Compliance Officer - Join a Team That's Redefining Safer Recruitment in education!

Location: Westfield House, Sheffield
Hours: Full Time

Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm
Work from home Thursday's
Enjoy reduced hours (9am - 4pm) during school holidays
About Us
The Edwin Group, a Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025, for the third consecutive year. Rated 'Excellent' by our people across the board, we're known for our world-class employee engagement, ethical leadership, and purpose-driven culture.

As a carbon-neutral, ESG-certified organisation, we're not just leading the education sector-we're creating positive change for schools, communities, and the planet. Our work supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and we walk the talk on wellbeing, inclusivity, and climate action.

Summary:

Reporting to the Compliance Manager, the Compliance Officer will provide a diligent, independent vetting service of candidates to our wider branch network. Working in a central compliance team you will be responsible for ensuring that candidate applications are compliant with government statutory guidance and our own company policies.

Responsibilities:

Receive and process candidate applications including undertaking further investigation where required to assess suitability for work with children or vulnerable adults
Review candidate employment references in line with requirements and ensure there are no safeguarding concerns
Make decisions on complex candidate applications and ensure that appropriate and necessary procedures are followed e.g. complete relevant risk assessments
Identify errors and seek corrections to applications
Manage existing compliance pending candidates through the transition of IT systems
Communicate effectively with colleagues and candidates regarding applications
Chase references and other outstanding information from candidates and referees where required
Inform candidates of unsuccessful application if they have not met vetting requirements.
Understand policies and procedures, relevant legislation and statutory guidance and ensure that these are applied
Perform TRA and Update Service checks
Review and implement any clearance restrictions on candidate applications
Provide prompt responses to departmental queries received in the Safeguarding inboxes
Advise and train the business on best compliance practices
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Skills and requirements:

Have a strong eye for detail and be able to work accurately and quickly

Have a keen grasp of understanding policy, legislation and guidance and able to apply these effectively
Be self-motivated and able to prioritise and organise own workload
Have excellent time management skills
Be able to work to strict deadlines
Use initiative to solve problems
Be a confident decision maker
Be computer literate and have good communication skills
Have an excellent phone manner and enjoy phone work
Able to build appropriate rapport with colleagues, candidates, and third parties e.g. schools, LADO, social services
Able to handle and act appropriately with confidential or sensitive data
Be able to work as part of a team

Why join The Edwin Group?

A Sunday Times Top 100 Employer (for the third consecutive year)
25 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
Company laptop
Pension scheme
One work from home day per week
Commission incentives throughout the year
A portfolio of mission-driven businesses making a real impact in education
Real progression routes as we continue to expand nationally

The education sector is evolving - and we're here to support that change.
This is your chance to be part of something purposeful, ambitious and rewarding.

 Process:

Screening Process - Our screening process is designed to assess candidates in a fair way. This gives you an opportunity to share your skill, experience and passion.
Phone Call with the Talent Team - You will share a call with our Talent Acquisition team who will answer any questions you have about the role, our business and any next steps.
1st Interview - This first stage will involve meeting your potential manager and team members.
Final Stage Interview - The final interview involves meeting a Senior Stakeholder in the business.
The Edwin Group do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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