Safeguarding & Welfare Coordinator
Location: St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton (with up to 40% home working)
Hours: Full time, core hours 10:00-16:00 Mon-Fri with flexible start and finish times.
Please note there is a requirement to work some weekends and evenings, including match days and special events.
Contract Type: Permanent
Criminal Record Check: Enhanced with Child Barred List
Do you want to work with local people and build relationships that make a real difference?
Saints Foundation bring Southampton FC to the heart of the community, using the power of the club and our passionate team to help fulfil individual potential and make Southampton a better place to live for all.
Your next role
In this role you will work closely with the SFC Safeguarding team to ensure that Saints Foundation drive a proactive approach to safeguarding and support concerns raised. As our Safeguarding Lead you will support staff and beneficiaries with safeguarding and/or welfare issues, to ensure that everyone can produce their best results.
You’ll work with staff across the charity to ensure their wellbeing is supported, and lead the risk planning process in order to create positive experiences for all participants, whilst also being hands on with case management to ensure effective referrals, interventions and direct support when it’s needed.
What you’ll bring to our team
We want all our colleagues to bring with them their individual differences, we welcome your unique point of view and dynamic ideas, it’s what allows us to keep on being our best selves.
Person Specification:
- Experience of managing safeguarding reports and concerns in an education, community or care setting.
- Steady and calm temperament, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and work under pressure.
- Experience working with and championing the views of participants/pupils/beneficiaries and managing welfare concerns.
- Proven ability to build relationships with staff across a team, providing support and guidance.
- Experience in a development or pastoral setting, supporting the welfare of others.
What we can do for you
Giving you the right balance in your life is important to us, and our benefits are designed to complement this – you’ll get 25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday, 2 free match tickets for every home league game, free breakfast and afternoon snacks on site, discounts at local shops and restaurants, an Employee Assistance Programme and mental health first aiders for when things get tough, to specialist support with professional development and access to a world of internal and external training courses and professional qualifications.
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 22 November 2022.
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