Senior Student Progress & Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

Find Recruitment Group LTD; England; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Find Recruitment Group LTD is seeking an experienced Student Progress Manager & DDSL to join a Hampshire-based further education provider. This senior role blends safeguarding, pastoral leadership and people management to boost attendance, retention and students’ overall success.

You will deputise as a DDSL, lead a team of Student Progress Mentors, coordinate safeguarding interventions with external agencies and contribute to organisation-wide wellbeing initiatives.

Qualifications

• Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3 training or 3+ years safeguarding experience.
• Experience supporting young people within education.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and practical safeguarding experience.
• Experience leading or contributing to safeguarding initiatives.
• Experience overseeing teams and workforce development.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Safeguarding leadership

Line management

Student support

Attendance improvement

Education sector knowledge

Education

Level 5 management qualification

Job description

Find Recruitment Group LTD is seeking an experienced Student Progress Manager & DDSL to join a Hampshire-based further education provider. This senior role blends safeguarding, pastoral leadership and people management to boost attendance, retention and students’ overall success.

You will deputise as a DDSL, lead a team of Student Progress Mentors, coordinate safeguarding interventions with external agencies and contribute to organisation-wide wellbeing initiatives.