Safeguarding and Wellbeing Coordinator

BAE Systems (New); Preston; Hybrid; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Safeguarding and Wellbeing Coordinator, where you will play a crucial role in supporting the wellbeing of Early Careers learners. This dynamic position involves coordinating safeguarding initiatives, delivering training, and maintaining compliance records. With a focus on inclusivity and diversity, this role offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of apprentices across multiple sites. If you are passionate about safeguarding and eager to contribute to a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Educated to Level 2 in Safeguarding or equivalent.
• Expert knowledge and experience of safeguarding and support of young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide safeguarding and wellbeing support to Early Careers learners.
• Coordinate safeguarding and wellbeing training for staff and apprentices.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Support for young people

Note taking and proof reading

Compliance analysis

Education

Level 2 in Safeguarding

Level 3 in Safeguarding

Degree level or equivalent

Job description

Job title:Safeguarding and Wellbeing Coordinator

Location:Barrow – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £33,814

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide safeguarding and wellbeing support to our Early Careers learners across multiple sites, signposting specialist support as required. Keep an accurate, timely record of safeguarding concerns, monitor interventions, identify key themes and ensure relevant support is provided and key concerns escalated as necessary
• To support in coordinating the delivery of safeguarding, wellbeing, Prevent and British Values awareness training to all Early Career staff and apprentices, ensuring regular communications and updates are provided to the Early Careers staff regarding statutory guidance and legislations. eg. Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 and the Prevent Duty
• To support on the development of safeguarding and wellbeing policies and processes, resources and activities across the Early Careers population providing central co-ordination in addition to localised support, collaborating with other Early Career teams, as and when necessary
• To support in the coordination of the Safeguarding and Wellbeing meetings, coordinating the attendance, content and minute taking ensuring key themes and actions are recorded accurately
• To maintain accurate Safeguarding central records, undertake local compliance checks, including the maintenance of accurate mandatory training and Enhanced DBS records, ensuring that all current and new relevant staff are compliant. To support the Safeguarding and Wellbeing Team to check and approve all Apprentice Travel Risk Assessments to ensure safety and compliance

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Educated to Level 2 in Safeguarding or equivalent
• Expert knowledge and experience of safeguarding and support of young people
• Ability to react and prioritise tasks and plan workload, proficient in note taking, proof reading and analysing information relevant to maintaining compliance within policy and legislation

Desirable:

• Educated to Level 3 in Safeguarding or equivalent
• Degree level or equivalent
• Experience of delivering training and awareness in relation to safeguarding

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Early Careers Team:

This dynamic opportunity to join the growing Apprentice Capability Team within Early Careers, working alongside experienced Safeguarding and Wellbeing specialists who support apprentices in all business areas across the UK.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates who are passionate about safeguarding and wellbeing, who will bring a breadth of knowledge and experience to support the growth of our Apprenticeship provision.

Within Early Careers, the safety and wellbeing of our apprentices is paramount. This role will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an Enhanced DBS check with a ‘Children’s Barred List Check’.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:20^th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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