Wellbeing and Safeguarding Officer

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Worcester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Confidential Employee Assistance 24/7

Regular Continuing Professional Dev.

Opportunities for qualifications and发展

Generous holiday allowance

Agile and Flexible working

Employee discounts & benefits

Career progression opportunities

Mentor support in role

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free onsite parking

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

HoW College, in Worcester, is seeking a Wellbeing and Safeguarding Officer for the Student Experience and Engagement department. The role involves supporting diverse students, maintaining safeguarding procedures, and promoting wellbeing initiatives across campuses with potential travel to other sites.

The successful candidate will be empathetic, a great listener, and supportive, with opportunities to develop skills in safeguarding, welfare, and student services.

Qualifications

• Level 3 NVQ Qualification in a relevant area.
• Commitment to safeguarding and welfare of students.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first response safeguarding contact and provide rapid response to safeguarding concerns.
• Maintain and record accurate information using college systems such as ProMonitor, UnitE.
• Assist in delivery of annual safeguarding updates.
• Promote safeguarding, prevent and wellbeing support to students and support tutorial content.

Skills

Empathetic

Great listener

Supportive

Education

Level 3 NVQ Qualification

Job description

Wellbeing and Safeguarding Officer37 Hours x 52 Weeks Salary range is from £25,724 to £27,961Worcester Campus Please note: HoW College reserves the right to extend the advertising period for this vacancy or close the vacancy early in line with volume of applicants.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

To become a Wellbeing and Safeguarding Officer in our Student Experience and Engagement department, we need someone who is supportive, empathetic and a great listener. The successful candidate will have the chance to acquire new skills and develop their abilities in a wide range of activities. We have a variety of students from the surrounding area, we are a welcoming and inclusive community that champions diversity and equality across our college. Our departments collaborate to establish and uphold the inclusive HoW culture, we keep this in mind as we manage interactions with the public, fellow employees, and nearby schools. Although this position is centred on our Worcester campus, all applicants must be prepared to travel to our other campuses or surrounding areas as required.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

To find a more detailed list of your day-to-day responsibilities, please refer to the key roles and accountabilities section on our Job Description. In summary, as someone who has a relevant Level 3 NVQ Qualification, you will support in many aspects.

• To act as the first response Safeguarding contact, operating rapid response to all safeguarding concerns and maintaining effective cover across the college.
• To maintain and record accurate information using the appropriate college systems i.e. ProMonitor, UnitE etc.
• To assist in the delivery of annual safeguarding updates.
• To assist in the promotion and raising awareness of safeguarding, prevent and wellbeing support and procedures for students including supporting tutorial content.

ABOUT US.

Heart of Worcestershire College, the county's largest further education institution, offers a diverse range of academic, vocational, and community courses throughout its campuses. In all we do, our principles of diversity, integrity, partnership, and trust come through, enabling us to offer timely and knowledgeable services both within and outside of our immediate neighbourhood. By 2030, we also intend to be 90% green! Our goal is to advance, innovate, and inspire. We're looking for people who want to come along for the journey because our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year); giving access to free confidential counselling
• Regular Continuing Professional Development
• Opportunity to gain further qualifications and enhance professional development through our Awards process
• Generous holiday allowance
• Agile and Flexible working (Dependent upon role)
• Employee discounts & benefits package including high street and travel discounts
• Fantastic progression opportunities
• A mentor to support you in your new role
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free onsite parking (Certain Campuses only)
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

WE HIRE PEOPLE.

Every person we hire has a different mix of experiences, cultures, and identities, as well as a unique background and physical make-up. Together, we strengthen HoW. The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We want you to know that HoW is an equal opportunity employer as you are probably applying for or considering applying for a job with us if you are reading this. This College expects everyone to share its commitment to promoting and protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults' welfare and equality of opportunity. For us, this means that we always work to be as inclusive as possible in all areas of employment and that we will not allow any form of discrimination.

BIT MORE INFO.

All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. Along with online verification to ensure the safety of our pupils. Closing date for this post is: 25 August 2026 Interview date: TBC