Safeguarding Coordinator

Cognita Schools; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international school in Singapore is looking for a Safeguarding Coordinator to enhance its safeguarding culture and support child protection. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in safeguarding roles and a degree in social work or a related field. The role involves collaboration with staff, parents, and external agencies to ensure children's safety and well-being. Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are essential, with Mandarin fluency beneficial.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a safeguarding capacity, preferably in a school setting.
• Ability to maintain safeguarding records to a high standard.
• Exceptional verbal and written English skills, Mandarin fluency is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Foster a positive safeguarding culture in the school.
• Provide expert consultation on safeguarding caseload management.
• Work with diverse stakeholders to promote student wellbeing.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork skills

Crisis management

Communication skills

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Degree in social work, child welfare, or counseling

Job description

Overview

As a leading international school in Singapore, Stamford American International School (Stamford American) caters to students aged 2 months to 18 years old. With students from 79 countries and over 3000 students across two state-of-the-art campuses, we offer a dynamic educational journey emphasizing student well-being and academic excellence.

Stamford American is proud to be an IB World School, offering the full continuum of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), and IB Diploma Programme (DP). The school’s outstanding faculty comprising more than 350 experienced and highly qualified teachers from over 40 nationalities, through a competitive recruitment process. Educators are highly skilled in their content areas and pedagogy, but equally important, they excel at building strong relationships and creating an environment where students feel safe, supported, and valued.

The school now has an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Coordinator to join our Safeguarding team.

Role and Responsibilities

About the Role: The Safeguarding Coordinator will be instrumental in fostering a proactive and positive safeguarding culture, modelling best practice and empowering staff to uphold the highest standards of care and protection.

The Safeguarding Coordinator provides expert consultation across the school to support the management of a safeguarding caseload from pre-nursery through Grade 12. The role is responsible for ensuring that children’s safety and well-being are supported holistically within the school context, while leading best practice in child protection and overseeing investigations where adults may pose a risk to children.

The role requires a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of safeguarding, including child protection, adults who may pose a risk to children, and strengthening education and community engagement. The successful candidate will be a highly effective and empathetic communicator, skilled in building strong relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders to promote student wellbeing. They must be able to identify, assess, and mitigate risk factors that may affect international students studying in Singapore.

Reporting to the Head of Safeguarding, the Safeguarding Coordinator works collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders across the school, including academic and operational staff, parents, and external agencies such as Child Protective Services. This role will provide visible leadership and play a pivotal part in strengthening and embedding the school’s safeguarding culture.

Position Requirements

• Minimum 3 years experience working with children and families in a Safeguarding capacity, including case management, and working in school or with a school.
• Be able to write and maintain safeguarding records to a high standard
• Resilient, highly developed interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Exceptional verbal and written English skills, Mandarin fluency highly beneficial
• Demonstrate ability to work with initiative and able to assume responsibility during a crisis
• Work as an effective team member and in partnership with external agencies
• Be able to work with flexibility, balancing procedures with the individual needs of each student and level of risk.
• Maintain knowledge of legislation, reporting processes and thresholds
• Work with individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, and be aware and responsive to the needs of all groups within the community

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in social work, child welfare, or counseling; and significant experience within a Safeguarding role.

With a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, all potential employees undergo mandatory pre-employment background checks, and appointments are contingent upon satisfactory completion of all reference and background checks, as required by our parent organization, Cognita.

The school is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued. There is no discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion, sexual orientation, family status, pregnancy, marital status, medical or mental health history, physical characteristics, or disability. All applications from qualified candidates are welcome.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.