Safeguarding & Wellbeing Officer - Term Time Only

**Closing date**: Sunday 6 July 2025

**Salary**:Craven College Harmonised Scale points 9-11 £26,989.58 to £27,942.48 per annum, pro rata to £23,356.37 - £24,180.99 per annum (40 working weeks, paid for 45)

**Hours**: 37 hours per week Term time only (40 working weeks, paid for 45 weeks)

Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. Craven College offers full-time courses for 16-18-year-olds, apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus followed in 2022 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

We are currently seeking to employ a committed and motivated Safeguarding & Wellbeing Officer, to provide social and emotional support to students to help them to overcome barriers to their learning. To complete and review mentoring and safeguarding referrals, determine need, ensure appropriate and timely interventions are in place to meet the need of vulnerable and at-risk students.

To work with curriculum and other external support services in setting up a team meeting around the student needs so that support services can be implemented and barriers to learning reduced.

Manage own caseload with relevant direction from the Student Services Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead. Signpost students and families to relevant external services where appropriate.

**Essential requirements**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Relevant Level 3 qualification (Learning support, Counselling)
- Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Maths

**EXPERIENCE**
- Experience of working with young people
- Experience of working in a student-centred environment
- An understanding of the issues facing young people and the barriers to education
- Good understanding of safeguarding in an education setting

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS**
- Excellent team working skills and the ability to manage own workload
- A proactive, energetic student focused and results oriented approach
- Proven administrative and organisational skills
- Ability to assimilate and present full and accurate information, both written and verbal, in a clear and concise manner
- Well organised, capable of working under pressure, meeting deadlines and targets, managing caseloads
- Strong team player, committed to an ethos of continuous improvement
- The ability to develop and maintain own professional knowledge, skills and experience, including formal training

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
- Flexible approach to working which includes support for Open Events and Enrolment
- A strong commitment to equality and diversity and the ability to recognise the needs of different service users

**DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS**
- Full clean driving licence and willingness to drive the College minibus following relevant training

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

Craven College is committed to equal opportunity in the provision of services, employment, and educational opportunities. Applications are considered on merit and are welcomed from all suitably qualified applicants.

Where specific qualifications are required for the position for which you have applied, it will be necessary for you to produce certificates for verification. You should give full details of all examination results and grades. If you are unsure about your results or grades you should indicate this. You should also include any qualifications which you are currently working towards and any non-examined, but relevant, training and development. Teachers are required to complete details of teaching qualifications.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: B246