Safeguarding Officer

MSSC; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 36 000 - 44 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days leave

Hybrid working

Volunteering Leave

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Pension up to 10%

Cycle to work

Digital Library access

Wellbeing portal

Employee development

Résumé du poste

Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) in London invites applications for a Safeguarding Officer to join our busy safeguarding team. The role focuses on promoting safety, safeguarding and welfare of all members, with emphasis on children and young people in line with statutory duties and best practice guidance.

You will have experience in the voluntary youth or community sector and direct practice with children and young people in safeguarding contexts, plus a strong understanding of Early Help

Qualifications

• Experience in the voluntary youth or community sector.
• Direct practice experience with children & young people in safeguarding context.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements and best practice guidance relating to safeguarding.
• Good understanding and experience of Early Help.

Responsabilités

• Lead safeguarding casework in line with MSSC policy, procedures and statutory duties.
• Provide support, advice and guidance to volunteers and employees on safeguarding across the UK.
• Ensure safer recruitment practices and completion of pre-employment checks as part of safeguarding commitments.

Description du poste

Location: MSSC NSC, 200b Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7JY

Contract: Full time, Fixed Term contract until end of September 2027

Salary: £40,300 gross, per annum

Closing Date: 10 November 2026

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.

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.

• 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.

Additional Information

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

Safer Recruitment - We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.

Safer Recruitment: All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.