Head of Safeguarding

Job description
Salary: £41,750 - £46,993
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Various Sites

There’s never been a better time to join the fantastic team here at City of Bristol College, with recent investment in our already outstanding teaching facilities the College has a great deal on offer for both staff and students. We have an exciting new opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Head of Safeguarding to join our Safeguarding team.

Our Benefits:

• A generous holiday entitlement of 30 holiday days, plus bank holidays and 10 closure days which fall over Christmas to spend time with friends and families.
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 17.3 %
• Up to 30% off courses with the University of the West of England
• Great discounts on hair and beauty treatments offered on site
• Family-friendly policies including flexible working, compassionate leave, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, parental leave and job share
• Excellent facilities including study centres, City Salon, multi-faith prayer rooms, bike storage, City Restaurant (situated at College Green and at SBSA), refectories
• Cycle to work scheme
• A variety of online shopping discounts and offers and cash health plan
• Plus a supportive package to ensure continuous professional development.

About the role:

The role includes managing the safeguarding and welfare team, providing regular supervision, annual appraisal and structured support to team members. You will ensure that staff and learners across the college understand the ambit of welfare provision and access it appropriately.

You will also provide transformational leadership and management to staff in the safeguarding and welfare team and work with the Executive Designated Safeguarding Lead and other senior managers to ensure that safeguarding and the Prevent duty are embedded effectively across all aspects of college life

You will be a confident communicator with the ability to build and maintain excelling working relationships with colleagues, students and stakeholders both internally and externally.

Please see the Job Description/Person Specification for more information about this role.

Contact us:

If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact the recruiting manager on Catherine.Howett@cityofbristol.ac.uk who will be happy to discuss the role in more detail.

About us:

At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level. We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities. In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city. More information about the College can be found on our website.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We are also committed to becoming a Trauma informed setting. We recognise that some of our students have experienced adversity and Trauma and that for some, these experiences may be an ongoing part of everyday life. With this awareness a Trauma Informed approach is embedded in how we work in all departments across the college and this is enhanced by regular staff training and support.

City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The search of the online presence will be conducted for the successful candidates. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website.

Closing date: Sunday 26th* February 2023 (midnight)*
Interview date: Monday 6th* March 2023*

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £41,750.00-£46,993.00 per year