About The Role
This role is Part Time (21 hours)
St John Ambulance is a charity with over 18,000 volunteers and 1,600 employees. Many of these employees and volunteers work in regulated roles and have regular contact with young or vulnerable people, as such safeguarding our people and the community are incredibly important to us.
As a Safeguarding Coordinator at St John Ambulance, you will manage the day to day safeguarding casework for St John Ambulance by reviewing Causes for Concern (CFC’s) and Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) referrals with Safeguarding team members and external authorities, advising management on appropriate courses of action and deputising for the Safeguarding Manager as needed.
You will be responsible for working directly with the National Safeguarding Officer to process adverse DBS applications and discuss risk assessments prior to recommending that applicants are approved or declined and deciding when to escalate referrals that may require urgent action by identifying the signs of abuse.
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
About You
Ideally, you will have previous experience within a safeguarding role, however, this is not essential. You must be a great communicator with strong people skills and able to deal with sensitive and complex issues with compassion. You will have also had experience in a coordinator role previously.
About Us
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.
Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.
We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.
You will receive;
- Competitive salary & pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
- Discounts – Blue Light, NHS Discounts and SJA discounts including discounts on mobile phone, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping-including your weekly food shop.
Interview Date: 14/02/2023
Application Review Date: 24/02/2023
We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.
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