Job title:  Safeguarding Officer
Location:  Remote – with site support as and when required (to include Tuesdays)
Hours of work:  21 hours per week
Department:   Operations
Reporting to:  Designated Safeguarding Lead
Salary:  £15,250 [£25,417 FTE] – £18,820 [£31,366 FTE] depending on experience
Salary Band:  Management

 
Job purpose
To safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk within Kerith Community Church.

Main duties
Policies & Procedures
 ·         To regularly update the church Safeguarding Policy, ensuring it reflects current legislation and guidance.
·         To ensure that the Policy is followed across all the church locations.
·         To advise staff and volunteers on safeguarding procedures.
·         To advise staff and volunteers on procedures where there is a safeguarding incident or concern and ensure that appropriate action is taken.
·         To liaise with other professionals and agencies, as appropriate.
·         To produce a risk assessment where there is a positive DBS check.

Data Handling
·         To ensure that all safeguarding concerns have been logged, dealt with appropriately and stored safely using the My Concern system.
·         To be the Data Protection Officer for Kerith Community Church, advising on its appropriate handling of Data and follow up with any data breaches.

Training & Development
·         To keep up to date with current legislation and wider safeguarding issues.
·         To liaise with external Safeguarding providers for regular training to staff and volunteers.
·         To meet fortnightly with the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
·         To liaise with the Safeguarding Trustee when appropriate & produce a report for Trustees meetings.

Safer Recruitment 
·         Oversee the Safer Recruitment processes.
·         To line-manage the Safer Recruitment Administrator.

It is a genuine occupational requirement that the post-holder is a person professing and practicing the Christian faith.

| Qualifications    |
Essential:
·     Basic Disclosure check
·     Willingness to undertake further training
Desirable:
·     Level 2/3 Child and Adult Safeguarding

| Experience    |
Essential:  
·     Experience of having worked with children and adults at risk ·     Some experience of working with a range of professionals to promote the welfare of children and adults at risk

 | Knowledge |
Essential:
·     Child and Adult Safeguarding legislation in the UK
  
| Skills    |
Essential:
·     Strong organisational skills
·     Report writing
·     Maintaining accurate records
·     Computer literate (MS Office)
·     Good communication skills
Desirable:
·     Experience of line management

| Attitude |
Essential:
·     Understand the importance of confidentiality
·     Ability to be objective

| Other |
Desirable:
·    Part of, or willing to become part of Kerith Community Church

 
Please note that in order to apply for this role we MUST receive a completed APPLICATION FORM - we cannot accept just a CV.   

Please download the application pack documents below, and complete and upload the application and reference consent forms.