Homes Safeguarding Officer - South

Witherslack Group; Oxford; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading special education provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Homes Safeguarding Officer to ensure robust safeguarding practices across their homes. The successful candidate will need at least 5 years of experience in managing safeguarding cases and possess substantial expertise in safeguarding legislation. This role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £50,000, medical cover, 7 weeks holiday, and a flexible benefits package to promote staff wellbeing and development.

Benefits

Medical cover

7 weeks holiday

Flexible benefits package

Wellbeing tools

Refer a friend scheme with £1000 bonus

Qualifications

• 5 years experience managing safeguarding cases for children and young people.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding legislation and partnership arrangements.
• Experience in advising children's homes on safeguarding issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure robust safeguarding practices in coordination with home managers.
• Conduct safeguarding audits and manage safeguarding data.
• Provide advice to Homes Managers on safeguarding cases.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership skills

Training experience

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Salary: Up to 50000

Closing Date: 16th November

Interviews: 26th November

This is a remote role; travel will be required across the South West and South East.

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care. Our teams are fulfilled by making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things. For children with complex needs, the level of care and education we provide must go above and beyond. We have a high staff-to-child ratio and in-house clinical teams, and we are proud to have a reputation for excellence and market-leading Ofsted ratings.

Bring your whole self to work. Here at Witherslack Group we celebrate everyone’s differences. Our young people come from diverse backgrounds with different needs, and our workforce reflects that diversity so our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.

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Responsibilities

The Homes Safeguarding Officer will work closely with the Homes Managers and others to ensure safeguarding practice is robust and defensible. They will support Home Managers to develop a robust safeguarding culture within their homes. They will work with the Head of Safeguarding to support homes and ensure compliance with safeguarding and wider legislation, and in the development and delivery of training for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and home-based staff. They will contribute to effective partnership working between different teams and departments within Witherslack Group.

You will provide day-to-day advice and guidance to Homes Managers and others in relation to safeguarding cases and undertake safeguarding audits in homes to ensure compliance within current frameworks, ensure safeguarding concerns are managed in line with Local Safeguarding Partnership procedures and thresholds, and that record keeping is robust and in line with best practice.

You will be required to manage safeguarding data and produce safeguarding data reports. To be successful in this role you will have at least 5 years experience in a role where managing safeguarding cases relating to children and young people was a key responsibility, ideally in a children's home.

Qualifications

• Substantial safeguarding expertise - at least 5 years experience managing safeguarding and welfare cases, particularly for looked after children, ideally as a Designated Saf safeguarding Lead or in a senior children's home role.
• Strong regulatory and policy knowledge - thorough understanding of safeguarding legislation (Working Together to Safeguard Children, Children's Homes Regulations, Quality Standards and safeguarding partnership arrangements).
• Proven leadership and advisory skills - experience at a senior level supporting children's homes to resolve safeguarding deficits and acting as a trusted source of advice, guidance and expertise for staff.
• Training and development experience - ability to design, deliver and evaluate safeguarding and child protection training with a strong portfolio of CPD and evidence of embedding learning from practice reviews into practice.
• Excellent professional skills - strong communication, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities with the flexibility to prioritise competing demands, produce clear reports and work both independently and collaboratively.

What we offer

• Salary: 45000 - 50000 dependent on experience
• Medical cover and access to discounts
• Holiday: 7 weeks (including bank holidays)
• Flexible benefits package with pension and life insurance options
• Wellbeing tools and employee assistance
• Beautiful working environments with excellent facilities
• Refer a friend scheme with a 1000 bonus

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Our young people deserve the best possible future, and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want with a purpose-led employer in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered). We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.