Stay Safe Officer

About the Role

The Enterprise & Engagement Directorate are looking to recruit a Stay Safe Officer to work across the provision at our Events, Enterprise & Employability Department at Mabgate and our Supported Engagement provision at Sommerville House.  The Directorate has approximately 550 students ranging from Entry Level to Level 3.  We work with a broad range of students including SEND/HN as well as SEMH.

As a Stay Safe Officer, you will manage a caseload of students where there is a safeguarding concern, working closely with both internal and external partners and recording all work on college systems, including CPOMS. You will provide specialist advice and support to staff within the Directorate, including safeguarding supervision to Designated Safeguarding Officers. You will work closely with the central Safeguarding team to ensure that all relevant systems and processes are consistent with the central area.

What You Will Do

• Provide specialist advice, support and training to any pastoral, curriculum, or support staff in assessing and dealing with safeguarding issues.
• Provide both ad-hoc and formal supervision to designated safeguarding officers, including recording supervision sessions, and ensuring discussion around individual cases forms part of the safeguarding case notes.
• Quality assure CPOMS records assigned to DSOs who are on the supervision caseload
• Manage a caseload of students where there is a high-level safeguarding concern, responding in a timely manner, putting steps in place to keep students safe and recording all work accurately.
• Risk assessment of applicants with declared unspent criminal convictions.
• Plan, facilitate and chair campus/curriculum safeguarding meetings including recording key points.
• Plan and deliver training on a range of different safeguarding topics including staff induction, staff developments days in college and throughout the year as required
• Work with pastoral staff to design and produce resources for tutorial and individual support relevant to students at different stages and phases of learning.

About You

• Degree or equivalent level qualification.
• Level 2 Safeguarding Qualification.
• Recent experience working as a designated safeguarding officer.
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups in an educational setting.
• Experience of working with a range of partners and referring into their services.
• Experience of supporting curriculum teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to be adaptable to the needs of staff and students.
• Able to stay calm and work under pressure.

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
• Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
• Academic 37 days
• Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
• Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities -  including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities- this will vary depending on role requirements

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

SAFEGUARDING

At [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential.  Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.