Student Safety Assistant (Term Time Only + 4 Weeks)

Hopwood Hall College

Leeds

On-site

GBP 31,000 - 33,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Hopwood Hall College in Middleton is seeking a vigilant security and safeguarding officer to keep learners and staff safe. You will patrol campuses, assist with enrolment, and support the Safeguarding team by reviewing CCTV and handling incidents with discretion.

The role requires empathy with young people, robust behaviour management, and the ability to work flexible shifts, including evenings and weekends. Prior experience in education or community settings is advantageous.

Qualifications

Good literacy and numeracy skills (minimum level 2).
Driving licence, access to a vehicle, and business insurance.
Able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends.
Experience working with young people in educational or community settings preferred.

Responsibilities

Patrolling common areas to promote positive behaviour and report incidents in line with college values.
Support safeguarding team by reviewing CCTV footage and completing incident forms as required.
Maintain health, safety and welfare of staff, learners, visitors and premises, including parking and access control.
Provide customer service to staff, students and visitors, assist with enrolment and directing queries.
Ensure staff and students display ID badges and monitor for unauthorised visitors; liaise with emergency services if needed.

Skills

Literacy & numeracy

Driving licence

Flexible hours

Behaviour management

Tools

Microsoft Office

CCTV systems

College systems

Job description

Application Deadline: 4 October 2026

Department: Student & College Services

Location: Middleton

Compensation: £31,151 per annum, i.e £32,818 pro rata per annum

Description

To ensure learners are safe in college and to support their wellbeing and care.

To ensure learners, staff, visitors and college premises are safe and secure.

To ensure in the safety and security and care of College users and the protection of the facilities.

To contribute towards supporting the college’s zero tolerance of Sexually Harmful Behaviors and Peer on Peer abuse, identifying, challenging and reporting, being a role model.

Key Responsibilities

Patrolling common areas around campus, promoting positive behaviour, intervening to challenge bad behaviour and reporting student behaviour in line with college values.
Supporting the management of incidents with the Safeguarding team including reviewing CCTV footage in the event of an incident. Completing incident forms as required.
Maintaining the health, safety and welfare of College employees, learners, visitors and customer by controlling and managing student behaviour, preventing unauthorised access, removing trespassers from the premises, protecting people from harm/injury, hazard spotting and reporting, removing hazards that may cause harm to others, coordinating safe evacuations, supporting the implementation of policies e.g. no smoking policy.
Provide good customer service to College staff, students, visitors and customers, by assisting with queries, providing direction, supporting the enrolment process, supporting staff to manage student behaviour in the classroom.
Patrolling the College grounds and buildings to provide a visible and a reassuring presence. Protecting the College assets (buildings, cash, equipment, resources) from malicious damage or theft.
Being available to search students for prohibited items, in accordance with the College’s search protocol.
Support the college in ensuring that students and staff display their college ID badge at all times.
Watching for unauthorised visitors on site, challenging if it is safe to do so and reporting as necessary.
To liaise as necessary with emergency services when required.
Monitor driving and parking on campus and address dangerous driving incidents, recording details of illegal, dangerous and inconsiderate parking on campus, carparks and around the environment.
Representing the College within the local community, liaising in a constructive manner with local residents, and ensuring that students are not causing a nuisance outside the College.
Contributing to the elimination of unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation; advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
Support the process of regular Fire Alarm testing as specified in testing procedures, under the instruction of Health and Safety.
Any other duties as reasonably directed by the college.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications / Special Work Conditions

Essential Criteria

Good literacy and numeracy skills (minimum level 2)
Driving Licence, access to a vehicle and business insurance
Able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends

How Identified:

Application

Desirable Criteria

Level 3 First Aid at Work qualification or a willingness to obtain it
SIA Door Supervision and/or CCTV license
Safeguarding training
Conflict Management & Use of Force
Understanding within The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, (Martyn’s Law)

How Identified

Application

Experience

Essential Criteria

Experience of working with young people in an educational or community environment
Experience of positive behaviour management
Experience of dealing with incidents and incident management including
To have empathy with young people, approachable but with the confidence to assert authority when required
To show Basic Conflict Management Skills and to have a good understanding of the Security & Education Industries
Experience of working under pressure, including handling difficult situations on your own and de-escalating them

How Identified

Application / Interview

Desirable Criteria

Experience of restorative justice interventions
Previous experience in security work
Previous experience within an education setting

How Identified

Application / Interview

Specialist Knowledge

Essential Criteria

Understanding of the issues faced by young people that impact on their safety and wellbeing
Committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
Committed to the principles of equality and diversity
To know and understand the definition of Reasonable Force as stated in Common Law

How Identified

Application / Interview

Desirable Criteria