Safeguarding Officer - London, United Kingdom - INVESTIN EDUCATION LIMITED

Description

Safeguarding Team

InvestIN Education is a dynamic, educational start-up that provides inspirational career experience programmes for school students, across 20+ different industries.

Founded in 2012, InvestIN's mission is to bridge the gap between school and the workplace,in order to help students choose the right career and maximise their potential.

InvestIN creates the 'ultimate career experience' through a combination of interactive simulations, company visits, seminars, networking sessions and career coaching, led by highly accomplished industry professionals.

We have had over 50,000 students walkthrough our doors, from 100+ countries and 4,000+ schools.

InvestIN are seeking to employ individuals to work as the onsite Safeguarding Team, commencing during the Summer Experience season of 2023.

The Role

Purpose:

The Safeguarding Team covers a 24/7 service and is responsible for all InvestIN's residing and non-residing students during the summer (July 6th-Sept 2nd).

The SGT is fully responsible for safeguarding and welfare, mental healthand SEN needs, pastoral support, and stduent behaviour.


Salary:
£24,000 (pro-rated pending shifts worked). Enhanced night pay will be paid as overtime in September, for all night shifts completed.


Contract Types:
Inline with student traffic, we are offering 3 contract types for this role. When applying, please indicate which contract(s) you would like to be considered for.

• Contract 1) July 6th
• Sept 2nd 8 weeks
• Contract 2) July 27th
• Aug 27th 4 weeks
• Contract 3) Aug 10thAug 24th 2 weeks

Shift Patterns:

• Morning: 08:00am 4:30pm
• Afternoon: 4:00pm 11:30pm

Waking Night: 11:00pm - 8:30am

All shifts include a paid 30 minute handover.


Basic Duties:
The primary duties, tasks, and responsibilities of the Safeguarding Team (SGT).

• Act as the first point of contact providing support, intervention, and advice for all InvestIN's attending students, relating to the above team purpose.
• Support and manage student behaviour and expectations.
• Liaise with parents/guardians when delegated by the Head of Safeguarding/Senior SGT.
• Manage breaches of the Code of Conduct.
• Liaise with the Head of Safeguarding/DSLs regarding student warnings and expected followup actions.
• Provide a baseline advisory service for staff in relation to the SGT purpose.
• Support and Lead on all areas of daily checkins and registration.
• Communicate via designated online channels.
• Escort students to venues.
• Be willing to escort students to the airport on departure from a programme, safely and in a taxi.
• Work across sites (locally and on excursions)
• Facilitate and supervise the younger groups when needed.
• Play an active role at mealtimes to enforce behaviour management.
• During shifts (if scheduled by the Head of Safeguarding), lead on specialism; SEN/Behaviour, Mental Health, and Medication administration.
• Deliver mentoring options or interventions to students in need.
• Devise, lead and support in evening activities, carrying out adequate supervision and interaction during this period.
• Maintain uptodate records on CPOMS (Child Protection Online Monitoring System) and paper or online records according to best practice and maintain uptodate information on the tracker systems
• Enforce student curfew and evening expectations.
• Complete security walks.
• Act in a professional and appropriate way, echoing InvestIN's values.
• Be flexible to carry out additional duties pending the needs of the service and students.

Requirements:

• E = Essential / D = Desirable
• E minimum of 2 years working with children and young people

• E

• Level 12 in Safeguarding or equivalent

• E

• Positive, calm and professional attitude

• E

• Echo InvestIN's values and conduct expectations

• E

• Be flexible and willing to get stuck in

• E

• Be organised and able to prioritise workloads

• E

• Be confident in appropriately dealing with student behaviours and needs

• E

• Ability to commit to one or more of the working wave patterns

• D

• Level 3 trained in safeguarding

• D

• Subject specialism in one or more of the SGT purpose points

• D

• Professional qualification in one of the areas of purpose

• D

• E

xperience of working with residential or boarding students

• D

- experience in supporting international students

• D

• E

xperience of working in a summer camp environment or equivalent

All applicants should be available to attend an in-person assessment centre on **Saturday 15th April 2023.