About the Role

Fixed Term till March 2025

The Student Life team is responsible for the personal development, behaviour and attitude of all our Further Education students.

We directly deliver services to students - safeguarding, mental health and wellbeing are at the centre of what we do. The safeguarding team sits within the wider student life team and we work closely with curriculum departments to ensure arrangements are in place to effectively safeguard students and maintain and promote a culture of vigilance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, articulate and adaptable individual who embraces restorative and relational approaches in their every day practice.

The post-holder will work with the Safeguarding Manager to promote and maintain a culture of vigilance throughout the college, ensuring it is a safe space for students, staff and visitors. The post holder, as part of the Safeguarding Leadership Team will help deliver the strategic and developmental aims of the organisation. The post holder will safeguard children, young people, vulnerable adults and other adults at risk through supporting case management and escalation to external agencies. The Team Leader will provide direct line management and supervision to a team of specialist Stay Safe Officers across Luminate's campuses. This will include performance management, appraisals and sickness monitoring.

What You Will Do

• Provide both ad-hoc and formal supervision to Stay Safe Officers and designated safeguarding officers, including recording supervision sessions and ensuring discussion around individual cases for part of the safeguarding case notes
• Line management of stay safe service staff including performance management appraisals and sickness monitoring
• Quality assurance and audit of the recording of safeguarding concerns providing individual coaching to improve and develop record keeping
• Plan and coordinate cross college safeguarding support, ensuring students have access to internal and external services
• Provide casework support for crisis and acute safeguarding referrals
• Drive the take up of services for 19+ students, monitor activity levels, ensure accurate recording and draw down funding for these students
• Lead the team to develop and implement innovative campaigns and projects using online and digital technologies, partnership working and curriculum resources
• Lead appropriate planning meetings within the team and across college
• Provide specialist advice, support, mentoring and training to designated safeguarding officers, coaching tutors, curriculum staff and business support staff in assessing and dealing with safeguarding issues
• Maintain up to date knowledge and training around safeguarding and vulnerability.
• Work with curriculum staff and learning leaders to design and produce resources for tutorial and individual support relevant to students at different stages and phases of learning

About You

• Degree or equivalent higher level qualification
• A recognised qualification or significant experience of working in a relevant area including safeguarding, pastoral support, health and wellbeing, social care, IAG, education or management
• Completed Designated Safeguarding Officer training at Level 2 or above.
• Ability to monitor the recording and reporting of safeguarding referrals on campus, using appropriate client record and MIS systems including CPOMS, ensuring processes are followed

Benefits

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

• Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
  • Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
  • Academic 37 days
  • Senior Management 37 days
• Generous Pension schemes
  • Teachers' Pension Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
• Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements