Schools Safeguarding Officer

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

There is a current vacancy with Ceredigion County Council, for a Schools Safeguarding Officer who will have responsibility to work with all schools in Ceredigion and be a key member of the Children’s Safeguarding Service in Social Care Services.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across Schools/Education services and Children’s Social Services to ensure an effective, dynamic and seamless service in relation to the safeguarding of children and young people who are of school age.

Your role will be to provide advice and guidance to schools across the county on any safeguarding issues affecting children/young people, ensuring the signposting to early intervention and prevention services if appropriate or referrals to statutory children’s services if early prevention services is not appropriate.

You will also have a key role in providing safeguarding training to school staff and other key professionals and also work with schools to ensure that thy have robust policies and procedures in place in relation to responding to safeguarding issues.

You will represent Education at both operational and strategic service meetings within both Education and Social Services and will have some involvement in the work of the Mid and West Wales Regional Safeguarding Board.

The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, enthusiastic, creative individual, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and has a sound knowledge of Safeguarding legislation under the Social Services and Well-Being Act 2014 (Part 7; Safeguarding) and the Wales National Safeguarding Procedures 2019, as well as being able to keep up to date with current safeguarding issues that may face children/young people.

This post enables Hybrid Working in order to ensure a good work life balance.

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk. As part of this commitment, certain roles within our organisation require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess the suitability of candidates. This role will require an Enhanced DBS check. Please note that the presence of previous convictions will not necessarily disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. We assess each applicant on a case-by-case basis, and take into account the nature and relevance of any convictions in relation to the responsibilities of the role. Our goal is to create an inclusive and supportive work environment where all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact us for clarification. Your privacy and dignity are of utmost importance to us throughout the recruitment process.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Porth Gofal – Targeted Intervention Services

We are at the core of Ceredigion’s through-age social care provision and we focus on ensuring that each individual receives the intervention that is best placed to meet their needs or, where necessary, guide them to early help or specialist services. Our functions include:

• Porth Gofal Intake and Triage Team
• Targeted Intervention Services
• Fostering Services
• Residential and Day Care Services
• Housing Services
• Integrated Community Equipment Stores
• Emergency Duty Team

More information regarding our teams can be found here .

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