Safeguarding Officer (SEN Focus)
Sandwell College
Sandwell
- £27,164 - £31,492 per year
- Expiring soon
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 4 November 2024
Job overview
Location: Sandwell, West Bromwich
Working Hours: Full time, 37 hours
Salary: £27,164 - £31,492 per annum (Grade D)
Safeguarding Officer
We are excited to share that we are looking for a Safeguarding Officer with a Special Need background to join our passionate and dedicated Safeguarding team. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team, who are passionate about creating a warming and secure atmosphere whilst ensuring the safety of colleagues and students whilst on site.
Responsibilities
As part of this role, you will act as a Safeguarding Officer responding to safeguarding concerns, student disclosures and the reporting of issues including collecting information relating to external and internal incidents involving learners by liaising with a college colleagues and external partners.
You will also support staff and managers on safeguarding issues working in line with the college Safeguarding Policy.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
To be successful, you must be educated to level 3 in child safeguarding or commitment to complete within a specified timescale. You must have recent and relevant experience of working with people with Special Education Needs.
You must also be able to demonstrate strength of character by being an excellent team player and being able to work well under pressure. You will need excellent time management skills and be able to work independently using your own initiative.
Benefits
· Very competitive salaries that have seen sector leading pay awards
· Excellent annual leave entitlements for all (between 35 and 50 annual leave days, as well as 8 bank holiday days, and additional time off over the Christmas period!)
· Dedication to career development and progression through dedicated development days, talent schemes and much more
· Recognition for great work through awards, events and celebration days
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Access to onsite facilities with discounted rates on services including Bliss Hair & Beauty Salon, dog grooming, car health checks
· Use of the College gym facilities as well as discounts at local gyms
· Generous pension schemes (23.68% employer contribution for teaching roles, 21.5% employer contribution for non-teaching roles)
· Access to a huge range of high street discounts
· Free will writing
· Travel discounts including local bus, tram, train, as well as cross country coach and trains
· Free flu vaccine
· Free confidential counselling service and wellness platforms
Attached documents
About Sandwell College
About Sandwell College
Sandwell College is a great place to work; a large, successful and growing College that has achieved significant success over recent years and has further, big ambitions for its future.
It has two state of the art campuses in West Bromwich accessible through excellent transport links and, following a successful merger with Cadbury Sixth Form College, has an exciting presence in Birmingham.
The majority of the College’s full-time students are aged 16-18, studying courses designed to give them skills for the modern workplace in a learning environment fully equipped with a specialist automotive centre, beauty and hairdressing salons, computer suites, construction workshops, engineering and science laboratories, fashion and photography studios, a sports hall and a 170-seater theatre.
Principal
Graham Pennington
Values and vision
Sandwell College aims to help students achieve their goals and take their next step, whether that be further progression with the college, Higher Education, or employment and training. It also aims to offer its students first class guidance and support and to do everything it possibly can to help them succeed, driving innovation and quality forward.
Sandwell College’s objective is to give young people the best possible transition from school to college and get them into top universities and careers. It is also strongly committed to creating opportunities for its adult learners by working closely with local and regional businesses, both large and small, to help them develop a skilled workforce.
Ofsted
“The large majority of students make good or better progress. Students develop very good personal, social and employability skills that prepare them well for further study and for the world of work. Teaching and learning are good, and often outstanding. Students benefit from the college’s excellent teaching, study and social spaces, with very high quality resources and equipment to support learning.”
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