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Safeguarding and Welfare Manager (Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer)

Safeguarding and Welfare Manager (Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer)

Oldham College

Oldham

  • £36,456 - £43,144 per year
  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
13 October 2024

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a

Safeguarding and Welfare Manager - Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer (DSLO)

Salary : £36,456 - £43,144


Role Purpose:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Designated Safeguarding Lead Officer (DSLO) to oversee and manage the operational safeguarding arrangements at our College. This pivotal role includes leading the Safeguarding & Welfare Team, ensuring the effective implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures, and promoting best practices across the College.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the primary lead on safeguarding, including the Prevent Duty, and regularly report to the Strategic Designated Safeguarding Lead.
  • Lead and develop Safeguarding & Welfare initiatives to support student success and well-being.
  • Represent the College in partnerships with external safeguarding professionals to ensure outstanding learner support.
  • Maintain and review the Safeguarding Policy and Prevent Strategy in line with current legislation.
  • Lead the development and delivery of staff training programs on safeguarding, ensuring compliance and best practice.


Qualifications and Experience:

  • Proven experience in a safeguarding role within an educational setting.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills with a commitment to student welfare.
  • In-depth knowledge of safeguarding legislation and practices.


This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the safety and well-being of our students. If you are passionate about safeguarding and have the expertise to lead our efforts, we invite you to apply.


For more details on this varied role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.


When you join Oldham College, not only will you be working in one of the best places to work but will also entitled to some great benefits.


Joining our Journey:

When you join our college, not only will you benefit from an annual reviewed salary but have access to numerous benefits and facilities:


  • 37 days annual leave per year, plus Bank Holidays, with additional efficiency days and all college Christmas closedown
  • Generous Pension Scheme
  • Fantastic Staff Benefits and Rewards platform
  • Employee Assistance Scheme
  • Enhanced Maternity/Paternity provision
  • Staff Development days/week (Jan, July, Aug)
  • Free confidential counselling service
  • Staff recognition awards
  • Car Scheme
  • Subsidised car parking
  • On-site Day Nursery
  • On-site hair and beauty salon


Oldham College is a great career choice for ambitious professionals. With a “good” Ofsted rating, one of the best apprenticeship programmes in the region, excellent 16-18 results and truly outstanding GCSE English results, we are already a high performer.


But we want to deliver much more than this. Our ambition is to be “The Best Place to Learn and Work” and we have a clear Strategic Plan which sets out what this means and what we will do to deliver it. We will keep on improving and innovating, and we are investing in new provision, new facilities, and new technology; including our state-of-the-art clinical simulation suite.


We expect a lot from you, so we want ambitious, open minded candidates, who are ready to give their best. But we give a lot in return, from training to pensions, our own benefits package, and one of the best and most helpful group of colleagues you could ever wish to meet.


The role will require you to embed and work to the college’s values; working with Integrity, having Ambition to help our learners succeed and being Inclusive to learners and colleagues alike.


At Oldham College, our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We encourage everyone to join us, as we create a workforce that is as diverse as our wonderful student community. We do monitor responses to our diversity questions in our application, to ensure that we can continue to build a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve.


We understand that not everyone works to the same timetable, and offer a range of flexible working options, including flexible start and finish times, part-time, term-time only or hybrid options, where the role permits.


We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, contact our HR team who will be happy to advise.


If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable laws, a pre-employment screening could include, employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the role.


Oldham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.


Any appointments will be subject to enhanced DBS checks and a check of the DfE Barred List.


This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and vulnerable adults.

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About Oldham College

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Oldham College was established in 1893 following a donation from the Platt family who were famously manufacturers of textile machinery. Their generosity led to the institution of the school for art and science in Oldham Town Centre.

Today we offer an extensive range of qualifications in a variety of curriculum areas including Digital & Creative, Performing Arts & Media, Financial & Professional Services, Sport, Travel & Uniformed Public Services, Construction & the Built Environment, Caring Professions and Retail & Commercial.

Alongside the Further Education base, we also provide the University Campus Oldham providing Higher Education to Post-Graduate level across a wide range of subjects.

We work closely with employers to provide relevant, high-level skills development and, ultimately highly employable students. Over recent years, we have invested over £22million in our campus and facilities. We are delighted to have three new buildings with state of the art facilities for students to use and enjoy. Each year we are happy to welcome almost 10,000 students across our full and part-time courses.

Values and Vision Oldham College believes in the value of ambition, courage, responsiveness, integrity, and inclusion. These values provide a solid foundation for students and for staff to develop the knowledge and skill sets to move forward successfully.

The College in Oldham offers exceptional traineeships and apprenticeships allowing students to gain vital work experience in the areas of the digital arena, construction and the built environment, retail and commercial industry, sport, travel and public services as well as the performing arts and media.

We offer excellent training and development opportunities for colleagues including our newly developed Teaching for Distinction programme for teaching staff.


Principal & Chief Executive

Simon Jordan

Ofsted

Leaders, governors and managers work well with employers and other partners to inform and develop the curriculum, which is responsive to local needs and skills priorities. Learners’ behaviour is good; they build positive relationships with their teachers and peers in an environment or mutual respect and tolerance.

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