Safeguarding and Welfare Officer
Reference – ATR482
Salary: £33,898 – £35,978 per annum
Location: East Ham Campus
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 18/08/24
The Role:
We are looking for a passionate and motivated person to join our Safeguarding and Welfare Team.
Our Safeguarding & Welfare Officers play a leading role in ensuring the personal development of students, through promoting awareness of their role in modern society and through the provision of appropriate personal and pastoral support that aims to remove barriers to achievement and maximise potential.
The post holder will be supporting our most vulnerable students to become self-confident and resilient and know that they have the potential to be a successful student which will have a strong, positive impact on their progress.
They will work closely with the Head of Student Services and Curriculum teams to maximise student attendance, engagement, and achievement. Much of the role will be to support students on a 1-2-1 basis and liaise with external support agencies, there will also be the requirement to deliver enrichment and tutorial sessions to help promote students’ personal development and wellbeing.
In return we offer:
- Generous Pension Scheme to Academic (Teacher Pension Scheme) and Business Support (LGPS)
- Birthday leave – over and above the generous annual leave
- Employee Assistance Program – via Vita Health, which offers various support including Money, Work, Retirement, Health and Wellbeing, Emotional Support, Management Support, Legal and Your Rights
- Occupational Health Assistance
- 4 x designated staff development days annually.
- Fully and part funded CPD and training
- Cycle to work scheme provided by Cycle scheme.
- Family Friendly Policies
- Eye test fee for employees who use VDU.
- Targeted and themed wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
- Gym onsite
- On site Canteen and Coffee Shop on each site.
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Newham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks.
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The College has a strong commitment to working toward the implementation of equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. The College’s mission and strategic objectives directly support this aim. All employees are required to actively support the development, dissemination implementation of this aim and related policies and programmes.
We encourage and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.