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Head of Safeguarding
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £46,000 to £48,700 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Salaries will be pro-rated for a part-time member of staff |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2025 |
| Location: | Multiple |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | IntoUniversity |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are looking for a Head of Safeguarding to join our team. You will be responsible for the strategic leadership of safeguarding for the organisation. You will work closely with the Safeguarding Manager to manage safeguarding concerns across the IntoUniversity network and provide crucial safeguarding support and guidance to frontline staff who deliver the IntoUniversity programmes. You will be responsible for developing our policies and practices to ensure we comply with our legal duties and operate in line with best practice. You will work closely with the Director of Programme Delivery and Operations to ensure our operational health and safety practices and policies are designed to keep young people safe and you will oversee our Boarding School Bursary Manager who leads on our partnership with Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation.
The role at a glance
Contract: Permanent, this role can be either full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) - responsibilities will be adjusted proportionally for part-time candidates.
Application deadline - 9am Monday 23rd June 2025
Interview day (in-person) - Friday 4th July 2025
Start date: As soon as possible, to be agree with the candidate
Working hours
9:30 to 18:00 , Monday and Thursday
9:00 to 17:30, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
(Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required)
Location
The successful candidate may be based at an IntoUniversity centre in any of the following cities:
Bristol, Leeds, London, Nottingham
Bradford, Birmingham, Coventry, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Oxford, Southampton, Weston-super-Mare
Occasional travel around the IntoUniversity network as required
Salary
Non- London post: £46,000
London based post: £48,700 (inclusive of London contribution)
Salaries will be pro-rated for a part-time member of staff
Annual leave
Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff benefits
Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year
Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support
Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
The role at a glance
Contract: Permanent, this role can be either full-time or part-time (0.8 FTE) - responsibilities will be adjusted proportionally for part-time candidates.
Application deadline - 9am Monday 23rd June 2025
Interview day (in-person) - Friday 4th July 2025
Start date: As soon as possible, to be agree with the candidate
Working hours
9:30 to 18:00 , Monday and Thursday
9:00 to 17:30, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
(Some additional weekend & unsocial hours will be required)
Location
The successful candidate may be based at an IntoUniversity centre in any of the following cities:
Bristol, Leeds, London, Nottingham
Bradford, Birmingham, Coventry, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Oxford, Southampton, Weston-super-Mare
Occasional travel around the IntoUniversity network as required
Salary
Non- London post: £46,000
London based post: £48,700 (inclusive of London contribution)
Salaries will be pro-rated for a part-time member of staff
Annual leave
Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff benefits
Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year
Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support
Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
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