Safeguarding and Welfare Officer

Oldham College; Oldham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Oldham is seeking a Safeguarding & Welfare Officer to ensure student welfare and effective safeguarding practices. The successful candidate will support daily safeguarding operations, advise on concerns, and implement action plans for complex cases. The role offers a salary between £30,513 and £32,532 per annum, along with excellent benefits including a generous pension scheme, holiday entitlement, and staff development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform

Very generous holiday entitlement

Employee Assistance Scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision

Staff Development days/week

Free confidential counselling service

Staff recognition awards

Car Scheme

Subsidised car parking

On-site Day Nursery

On-site hair and beauty salon

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding and welfare practices.
• Ability to advise on safeguarding concerns.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with multi-agency teams.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operational safeguarding and welfare provision.
• Advise and influence safeguarding referrals at all levels.
• Implement effective action plans for students with safeguarding concerns.
• Participate in external networking and multi-agency meetings.
• Contribute to developing college systems for safeguarding.

Skills

Advising and coaching

Building relationships

Operational safeguarding

Understanding complex safeguarding concerns

Job description

We are looking for: Safeguarding & Welfare Officer.

Salary £30,513-£32,532 per annum plus excellent benefits.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled safeguarding and welfare practitioner to join our Safeguarding & Welfare team; the team is responsible for ensuring effective safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. Our purpose is to create an environment where students feel safe and can achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will be able:

• Support in the day‑to‑day operational safeguarding and welfare provision for the college
• Effectively advise, coach and influence safeguarding and welfare referrals at all levels for students that attend the college
• Ensure all staff know how to raise safeguarding concerns and understand the symptoms of abuse & neglect
• Safeguard, support and implement effective individual action plans for students that have complex safeguarding concerns, including forced marriage, honour‑based violence, domestic violence, peer‑on‑peer abuse and youth violence
• Represent the college and participate in appropriate external networking meetings and training sessions, including strategy discussions and multi‑agency meetings
• Contribute to the continuous development of college systems to improve their effectiveness and efficiency to ensure effective safeguarding
• Build and develop contact and working relationships with multi‑agency teams across the borough and wider networks

This is a very important role. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead says, “Here at Oldham College we believe all students deserve a rewarding educational experience that can create opportunities, change lives and lead to an exciting future. We are passionate about ensuring each student feels safe so that they can achieve their full potential. Our excellent team of safeguarding and welfare officers is ready to expand and add another skilled safeguarding practitioner to our growing team to continuously promote our safeguarding and prevent agenda, have a whole college approach to emotional and mental wellbeing in a trauma‑informed way.”

Only candidates who have not applied for this role in the past six months will be considered. No agencies.

Benefits

• Generous Pension Scheme
• Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
• Very generous holiday entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
• Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
• Free confidential counselling service
• Staff recognition awards
• Car Scheme
• Subsidised car parking
• On‑site Day Nursery
• On‑site hair and beauty salon

Our ambition is to be "The Best Place to Learn and Work". We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open‑minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.

If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre‑employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre‑employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.

Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.