Designated Safeguarding Lead and Head of FE Pastoral Support
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Salary
- £56,921 - £60,321 per annum
- Closing date
- 20 Oct 2024
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- Job Type
- Professional Services, Student Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Salary: £56,921 - £60,321 per annum
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full Time
Package: Full details can be found here - https://www.ucb.ac.uk/about-us/work-for-us/rewards-and-benefits/
Job category/type: Further Education, Professional Services, Student Services
Job reference: REQ000165
Attachments:DSL and Head of FE PS - JDPS - Oct 24.pdf
Job description
University College Birmingham (UCB) is seeking a highly experienced safeguarding professional to lead and further develop its safeguarding and Further Education pastoral support services.
As part of the ambitious Student Services and Wellbeing directorate, the Safeguarding and FE Pastoral Support team provides front-line support and advice to students and staff on any relevant matters and are also the point of contact for external agencies and bodies involved in safeguarding and child protection matters. We are looking for someone who has the skills, experience and knowledge to take the team to the next level and to reinforce the principle that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
With a new 6th Form Centre welcoming its first students in September 2024 to add to its existing provision for Further Education, Higher Education and Degree Apprenticeships, and having just signed up to the 2024/25 University Mental Health Charter Programme, this is an exciting time to join UCB and be at the forefront of building on the existing support framework to deliver a truly excellent service.
The successful candidate will bring significant experience of working with young people and students in a similar setting and will possess an excellent working understanding of all relevant legislation and statutory guidance applicable to this role, including, but not limited to KCSIE, 2024 and Prevent. The postholder will be expected to ensure all members of staff (academic, professional services et al.) possess an understanding of their professional responsibilities and will promote good practice through the delivery of ongoing training and awareness raising.
With a focus on prevention and early intervention, the Designated Safeguarding Lead and Head of FE Pastoral Support will use their excellent leadership, management and innovation skills to ensure that services are accessible to all students and staff and that they remain agile and responsive to the internal and external environments.
Working as part of the Directorate’s Management Team, the postholder will develop excellent working relationships across the institution and beyond and will be expected to play a key role in strengthening our approach to cross-institution collaborative working.
The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring all relevant policies and procedures are in place and are regularly reviewed for effectiveness and accuracy and that relationships with external partners and agencies are maintained, built upon and, where necessary, developed.
The postholder will have extensive experience of a providing advice in a similar setting and will therefore possess a thorough knowledge of the issues that children and adults at risk face, especially with respect to accessing and staying in education.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Ben Pithouse, Director of Student Services and Wellbeing at bpithouse@ucb.ac.uk
Standard Information
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.
University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024
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