SAFEGUARDING MANAGER 

Required to start ASAP

We are one of the top-performing colleges in the country, situated in the cosmopolitan seaside city of Brighton & Hove. Working here offers the combination of both a wonderful place to work and a great city in which to live. Our students and staff are colourful, aspirational and hard-working – which is perhaps why 96% of employees would “recommend BHASVIC as a good place to work” and many of our students go on to Higher Education. 

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and suitably experienced person to provide and oversee safeguarding support (including mental health) for the most vulnerable students within the college community.

Reporting to the Head of Student Support, you will work closely with colleagues from across the college, and will act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL). You will lead on high level safeguarding, mental health and crisis support, managing a caseload of the most complex cases, and offering advice and support to colleagues in relation to less complex interventions. You will assist in the management of the immediate response duty phone, ensuring that crisis support is delivered safely and effectively.

This is a highly responsible role within the college and you will be a main point of access for external agencies linked to Child Protection and Safeguarding; leading on and/or advising on referrals from and to specialist agencies where necessary, and ensuring national and local statutory duties are met.

You will also be expected to deliver training, information, advice, and guidance to all members of the college community on best practice in Child Protection and Safeguarding, and will assist the Head of Student Support, and the Designated Safeguarding Lead, in developing and reviewing policies in response to statutory updates, cultural shifts or casework trends, including a focus on developing our approach to online safety and the Prevent duty.

Key to success in this role will be your ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, share your expertise, and build confidence in others to help embed best practice across the organisation. You will provide other front-line pastoral staff with opportunities to critically reflect on their experiences of supporting students, and you will lead on safeguarding peer reviews to identify areas for improvement, ensuring that learning and recommendations from complex cases are followed through. You will be committed to promoting a culture of open communication, professional challenge and mutual support.

This is an exciting opportunity for a specialist in safeguarding and child protection, with excellent communication skills and previous knowledge and experience at a suitable level within an educational or similar setting.

This is a permanent position, working 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday. Start and finish times to be agreed between the successful applicant and line manager, between the hours of 8.00am and 5.30pm.

Your salary will be £36,546 per annum. This salary is within grade 8 of the Support Staff pay spine and you have been placed on spine point 27 within that grade. This salary will rise to £39,315 per annum over four years, subject to satisfactory performance. Holiday entitlement is 24 days per annum. This entitlement rises to 29 days after five years’ service.  

HOW TO APPLY 

For details of how to submit your application, please visit our website www.bhasvic.ac.uk/the-college/working-for-us/current-vacancies

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Thursday 26 May 2022 

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 8 June 2022 

For applicants who are invited to interview there will be ample opportunity to learn more about our provision and needs through discussions with staff. 

BHASVIC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.