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This is a meaningful opportunity for an experienced safeguarding professional with a track record of dealing with vulnerable groups and individuals to join our compassionate organisation. You’ll gain deep professional fulfilment from seeing the real-world impact of your work, knowing that your guidance, reassurance and presence are helping people feel protected, heard and cared for at the heart of their communities.
Job Responsibility:
Support parishes and chaplaincies across the Diocese to create welcoming, safe and inclusive environments
Provide outreach and administrative support to parishes
Build strong, collaborative relationships with clergy, Parish Safeguarding Representatives, staff and volunteers
Use insight from parish engagement, audits and records to identify safeguarding themes, gaps or risks, and translate these into practical guidance, advice and direction that strengthens safeguarding practice at parish level
Deliver parish safeguarding training and support wider safeguarding training activity
Respond to enquiries and provide administrative support to the Safeguarding Service
Monitor compliance and ensure safeguarding policies, safe recruitment practices and DBS requirements are followed
Record, report and refer safeguarding matters to internal and external agencies
Contribute to annual safeguarding reporting and team-led events
Requirements:
Experience in a safeguarding role involving children and/or adults at risk
Experience of dealing sensitively and professionally with vulnerable groups
Experience working with internal teams and external agencies in partnership or as part of multi-agency arrangements
Experience in an administrative office with team working
Knowledge of safeguarding, referral pathways and statutory processes
Comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge of child and adult safeguarding frameworks and statutory guidance
The ability to design and deliver high-quality online and in-person safeguarding training for various audiences
An awareness of issues affecting survivors/victims of abuse
Successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check
What we offer:
23 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
Employer pension contribution
Life assurance/death in service benefit
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work scheme
Eye test vouchers and contributions towards glasses