Welfare and Safeguarding Officer
Walsall College
Walsall
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22987 Per Annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 December 2018
Job overview
We are currently looking for a Welfare and Safeguarding Officer who will be, primarily, based at our Hawbush Campus and be responsible for supporting the Deputy and Designated Safeguarding Leads in ensuring all safeguarding processes meet legal and statutory requirements.
Ensuring the smooth running and efficient recording of processes associated with safeguarding students, you will also work with the wider Student Engagement Team to provide a range of extra-curricular activities and to ensure Student Voice is heard.
This role requires someone with a friendly, professional approach who is also diligent, accurate and shows confidentiality and discretion at all times. You must have experience of delivering a safeguarding service and be Level 2 Safeguarding qualified with a willingness to gain Level 3 within a specified timescale.
For full specification requirements please refer to the job description.
In return, we offer;
- Competitive salaries.
- Up to 29 days annual leave with generous additional closure days.
- Enrolment into the West Midlands Pension Fund with generous employer contributions.
- Outstanding staff training and team building programme.
- ZEST is the College’s Health & Wellbeing initiative for our staff.
- Staff incentive schemes including Busy Bees Childcare vouchers, Cycle to Work scheme and ‘Best of Walsall’ discounts.
- Simply Health care scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Reward and recognition scheme.
- State of the art campuses with the latest industry facilities, including our Graduate Salon of Hair and Beauty and on site Little Professors’ Nursery.
- Access to ‘The Hub’ offering a Gym, Spa & Sports Clinic and The Littleton Restaurant.
We are passionate about promoting equality of opportunity and creating a working environment where diversity is recognised and celebrated and everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. Our environment is diverse in character and student population. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from Black Minority Ethnic origin and those with a disability.
Walsall College is committed to safeguarding our children and young people/adults at risk of harm. We uphold fundamental British Values and expect all our employees to do the same. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including previous employment checks and an enhanced DBS Check.
About Walsall College
- Walsall College
- Beeches Road, Leamore, Walsall
- West Midlands
- WS3 1AG
- United Kingdom
Walsall Adult and Community College was formed in August 2009 following a merger of services in the borough. The college is situated in the town of Walsall in the West Midlands; we have two main sites both within a couple of miles of the town centre. Walsall has good transport links by both train and bus to Birmingham, Tamworth and the cathedral city of Lichfield.
WACC primarily serves adults aged 19 and over, the majority of our learners are part-time and we are currently expanding our full time provision for 19 – 24 year olds. We provide to approximately 8,000 learners annually and our key curriculum areas are: Skills for Life, ESOL, ICT, NVQs and vocational provision for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities and leisure provision linked to the local regeneration agenda. We also have an Employer Gateway focusing on workforce development with local employers including Walsall Council with whom we have an apprenticeship programme. The college is looking to develop and extend its vocational offer and apprenticeship programme to further meet the needs of local adults.
The college has a refurbishment planned for the summer 2013, which will significantly update its main site and provide for modern teaching methods and new vocational learning environments as well as a Wi-Fi Cafe and enterprise display space.
As well as campus-based provision we work with many partners within their localities to meet the needs of the most disadvantaged people and families in the borough. We are developing exciting programmes with our colleagues in Social Care and Inclusion to respond to the emerging personalization agenda, including developing an urban farm and visitor centre. Our work on environmental sustainability is nationally acknowledged.
The College vision is to be the best provider of adult learning and skills in the West Midlands, meeting needs through partnerships. We are well on our way to becoming an outstanding provider with excellent success-rates, a grade 2 Ofsted in January 2010 and a significant investment in inspiring teaching and learning taking place within the college.
The college values of openness, integrity, teamwork, respect, high standards and creativity make us an exciting and innovative place to work for staff that want to work hard to achieve excellent standards for all learners. Our organisation structure and lines of communication encourage participation from all members of staff. As a learning provider, we are committed to the training and development of all our staff and provide an excellent appraisal and development package for all.
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