Education Safeguarding Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                            Education Safeguarding Officer
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall 
• Salary:                               £36,124 - £39,513 per annum 
• Hours per Week:               37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                     25/05/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:   11360 
• This post is not open to job share

About the Role &Team

The Education Safeguarding Officer will work under the direction of the Education Safeguarding Lead and will be part of the wider MASH Education Team. The Education Safeguarding Officer prepares responses to safeguarding concerns, investigating those concerns thoroughly and appropriately, quality assuring setting investigations and their findings for the Council, settings and related professionals alongside being allocated settings to monitor their responses to required actions.

The postholder will work closely with the MASH Education team, the Education representative on the MASH Board, with Local Area Designated Officers, the internal Education Service Area Safeguarding responsibility holders, the safeguarding traded services officers, the GSCP business unit and senior leaders in schools as part of providing clear and coherent reporting, recording and responding to safeguarding matters. 

About You

The Education Safeguarding officer will have a thorough understanding of legislation and statutory guidance and be able to fulfil the Council’s duty to ensure all education settings comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education and related statutory safeguarding requirements on education settings.

The successful candidate will have experience of the education system and legislative framework (as mentioned above). Undertaken the role of Designated Safeguarding Lead in an appropriate setting or extensive experience of working with schools, including work on attendance and related issues. Working with children, young people and families. Experience in relevant sectors which have led to positive outcomes for children, young people and families

About Us

Gloucestershire Couty Council benefits include:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities

• Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service

• Career development and qualification opportunities

• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to Apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Robbie Foran via email at robbie.foran@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Closing date 25/05/2025

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview on 10/06/2025. 

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Education Safeguarding Officer - Job Profile

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.