Safeguarding Manager
Suffolk New College
Suffolk
- £32,277 - £34,872 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- LGPS + Benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 April 2023
Job overview
Safeguarding Manager
Up to £34,872 per annum
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
We wish to appoint an experienced safeguarding professional to this new role, to manage and oversee the work of the College’s Safeguarding Team and to ensure the delivery of an effective and robust safeguarding service.
You will be learner-centred, with a sound understanding of the current issues that are faced by and affecting young people, with practical experience of managing high level safeguarding casework.
Your career history should demonstrate significant impact over time in safeguarding children and young people. Ideally, you will have experience of managing a team where safeguarding is / has been the main focus of your role. In addition, you should hold a relevant Degree or be able to show demonstrable experience within an appropriate industry / charitable sector.
We are looking for potential, not an exact match. We recognise you may not meet all essential criteria but if you have relevant experience, the ability to manage competing priorities, excellent communication and networking skills and can work as part of a team, then we would love to hear from you!
This post will be based at either the Ipswich or Suffolk Rural Campus (the successful candidate will be able to choose). However, with Suffolk New College being a multi-campus college you will be required to work at and travel between campuses.
For further information, please visit www.suffolk.ac.uk
Closing date: Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 10am
Interview date: Tuesday 18th April 2023
This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our ongoing commitment to Equality and Diversity, Suffolk New College guarantee to short list all applicants from a black or ethnic minority group who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. All appointments are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
About Suffolk New College
- Suffolk New College
- Ipswich
- Suffolk
- IP4 1LT
- United Kingdom
Key Facts
Location: Suffolk New College is based in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk, near the thriving waterfront and town centre.
The College also has campuses at Otley (Suffolk Rural), in Leiston & Halesworth (Suffolk New College On The Coast).
Total number of staff
The College employs 285 academic staff, 281 business support staff and 79 learning support practitioners, 645 in total (based on headcount as at 31 July 2023).
The Executive Team
The College’s management structure is headed by Alan Pease, Principal and CEO, who is responsible for all aspects of the College’s activities.
Alan Pease, Principal and Chief Executive Officer
Mary Gleave, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Marianne Flack, Deputy Principal
Mission, Vision, and Strategy
Suffolk New College is committed to playing an active and vital role in the area’s skills transformation that is required to fuel a more productive and high value economy.
Suffolk is an area of growth and is predicted to continue to increase its population and economy. The College has many opportunities to support this and the key areas for development are articulated in the Strategic Plan. We have a clear sense of direction, and our plan, under its five strategic focus areas, sets out how we will fulfil the Strategic Aims of the College. As a multi-campus College across a number of locations, we service a wide-ranging community, with complementary aspects of urban, rural and coastal communities.
Suffolk New College commits to treating everyone with dignity and respect. We wish the ethos of the College to reflect a community that is free from discrimination, valuing all members of our college community equally and fairly.
The Values of Suffolk New College are:
• Openness and trust
• Having a learning culture to support all staff
• Celebrating achievement and success
• Generating new ideas and experimenting
• Promoting diversity
The strapline for the College for 2022/23 was, ‘Exceptional Student Experience’.
Strategic Goals
The College’s continuing strategic focus areas are:
• Raising Standards and Aspirations
• Linking with Employers and Promoting Employability
• Responding to Local and Regional Priorities
• Seeking Involvement with Staff, Learners and The College’s Community
• Growth and Sustainability.
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