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Our client have an exciting opportunity for a Safeguarding Coordinator to join the team.

Location: Swindon, Wiltshire

Salary: £19,940 - £20,673 pa FTE

Actual Salary: £17,064 - £17,691 pa

Job Type: Part-Time, Fixed-Term (9 months until 26 June 2023)

Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Start Date: 26 September 2022

About Us:

Our client has gone through an exciting time of change since the merger with Swindon College to become one College. Also, following the successful £20M bid, the new Institute of Technology, opening in September 2022, will be an inclusive centre for technical qualifications, higher apprenticeships and training for key technical roles. These exciting developments will extend the career opportunities for both our students and staff. It’s a really great time to be joining us!

Safeguarding Coordinator - The Role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join the team with experience of working in a Safeguarding/Child Protection role. This will be working across our two campuses.

In this role you will be responsible for coordinating the responses to safeguarding cases as they are referred to the Safeguarding Team and for ensuring that all safeguarding activities are recorded correctly. You will liaise with schools and other educational establishments to ensure all student safeguarding records are up to date and processed in accordance with GDPR.

Safeguarding Coordinator - Key Responsibilities:

- Manage the My Concern system

- Act as a member of the Safeguarding Team

- Maintain records on students and activities undertaken

- Support staff by acting as one of the primary contact points for staff who have concerns about students

Safeguarding Coordinator - Qualifications and experience required:

- Minimum Level 2 qualification in English and mathematics

- Hold at least a level 3 Safeguarding Qualification

- Current working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ProMonitor

- Experience of working in a Safeguarding/Child Protection role

- Significant experience working in a related field such as youth work, social services, counselling, youth justice

- Knowledge of referral systems to external agencies

Safeguarding Coordinator - Benefits:

When you join us, you will have access to ongoing support, training and development opportunities to further enhance your experience and skill set through our extensive CPD programme. You will have access to facilities and resources across the two campuses along with an extended support network of colleagues from a wide range of disciplines and industry backgrounds.

We know that your role requires you to put a lot of time and effort into it and because of this; we believe you should be rewarded. As a valued member of our team, in addition to a wide range of development opportunities, you will have access to a number of great benefits some of are listed below:

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