Safeguarding Team Leader

Fixed Term Contract until July 2024

FTE Salary up to £29,000

Greater Manchester Further Education College

Job Description

To effectively manage a team of Safeguarding Practitioners to ensure a high quality level of safeguarding support and interventions are provided.

Provide safeguarding case assessments, reviews and monitoring focused on targeted and timely support for at-risk students including high risk safeguarding.

General Responsibilities

• Line-manage a team of Safeguarding Practitioners including setting targets, completing appraisals and addressing any performance issues as per HR policies and procedures.
• Liaise with and lead on 'safeguarding risk’ meetings with to identify and case load students to Safeguarding Practitioners where appropriate.
• Carry out timely and effective risk profiling for all safeguarding alerts and record decisions on college server.
• Carry out initial assessments and allocate cases to the Safeguarding Practitioners
• Monitor timely safeguarding actions and ensure referrals to appropriate support services are made in line with the Safeguarding Policy
• Ensure all high risk safeguarding risks are shared with the Head of Safeguarding and Pastoral Support and the Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Requirements; Essential

• A strong understanding of Safeguarding in Education.
• Experience in a similiar role.
• Qualified to at least Level 4 in a relevant subject - e.g. Teaching, Social Care, Youth Work, Careers Guidance
• Minimum of Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics or equivalent
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills.
• Ability to train and develop.
• Ability to foster a culture of teamwork and excellence