Safeguarding and Welfare Manager

Newham College London, now merged with NewVIc Sixth Form College, is the largest post-16 education provider in Newham. With campuses in East Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, and the London City Institute of Technology (LCIoT) in Canning Town, we serve over 11,000 students across a range of pathwaysincluding 1618 study, adult education, apprenticeships,and higher education. With over 600 staff, four main campuses, and an annual turnover of £60 million, Newham College is one of the boroughs largest employers and plays a key role in driving local economic and community development. The Role:We are seeking an exceptional Safeguarding & Welfare Manager to join our Student Experience team. This is a key leadership role for an experienced safeguarding professional who is passionate about ensuring every learner has access to safe, effective, and timely welfare support. As one of the Colleges Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads , you will lead and manage the safeguarding, welfare and mental health team, embedding a strong safeguarding culture across all campuses and ensuring the highest standards of practice. You will work closely with the Head of Student Experience and DSL, internal colleagues, parents, carers and a wide range of external agencies to coordinate effective support for students, including some of our most vulnerable learners such as Looked After Children, Care Leavers and Young Carers.Key Responsibilities: Act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, managing the operational delivery of safeguarding and child protection procedures. Lead, support and performance manage the safeguarding, welfare and mental health team across all sites. Triage referrals through CPOMs and manage the safeguarding inbox, ensuring timely, equitable allocation of cases. Serve as the Colleges designated lead for Looked After Children, Care Leavers and Young Carers, developing tailored support to improve outcomes. Work collaboratively with curriculum and student experience colleagues to ensure integrated and inclusive support for vulnerable learners, including those with SEND. Organise safeguarding and wellbeing campaigns and contribute to tutorial and enrichment delivery. Build strong relationships with external agencies to ensure effective referral pathways. Deliver and support safeguarding training for staff and students. Provide regular reporting, data analysis and trend insights to the Head of Student Experience. Our Ideal candidate should have the following qualifications, skills and experience: A professional safeguarding qualification (including Level 3 Safeguarding and recent DSL training). Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and working with a range of support agencies. Strong understanding of safeguarding legislation, wellbeing practice, Prevent, and contextual safeguarding. Excellent communication skills, strong IT capability and the ability to work with sensitive data accurately. The ability to work flexibly, lead change, build relationships, and uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice. A commitment to inclusivity, equality, diversity, and the wellbeing of all learners. Safeguarding of Children and Vulnerable Adults In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education All employment offers are subject employment checks. These include (some of which are dependent on the role and the individual): Enhanced DBS including Childrens Barred Listcheck, DfE teaching/management Barred List check, on-line searches, overseas criminal record check, evidence of identity and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, confirmation of medical fitness, evidence of relevant qualifications and a check of previous employment history. The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment. You will be required to become familiar with the College's policies, and comply with the requirements to safeguard and protect the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults.All staff are asked to complete mandatory training in relation to KCSIE and other key areas, and to read the relevant policies. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion The College has a strong commitment to working towards the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The Colleges mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination and implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes. Recruitment Process The email account you use to apply will be used for all recruitment communication. Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor. All application forms must be fully completed, including a full record of education and employment history. Incomplete applications will not be considered for shortlisting. The salary for this position is inclusive of London weighting. Please note that we advertise our salaries on a range to indicate the trajectory of progression that can be made. Appointments are usually made at the start of the salary range. We regret that we are unable to respond to every application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications. **Please note that we do not accept CVs** Closing Date: 09 December 2025 Interview Date: TBCTPBN1_UKTJ