time only

Gi Group Recruitment are now seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Officer to our client based in Rotherham. The Safeguarding Officer is responsible for providing a high quality, responsive service to students faced with welfare and safeguarding issues, in accordance with statutory responsibilities.

Duties of the Safeguarding Officer:

• Act as a first point of contact providing a confidential information and advice for all students on safeguarding related concerns including child protection disclosures.
• Monitor and manage safeguarding referrals through ProMonitor ensuring interventions are timely and responsive, in line with child protection legislation and statutory guidance, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE).
• Ensure child protection records relating to student safeguarding information are accurately recorded and stored in line with statutory guidance.
• Establish, maintain and develop effective relationships which engage students, especially those identified as being at risk of leaving their course or failing to achieve, to remove potential barriers, so that assistance and support can be offered within a professional relationship on an ongoing basis if appropriate.

Role Criteria:

• Recent experience of working in a Safeguarding role in an education or community setting
• Experience of working in a post 16 educational environment
• Experience of managing safeguarding cases
• Safeguarding Level 3 qualification
• General education at level 3 or above
• Good working knowledge of confidentiality, child protection, data protection, and anti-discriminatory / oppressive practice

Benefits:

• Generous Holiday Entitlement Including an extra Health and Wellbeing Day and a discretionary Christmas closure period on top of the annual holiday entitlement.
• Hybrid Working- A hybrid working model which continues to grow and adjust to the shared needs of the organisation and our workforce.
• A generous Workplace Pension Scheme.
• In-House Occupational Health Service and Mental Health First Aiders to support you whenever you need it.
• Free eye tests.
• A Free Will Writing Service.
• Access to a Westfield Health Scheme.
• Access to gyms and/or fitness suites across each of the campuses.
• Costco Membership.
• Long Service awards.
• SmartHive Benefits Platform including a Retail discount scheme, Gym Discounts, Employee Assistance Programme and Health & Wellbeing Support, Investment Opportunities.
• Cycle scheme which can save you up to 40% of purchasing equipment and accessories.
• A bonus payment of £200 when you introduce a friend or family member to the Group.

Hiring Contact: Laura Vieira
Agency: Gi Group Recruitment
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