Lead Designated Safeguarding Practitioner

About us The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocatingforinclusivity and diversity utthe role This role is a sickness cover position with an expected end date of 3rd of June 2026, or until the post holder returns to work.

Reporting to the Head of Safeguarding & Student Wellbeing, this post will contribute to the colleges common goals. To achieve this, specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Support individual students with a safeguarding disclosure, ensuring support is implemented effectively and reviewed regularly Liaise with external services for any safeguarding concerns (child or adult), providing timely relevant support and information Attend a range of external events including Child Protection Conferences, Child in Need Reviews Make timely referrals to a range of agencies such as Childrens Social Care to appropriately safeguard and support students Maintain oversight of Prevent related referrals across college, reporting to Head of Safeguarding regularly on number of referrals and outcome Maintain oversight of disclosure rates, identifying patterns and trends and support the encouragement of reporting in priority groups Keep up to date with current legislation, statutory and other guidance Work with the Head of Safeguarding to input on the design of new services, systems and Policies/Procedures Monitor the effectiveness of the implementation of all Policies/Procedures relating to Safeguarding:
Working with the Head of Safeguarding in a solutions-focussed way to improve existing strategies Keep updated with and deliver high quality staff and student related Safeguarding training Lead on the welfare and support of students with a safeguarding disclosure in allocated curriculum area Ensure that all safeguarding concerns are logged and recorded in line with GDPR legislation Take a lead on implementing and monitoring Online Safety for students Support the Head of Safeguarding to design strategies for Online Safety in line with current legislation and guidance What we can offer you As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £35,497 - £40,996 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

Our benefits Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA - 17.1% Annual leave - 30 Days (222 hours)  8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours) - this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period Health and wellbeing, we offer Employee assistance programme through Bupa Occupational Health through PAM Free eye tests for VDU users Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses F urther information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.

Disability Confident We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice. If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us.

Armed Forces Covenant As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant , were pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country. Safeguarding We are an employer who is?committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures.

Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding Next Steps:

To apply:

Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Closing date: 19th of January 2026. Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.