Student Services Safeguarding Officer

Job Description

Job Title: Student Services Safeguarding OfficerLocation: Hulme, ManchesterSalary: £21,972.66 - £23,257.47Job Type: Full time, PermanentClosing Date: Tuesday 4th JulyThe role of the Student Services Safeguarding Officer is to support the work of the Safeguarding Manager and the wider Safeguarding Team with students who are vulnerable or have emerging welfare needs. Work alongside the Safeguarding team providing signposting,referrals and interventions as required.Main duties:

• Working with students in need of a higher level of support who have been signposted to Student Services.
• As a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead to work closely with the safeguarding team to ensure that students identified as requiring additional support are referred on accordingly and supporting students through the development of safeguarding safety plansas required.
• To support the work of the safeguarding team by conducting appropriate assessments and referrals with students including Early Help assessments and referrals to Housing or Mental Health teams. Referral to food banks including issuing of food bank vouchers.Contact with families and other agencies as required, gaining consent from the family to engage with services who may be best placed to support them.
• Make safeguarding referrals to childrens and adults services, as required, and provide support for students with social workers including attendance at meetings as needed.
• To support vulnerable students including those who are Looked After, Living Independently and Young carers. Including working with the Finance Team to identify students eligible for bursary and free college meals.
• Following the College safeguarding systems and procedures responding to safeguarding concerns that may be raised or disclosed and escalating in line with college procedures. Applying the Greater Manchester Level of Need Framework and identifying when theestimated level of need requires review.
• Support the administration of safeguarding Level Review meetings.
• Gathering details and completing Incident Reports following the report of an incident, supporting students to contact the police where required.
• To maintain timely and accurate records on the Safeguarding Log including the uploading of documents. Apply sensitive approaches when handling issues pertaining to confidentiality and information sharing including GDPR.
• Managing the annual safeguarding file transfer from previous schools, sharing of information and safe storage of files.
• Work with the Mental Health Lead to periodically review the mental health levels of need using the College framework.
• Work with the wider Student Services team providing advice and guidance to students or signposting to relevant others. Maintaining a good understanding of safeguarding themes, attend training including Level 3 safeguarding training.
• Receive and Triage IT monitoring alerts ensuring concerns are logged and followed up.

• Work closely with the Pathways department and ALS department to share information and support transition of new students and effective response to ongoing welfare or mental health support needs of these students throughout the year, including through attendanceat EHCPs reviews to signpost students and families to external support completing referrals to social care as required. Support processing and recording of Staff declaration forms.
• Work with Student Services: Student Support Officers to annually review and update signposting resources available on college intranet and website. Work with College Marketing team to develop end of term safeguarding postcard for students and its promotionthrough tutorials and college screens.
• Undertake any other tasks commensurate with the grading of the post.

Job requirements:

• Experience in an administrative role
• Experience of dealing with student safeguarding issues, including referrals, escalating where necessary and appropriate
• Experience of analysing and reporting on student data
• Experience of working with senior managers and key external stakeholders
• Excellent knowledge of the relevant safeguarding legislation and the Colleges safeguarding procedures / processes
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and how to report and analyse data
• Excellent standards of literacy and numeracy
• Ability to work with other staff as a team
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Evidence of commitment to Continuous Professional Development
• IT literate
• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or substantial relevant experience that demonstrates a high order of literacy, numeracy and analytical skills.
• Holds a recognised safeguarding qualification or willingness to study towards one

Please click on the APPLY button and CHECK YOUR EMAILS for the application form.Candidates with the experience and relevant job titles of: Student Advisor, Careers Support, Learning Support, Support Assistant, Learning Support Worker, LSA, Learning Guidance Advisor, Student Advisor, LSW, Learning Support Assistant, Student Support,Learning Advisor, Wellbeing Officer, Learner Support, Guidance Advisor will be considered for this role.

Keyskills :
Learning Support AssistantLSALearning SupportStudent SupportLearner SupportLearning Support WorkerCareers SupportSupport AssistantStudent AdvisorLearning AdvisorLSWWellbeing OfficerLearning Guidance Advisor