Child Looked After & Designated Safeguarding Lead

The Windsor Forest Colleges Group are seeking to appoint a full time Child Looked After & Designated Safeguarding Lead to join our team at Langley College.

About Us

Langley College is part of The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) which is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 3 main campuses at Langley, Windsor and Strode’s College in Egham. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.

Our mission is to inspire ambition and make a positive difference to lives through learning. We are keen to recruit talented individuals who are passionate about helping us to deliver the highest standards of education and training to local people, communities and businesses. In return, we offer a supportive and inclusive working environment, where everyone’s skills and ideas are valued and respected.

This role is based at our Langley College campus; the centre for our main vocational and technical courses including Apprenticeships, Adult Education and HE. We deliver an innovative curriculum with superb specialist facilities including latest industry standard equipment, workshops and studios.

Child Looked After & Designated Safeguarding Lead

We are seeking a Child Looked After & Designated Safeguarding Lead with excellent understanding of safeguarding. The successful candidate will work to build an awareness and understanding of current challenges at Langley College. You will have a deep understanding of safeguarding legislation, regulations, and guidance in education.

With excellent interpersonal skills you will lead on safeguarding, whilst negotiating and influencing at all levels. You will need to be creative and innovative with a commitment and passion for enhancing the student experience. The successful candidate for this role will have a clear focus on the CLA (Child Looked After) cohort.

Experience of problem-solving and identifying appropriate resolutions to deliver projects successfully. You will be expected to coordinate and administer services which underpin the wellbeing of students, particularly where the welfare or health of a student is a barrier to learning and achievement.

For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.

This is a full-time role for 37 hours per week.

Our staff benefit from:

• Excellent work/life balance - Support roles enjoy 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Excellent career progression opportunities for ambitious staff
• Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
• Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes
• Free on-site parking at all sites
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loans
• Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance
• On-site Costa and Starbucks
• Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Langley College

Please be advised that the vacancy will close at 9:00 am on Monday 18th July 2022.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 28th July 2022.

To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.

Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.