Safeguarding Adviser

Specific Hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year

Derby College Group (DCG) are seeking a proactive and considered individual to join our great Safeguarding team as a Safeguarding Advisor at our amazing Joseph Wright Centre. If you would like to visit the site and meet the team before applying, please reach out to hrrecruitment@derby-college.ac.uk.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will work to support vulnerable students and apprentices who are at risk of harm and in doing so, instigate positive interventions and liaise with external agencies to ensure their safety, well-being, ability to learn, achieve and prosper. This role will also be responsible for providing administration support to the rest of the safeguarding team.

For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please click here.

About you

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to engage effectively with vulnerable young people and adults. You will have a strong understanding of safeguarding thresholds and be able to effectively triage to internal and external support agencies in accordance with risk to address support needs and safeguarding concerns. You will have experience of working with students and hold a NVQ level 3 in Mental Health support (or be willing to work towards)

For a full explanation of the Person Specification, please click here.

The Benefits

• 34 days holiday (inclusive of 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days where these occur) pro rata
• Salary of £26,174 per annum pro rata (actual salary £22,006)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 19.5% employer contribution
• Free onsite parking
• Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
• TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
• Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
• Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
• Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
• Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
• Continuous development and progression opportunities

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process. 

Safeguarding statement

DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.  An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

If you require visa sponsorship

Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route.  Please consult the Home Office website for further information.

Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.

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