Senior Student Progress & Safeguarding Lead

FIND | Creating Futures; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

FIND | Creating Futures in Hampshire is seeking an experienced Student Progress Manager to lead safeguarding, pastoral support and overall student success within a further education context.

As Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead you will manage a team of Student Progress Mentors, monitor attendance and progression, coordinate interventions and collaborate with external agencies to support vulnerable students. You will foster wellbeing and engagement across the student body.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated safeguarding expertise and experience in an education setting.
• Experience leading of safeguarding interventions and staff development.
• Evidence of delivering targeted support to vulnerable students within FE/post-16.

Responsibilities

• Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
• Lead and support safeguarding interventions for students.
• Line manage and develop a team of Student Progress Mentors and support staff.
• Monitor attendance, retention and student progress, implementing targeted interventions where required.
• Support vulnerable and care-experienced young people.
• Maintain an appropriate student caseload.
• Work with external agencies to coordinate additional student support.
• Contribute to wider tutorial, enrichment, wellbeing and student engagement initiatives.
• Support staff development and safeguarding practice.
• Lead on key areas of student progress and contribute to continuous improvement across the organisation.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Line management

Attendance monitoring

Student support

Intervention planning

Education

Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3

A Level 5 management qualification

Education sector experience

Job description

FIND | Creating Futures in Hampshire is seeking an experienced Student Progress Manager to lead safeguarding, pastoral support and overall student success within a further education context.

As Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead you will manage a team of Student Progress Mentors, monitor attendance and progression, coordinate interventions and collaborate with external agencies to support vulnerable students. You will foster wellbeing and engagement across the student body.