Safeguarding Officer

Marine Society & Sea Cadets; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Hybrid working

Volunteering Leave

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Pension (up to 10%)

Cycle to work

Digital Library access

Wellbeing portal & EAP

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Marine Society & Sea Cadets is recruiting a Safeguarding Officer to lead safeguarding casework, uphold statutory duties and promote safe practices across the charity and its Sea Cadet Units. The role requires experience with children, young people and vulnerable adults, and strong familiarity with Early Help frameworks.

The role is primarily based in London with national responsibility, offering hybrid working arrangements and a focus on continuous safeguarding improvements within a dynamic

Qualifications

• Experience in the voluntary youth or community sector with direct safeguarding work with children & young people.
• Knowledge of statutory safeguarding requirements and best practice guidance for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• Strong understanding of Early Help and how to apply it within safeguarding practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding casework in line with policy, procedures and statutory duties.
• Provide advice and guidance to volunteers and employees across the UK.
• Respond effectively to safeguarding concerns, including evenings and weekends as required.
• Support a central safeguarding team based in London and ensure timely escalation and reporting.

Skills

Youth sector experience

Safeguarding practice

Statutory guidance knowledge

Early Help

Casework handling

Job description

Due to some exciting, internal team developments, we have an opportunity for a Safeguarding Officer to join our busy team. Seeking to aim high and strive for excellence in our practices to safeguard children and young people, as well as promoting the overall safety, safeguarding and welfare of all of our members. We are an ambitious team where we strive for continuous improvements. We are seeking individuals who have experience of the voluntary youth or community sector and have direct practice experience of working with children & young people in a safeguarding context. You will have experience and knowledge of statutory requirements and best practice guidance, relating to the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. You will also have a very good understanding and experience of Early Help. Our safeguarding team operates centrally in London where we are responsible for providing support, advice and guidance to our volunteers and employees relating on all safeguarding matters across the UK. Our safeguarding Officers act as our lead professionals in managing safeguarding casework in line with our policy, procedures and statutory duty. Whilst this is a Monday- Friday full time position, a planned but flexible approach to work and working patterns is a must. We require you to work effectively and respond appropriately in challenging circumstances and meet the needs of our beneficiaries when they participate in our youth activities - evenings and weekends. We are a national charity helping to develop lifelong learning skills for young people today. With strong links to the maritime sector and Royal Navy. The charity uses the impact of being on the water to change young people's lives., Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.
Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people and over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK. The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective - to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.£40,300 per year Full-time Contract (Fixed Term contract until end of September 2027) Youth and Children Actively Interviewing,

• 25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata for part time employees, increasing with length of service
• Hybrid working for many roles
• Volunteering Leave
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
• Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
• Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.