Safeguarding Practitioner

What skills and experience we're looking for

• One Sixth Form College, Ipswich
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £27,255 - £29,541 per annum (Dependent on qualifications and experience)

We are seeking a dedicated safeguarding professional with a strong understanding of the ability to recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns with sensitivity and precision. This role is central to ensuring the safety and well-being of students and involves making timely and appropriate referrals to relevant services, including the police or social services.

A deep awareness of contextual safeguarding is essential, as is the ability to assess risk in complex situations involving Children in Care, Young Adult Carers, or those with diagnosed or emerging mental health conditions. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in working closely with college staff to ensure these risks are understood, communicated, and effectively managed.

Excellent communication, IT, and organisational skills are key. You will collaborate with tutors, parents, and senior leaders, coordinating internal and external resources to address safeguarding concerns, the PREVENT agenda, and wider student welfare matters such as housing and financial vulnerability.

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Canteen
• Access to various memberships and discount schemes
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities

SAT and WSC are committed to Safeguarding. We aim to create the safest environment within which every student has the opportunity to achieve and progress.