Lead Designated Safeguarding Practitioner
The Sheffield College
- Sheffield
- £33,952-39,212 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Proactively support the wellbeing of students and receive safeguarding referrals for a designated cohort, leading on the response to each referral.
- To oversee the effective implementation of safeguarding policy and procedures that underpin high-quality and effective safeguarding services across the College.
- To ensure the effective management of the Designated Safeguarding Practitioners, ensuring training is implemented around current trending concerns and offering advice and guidance for complex cases.
- Work on an allocated caseload of Children, Looked After cases, supporting relevant internal stakeholders to complete PEPs, ensuring they are done in a timely manner with a person-centred approach.
- Support on the delivery of high-quality student events including whole campus safeguarding awareness events, ensuring such events are embedded as part of the cross-college tutorial scheme and enrichment calendar
- Has experience of monitoring the implementation of strategies and policies, with a solution-focussed attitude.
- Has experience of multi-agency working through building effective external relationships with key agencies.
- A consistent performer with a strong track record of performance and achievement throughout their career.
- Holds a recognised Safeguarding qualification or is committed to working towards.
- Knowledge of student support in the context of the Post-16 sector. Including an understanding of the College landscape relating to management procedures and OFSTED requirements.
- Pension contribution of 15.9%
- Work-Life Balance – Enhanced Holiday Entitlement
- A Supportive Environment – December closure for all employees
- Sustainability – Cycle to Work Scheme
- Supporting employees at all stages of life – enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies