Safeguarding & Compliance Officer-(Education)

Leicestershire County Council are committed to making a real difference to the lives of our children and young people. To be able to achieve this, we need to have a team of resolute and outstanding staff, who will contribute to our exceptional learning community. An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and committed Safeguarding and Compliance Officer to join our Education Effectiveness service area, as part of Children and Families Services. This position offers an exciting opportunity for a committed individual to work with our Safeguarding in Education team to deliver our training and support for education settings. Demonstrable knowledge and an understanding of safeguarding in education, social work and Keeping Children Safe in Education will be an advantage. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and effective Safeguarding and Compliance Officer, who will:

• Develop the awareness of safeguarding and child protection processes in schools, central services and other educational settings (e.g. Further Education Colleges).
• Maintain and deliver a programme for child protection/safeguarding in education training.
• Co-ordinate, schedule, advertise and organise the safeguarding training programme.
• Ensure courses are evaluated and the Safeguarding and Compliance Lead is supported to adapt as required.
• Contribute to a range of initiatives to strengthen safeguarding, such as E-safety, work related learning, ensuring compliance with safeguarding responsibilities etc.
• Liaison with Business Support and work with the Safeguarding and Compliance Lead to ensure actions are on-track when delivering training.
• Maintain close contact with other Safeguarding Unit staff and contribute to general Service activity.
  
  Have a working knowledge of child protection/safeguarding of children and young people
• Have considerable experience of working with children and/or families
• Have experience of inter-agency working to support children and/or families
• Be able to deal with sensitive issues with diplomacy and tact
• Have a pragmatic approach
• Have effective communication skills
• Be energetic, well-motivated and flexible with a professional manner and plenty of common sense
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we'd love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. Without this information, we won't be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.