Student Safety Assistant; Term Time

Student Safety Assistant (Term Time Only + 4 Weeks)

Company:

To ensure learners are safe in college and to support their wellbeing and care.

To ensure learners, staff, visitors and college premises are safe and secure. To ensure in the safety and security and care of College users and the protection of the facilities.

To contribute towards supporting the college’s zero tolerance of Sexually Harmful Behaviors and Peer on Peer abuse, identifying, challenging and reporting, being a role model.

Key Responsibilities Patrolling common areas around campus, promoting positive behaviour, intervening to challenge bad behaviour and reporting student behaviour in line with college values.

Supporting the management of incidents with the Safeguarding team including reviewing CCTV footage in the event of an incident. Completing incident forms as required.

Maintaining the health, safety and welfare of College employees, learners, visitors and customer by controlling and managing student behaviour, preventing unauthorised access, removing trespassers from the premises, protecting people from harm/injury, hazard spotting and reporting, removing hazards that may cause harm to others, coordinating safe evacuations, supporting the implementation of policies e.g. no smoking policy.

Provide good customer service to College staff, students, visitors and customers, by assisting with queries, providing direction, supporting the enrolment process, supporting staff to manage student behaviour in the classroom. Patrolling the College grounds and buildings to provide a visible and a reassuring presence. Protecting the College assets (buildings, cash, equipment, resources) from malicious damage or theft.

Being available to search students for prohibited items, in accordance with the College’s search protocol. Support the college in ensuring that students and staff display their college  at all times. Watching for unauthorised visitors on site, challenging if it is safe to do so and reporting as necessary. To liaise as necessary with emergency services when required.

Monitor driving and parking on campus and address dangerous driving incidents, recording details of illegal, dangerous and inconsiderate parking on campus, carparks and around the environment. Representing the College within the local community, liaising in a constructive manner with local residents, and ensuring that students are not causing a nuisance outside the College. Contributing to the elimination of unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation;

advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. Support the process of regular Fire Alarm testing as specified in testing procedures, under the instruction of Health and Safety.

Any other duties as reasonably directed by the college.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Qualifications / Special Work Conditions

Essential Criteria Good literacy and numeracy skills (minimum level
2)
Driving Licence, access to a vehicle and business insurance

Able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends Desirable Criteria Level 3 First Aid at Work qualification or a willingness to obtain itSIA Door Supervision and/or CCTV license Safeguarding training

Conflict Management & Use of Force Understanding within The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, (Martyn’s Law)
Experience

Essential Criteria

Experience of working with young people in an educational or community environment

Experience of positive behaviour management

Experience of dealing with incidents and incident management including To have empathy with young people, approachable but with the confidence to assert authority when required

To show Basic Conflict Management Skills and to have a good understanding of the Security & Education Industries

Experience of working under pressure, including handling difficult situations on your own and de-escalating them Desirable Criteria

Experience of restorative justice interventions Previous experience in security work Previous experience within an education setting

Specialist Knowledge

Essential Criteria Understanding of the issues faced by young people that impact on their safety and wellbeing

Committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults

Committed to the principles of equality and diversity

To know and understand the definition of Reasonable Force as stated in Common Law Desirable Criteria Knowledge and understanding of the Prevent Duty Knowledge about drugs and alcohol policies in relation to young peopleIT Skills

Essential Criteria Basic know of Microsoft Office Programs Desirable Criteria

Experience of CCTV applications

Understanding of college systems

Shifts available:

Rochdale - 08:00-17.00 | 08:00-17.00 | 13:00-21:00 | 13:00-21:00 | 10:00-17.00