Safeguarding Team Leader

Luminate Education Group is recruiting for two Safeguarding Team Leaders to join our Student Life team.

We have two full time vacancies:

• 1 x Permanent Role
• 1 x 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

The Student Life team is responsible for the personal development, behaviour and attitude of all our Further Education students.

We directly deliver services to students - safeguarding, mental health and wellbeing are at the centre of what we do. The safeguarding team sits within the wider student life team and we work closely with curriculum departments to ensure arrangements are in place to effectively safeguard students and maintain and promote a culture of vigilance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, articulate and adaptable individual who embraces restorative and relational approaches in their every day practice.

• Work with the Safeguarding Manager and Safeguarding Leadership Team to promote a culture of vigilance, ensuring a safe environment for students, staff, and visitors while supporting the organisation’s strategic safeguarding objectives.
• Lead, supervise, and develop a team of specialist Stay Safe Officers across Luminate campuses, providing line management, coaching, appraisals and performance oversight.
• Manage and support safeguarding casework, including complex referrals, crisis interventions, case management, and escalation to external agencies.
• Oversee safeguarding records, audits, and quality assurance processes to ensure compliance, consistency, and best practice.
• Coordinate student access to safeguarding and wellbeing support, working with internal teams and external partners to deliver effective interventions.
• Provide expert safeguarding advice, training, and guidance to staff while driving initiatives that enhance student safety, wellbeing, and engagement.

• Degree or equivalent higher level qualification
• A recognised qualification or significant experience of working in a relevant area including safeguarding, pastoral support, health and wellbeing, social care, IAG, education or management
• Completed Designated Safeguarding Officer training at Level 2 or above.
• Ability to monitor the recording and reporting of safeguarding referrals on campus, using appropriate client record and MIS systems including CPOMS, ensuring processes are followed

• Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays;
  Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension schemes with generous employer contributions: Teachers’ Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD opportunities: Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days;
  Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane)
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions—Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

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