Safeguarding Trainer

Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Safeguarding Trainer
Location: Remote
Contract: Permanent

Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference to children, young people, adults who use our service and those that support them? Where no two days are the same? If so, we may just have the role for you.

At Waythrough, we believe in creating safe, inclusive spaces where people are supported to thrive. We're looking for a passionate and knowledgeable Safeguarding Trainer to join our Learning & Development team and help us deliver high-impact, trauma-informed safeguarding training.

About the role
The L&D team are excited to announce, that we are seeking to recruit a Safeguarding Trainer to design and deliver engaging and effective safeguarding learning interventions across the organisation.

As a Safeguarding Trainer, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping how we embed safeguarding knowledge and culture across our organisation. You’ll be responsible for designing and delivering engaging, accessible training for staff at all levels — ensuring it reflects the latest in safeguarding legislation, trends, and best practice.

You'll work closely with the Safeguarding Training and Development Manager to evolve and refine our training content, and act as a key point of contact for training-related queries.

This role is perfect for someone who is confident facilitating learning, thrives in collaborative environments, and is passionate about keeping people safe. A background in safeguarding is preferred.

As a Safeguarding Trainer, you will be responsible for:

• Designing safeguarding learning and development interventions, in line with a trauma-informed approach.
• Producing standardised training materials and documentation to support training programmes.
• Facilitating virtual workshops that support the organisation in meeting our safeguarding mandatory training requirements.
• Face-to-face workshops as and when required.
• To work closely with the Safeguarding Training and Development Manager to ensure that workshops are updated regularly, to include recent learning from safeguarding concerns and to ensure that guidance provided in workshops is up-to-date and aligns with organisational expectations.
• Evaluating workshops including resources to improve the quality and content of the training in line with feedback.
• Ensuring training is delivered safely and effectively, providing feedback when required and communicating any concerns that may arise during training to the appropriate person/s.

Please note that while this role is primarily remote, occasional travel will be required to deliver in-person training sessions as needed.

About you
To succeed as a Safeguarding Trainer you will ideally have:

• A deep knowledge of safeguarding legislation.
• A proven track record in designing and delivering engaging and effective training workshops.
• Strong, practical experience of safeguarding with a passion to contribute to the creation of a positive safeguarding culture where everyone thrives.
• You will be willing to travel across the organisation to deliver face-to-face workshops.
• A background in adult and children safeguarding is essential, as you will lead and coordinate a business-wide programme of structured learning to ensure staff are trained to meet Safeguarding mandatory training requirements.
• A teaching qualification or equivalent relevant experience.

Who are we…
Waythrough (formerly Humankind) launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
What can Waythrough (formerly Humankind) offer you… ️ Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service) Annual leave purchase scheme Enhanced occupational sick pay % Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension Death in service benefit ️ Free Will writing Eyecare vouchers ️ Blue light card discount Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies ️ Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce Employee Assist Programme and WaythroughSupport Networks
Waythrough (formerly Humankind) is an equal opportunities employer

We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear from you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk