Wellbeing and Safeguarding Adviser - FTE

Wellbeing and Safeguarding Adviser – 0.88 FTE

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We are looking for an experienced safeguarding practitioner with a strong drive to make a difference. You will have the passion to inspire every student to reach their full potential regardless of their starting point.

Wellbeing and Safeguarding Adviser – 0.88 FTE (36 hours over 38 weeks)

Salary: £30,917 – £32,930 (Pro‑rota £27,206 – £28,978)

• Local Government Pension scheme
• Free on‑site gym
• Beauty treatments and haircuts
• Health care cash plan via Simply Health
• Savings clubs via Manchester Credit Union
• Cycle to work
• Costa Coffee on site
• On‑site bakery products at Tameside One
• The Restaurant at Tameside One
• Retail discounts
• Refectories on all sites

• Provide effective and high‑quality safeguarding and wellbeing support in accordance with the College’s responsibilities.
• Work alongside curriculum staff and the wider Progress Team to deliver strategies that meet the needs of individual students by removing barriers to learning.
• Pro‑actively promote the safety and wellbeing of students throughout the college.
• Maintain a specific caseload of students while being on hand to deal with any safeguarding and wellbeing issues that may arise on a daily basis.

• Proven track record of safeguarding or wellbeing support, ideally in an educational setting.
• Experience with the appropriate mechanisms for dealing with safeguarding and child protection issues.
• Sound understanding of the range of issues facing young people with barriers to learning (social, emotional and behavioural).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and empathy, with the ability to remain calm and a problem‑solving approach to challenging situations.

Resilience and outstanding interpersonal skills, negotiation and diplomacy skills; a relevant Level 3 qualification in safeguarding or wellbeing (or equivalent) coupled with a Level 2 qualification in literacy and numeracy.

Tameside College has an excellent reputation and offers a wide range of further education courses, including A level, advanced level vocational programmes, apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree level.

We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience in a supportive and friendly environment.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Employment requires an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, with any post in regulated activity also subject to an additional barred‑list check. We will cover the associated costs.

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of due diligence. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates invited to interview.

If you have not been called for an interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

We may decide to close the vacancy early due to the volume of applications. This role is part of our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment agencies are not used for this vacancy; we accept direct applications only.

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