Wellbeing & Safeguarding Advisor

Virgin Active are committed to changing people's lives for the better through wellness. Our team are dedicated to delivering a unique leisure and relaxation experience throughout all our clubs. All our team members pride themselves on incorporating Virgin Active values and ensuring the highest Brand Standards into their work, so our members can experience the finest facilities and service. We take value in recruiting the very best team members who work behind the scenes to support our clubs in delivering a world-class member experience. We are looking for a Wellbeing & Safeguarding Advisor to join our People Team. The Wellbeing & Safeguarding Advisor plays a key role in supporting the wellbeing and safeguarding of our people, members and communities, ensuring Virgin Active remains a safe, inclusive and supportive place to work and belong. Working closely with club teams and the wider People Team, you will provide expert advice, guidance and practical support on wellbeing, mental health and safeguarding matters across the business. The Role

• Act as a key point of contact for wellbeing and safeguarding support, providing advice and guidance to managers and team members.
• Promote a proactive wellbeing culture through awareness campaigns, initiatives and training programmes.
• Manage safeguarding concerns and referrals, ensuring cases are handled appropriately and in line with policy and legislation.
• Support and coach Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), ensuring compliance and capability across the business.
• Deliver safeguarding, wellbeing and mental health training and awareness initiatives.
• Manage DBS processes and maintain safeguarding and wellbeing compliance across the organisation.
• Monitor wellbeing and safeguarding activity, identifying trends, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support the development of policies, procedures and best practice guidance.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance support available to team members.
• Travel across the UK to support clubs and key wellbeing and safeguarding initiatives.
  
  Professional qualification in Safeguarding, Wellbeing, Mental Health or a related field.
• Mental Health First Aid qualification.
• Experience managing safeguarding referrals and investigations.
• Experience delivering training, workshops or awareness programmes.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation and best practice relating to children and vulnerable adults.
• Experience supporting wellbeing, mental health or safeguarding concerns within a workplace environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and sensitive information.
• Experience working within a multi-site or operational environment.
Great to Have
• Experience managing DBS processes and safeguarding compliance.
• Experience within the leisure, hospitality, health or wellbeing sectors.
• Experience working with external agencies and specialist support services.
• Experience using data and insight to drive wellbeing and safeguarding improvements.
  
  25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day - and we want you take them
• Access to Scottish Widows pension, with us matching contributions up to 5%.
• Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V
• Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance - your physical health is important, and we want you to have the access to healthcare should you require it
• Life Assurance 4x your salary - which we hope you will not need.
• We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active - everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
• You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
• Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
• Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
• Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our BUPA employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 4 free counselling sessions.
• We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services - meaning no tenant charges.
• Access to ePoints, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.
• Always wanted to take that yoga course? Well VA offer discount on all their Academy courses, trained by the very best instructors.
Documents
• Wellbeing and Safeguarding Advisor.pdf (79.03 KB)