Safeguarding Officer

Safeguarding Officer Required, North Birmingham Based, 3 month initial Contract, Temp to Perm

Venn Group is currently recruiting for a Safeguarding Officer for a University based in North Birmingham. The contract will start temporary but the candidate will get the opportunity of a permanent contract after 3 months. You will be based at home most of the time but will be required to do a few site visits each month.

The Job responsibilities will be to:

• Assessment of, and responding to, safeguarding cases to ensure consistent application and adherence to University policies and procedures
• Assisting with case management, identifying where cases may inter-connect with other University policies and procedure
• Contribute to the effective implementation of the University’s Safeguarding Policy and procedures by providing advice and guidance to all users of the University
• To arrange, promote and/or deliver harm prevention activities and initiatives to students and staff across the University
• Support compliance activities as they pertain to safeguarding, for example with the Office of Students, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Ofsted
• To make timely external referrals to a range of agency, including Children and Adult Social Care, local Channel Panels, in order to appropriately safeguard and support the student or member of staff
• To support the development and monitoring of student awareness of safeguarding, child and adult protection, and Prevent related duties

To apply for this position, please forward an updated version of your CV to t.wilkinson@venngroup.comor contact Tom Wilkinson or Josh Hughes on 0121 616 0682, quotingthe job title

You will be available on short notice for work (2 week notice period at maximum). The hourly rate on offer will be between £20 and £25 per hour