Safeguarding Coordinator

**Safeguarding Coordinator (Maternity Cover)**

**Salary: £30,600.01**

**Hours: 37 per week**

**Contract Type: Fixed Term 13 Months (Maternity Cover)**

**Site: Nelson & Colne College**
**Closing date: Midnight Monday 5th February**

**Interview date**: TBC
- ‘Would you like to be part of a team that aims to create the extraordinary?’_

**Our Organisation**
This role is advertised by NCC Professional Services. Part of Nelson and Colne College Group, NCC Professional Services provides expert business support services to the wider College Group.

Nelson and Colne College Group is a beacon for educational excellence, made up of a family of colleges - Nelson & Colne College, Accrington & Rossendale College and Lancashire Adult Learning. The College Group is the only Further Education college in Lancashire to be graded as ‘Outstanding’ under the new Ofsted inspection framework.

Together the Group forms a Sixth Form, Skills and Technology Centre, University Centre, employer training and adult learning provider delivering exceptional teaching and learning to all ages and at all levels.

**The Exciting Role**

Are you professional, kind, compassionate and empathetic and driven to make difference to the lives and achievement of our students?

Are you passionate about helping students to reach their full potential and are committed to championing safeguarding? If so, Nelson and Colne College Group is the right place for you

We are currently seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Coordinator. They will join an experienced and supportive team who provide highly effective safeguarding and pastoral support which is central to our whole college safeguarding culture. You will play an active part Coordinating the Nelson Safeguarding and Welfare Team, working collaboratively with wider curriculum and support teams across the College and external agencies. You will be motivated and confident in providing holistic support to ensure students are safe and their wellbeing is paramount and be adept at supporting others to do so.

As a coordinator you will be skilled at establishing and maintaining relationships, driven by our college values and will focus primarily on supporting safeguarding Officers and at risk learners. In this role you will make a significant difference ensuring that learners are able to overcome barriers to learning and excel in their chosen educational aspirations.

This role will be primarily based at Nelson but you may be required to travel across sites.

**What You Will Be Doing**:

- Co-ordinate safeguarding and welfare referrals to assess need, ensure appropriate and timely interventions are in place to meet the need of vulnerable and at risk students, including own case load
- Act as a named point of contact for internal staff and external agencies in order to establish and maintain effective partnerships and facilitate timely safeguarding referrals, interventions and plans of support - assuming the role of Deputy DSL as required
- Facilitate weekly ‘At Risk’ meetings to support and mentor Safeguarding and Welfare Officers in order to enable them to work effectively with students and signpost to appropriate internal or external services, offering advice and training as required
- Attend internal and external meetings in order to advocate for students and support colleagues and partners to develop successful outcomes for students, arranging and chairing meetings as required
- Capture and utilise safeguarding data to monitor and report on safeguarding issues in order to inform service delivery and improvement, contributing to the development of reports as required

**What We Are Looking For**:

- A passion to support/keep learners safe and promote safeguarding culture.
- An ability to support safeguarding officers to ensure all learners are safe and their wellbeing is paramount
- 4 GCSEs or equivalent including Maths and English at Grade C or above
- DSL training level 4/5
- Successful experience of working with young people and vulnerable adults
- Experience of providing information, advice and guidance to young people
- Experience of working in partnership with external agencies
- Working knowledge of Safeguarding Child Protection policies, procedures and issues

**What We Offer in Return**:

- Generous annual leave entitlement increasing to a maximum of 28 days (with service), plus Bank Holidays and closure days - totalling 41 days per year
- Access to a workplace pension scheme - with employer contributions of 5%
- Enhanced occupational sick pay scheme and access to family friendly policies and benefits
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits and support
- Staff recognition scheme, including long service awards
- Free on-site parking on all College sites

**How to Apply**:
**Still Interested?**

Further questions: please contact our friendly HR Team

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: Up to £30,600.01 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking