Safeguarding Officer
| Posting date: | 29 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Salary £27,000 to £29,500 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 5AG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | eTeach UK Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1501536 |
Summary
Safeguarding OfficerResponsible to: Senior Assessor – Work Experience Health, Safety and Welfare
Responsible for: No direct reportees. Responsibilities include supporting the training of colleagues.
Location: • Home based, must be located in Leicestershire.
Daily travel to companies in Leicester, Leicestershire and Northants.
Travel to the office as required to meet needs of the business and role: 30 Frog Island, Off North Bridge Place, Leicester, LE3 5AG
Main Purpose of the Job:
To visit companies to carry out health, safety and welfare suitability checks prior to students taking part in work experience and other educational activities. Visits will be to a wide variety of business types with potentially a wide variety of risks to be assessed: low; medium; high. All visits require Safeguarding checks including whether students will be along with employees and the nature of the tasks being undertaken.
Capable of building good relationships, Safeguarding Officers will also be responsible for agreeing job role descriptors with employers and for identify other services which LEBC can offer to them, e.g. support the recruitment of Apprentices, and other opportunities for employers to engage with young people in schools and colleges.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
To contact employers who have already agreed to be a placement host, set up visits to assess the risks and controls in place to ensure the safety of students prior to them undertaking a work experience placement or other educational activity. To advise employers on the guidance provided for them concerning health and safety, child protection and data protection. To agree with employers the types of placement opportunities or activities and learning outcomes which they can offer to students and assess the risks and controls in place.
To look for opportunities to build the number of work placements which an employer can offer.
To create and maintain successful professional relationships with employers with the purpose of growing the number of work placement and Apprenticeship opportunities available. To offer other services to employers which LEBC could provide; explaining our services enabling each employer to get involved in activities to support their corporate social responsibility or staff development; offering a training service to employers concerning basic health and safety awareness.To complete the on-line pro forma which records the role descriptor and risks and controls in place to a high level of accuracy and detail.To meet employer visit targets, which will be agreed with the senior assessor.To encourage employers to complete evaluation forms, so that we receive feedback on our service.To be actively involved in team meetings and to contribute ideas and suggestions for improvements and new developments.The post holder will be home based but should be willing to travel extensively to schools and other sites across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. On occasion there may be a requirement to attend meetings and training further afield in the East Midlands. Expenses will be paid in accordance with LEBC guidelines.
The nature of the work may occasionally involve the postholder carrying duties outside of normal working hours. Overtime working is paid as time off in lieu.
The postholder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his/her own training needs and the needs of the company.
LEBC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and an Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.
LEBC Values: LEBC Culture:
Adding value for all
Respect and value
Continual Innovation
Evidence based practice
Doing business efficiently • Continuing to innovate
Responding to challenge and supporting each other
Nurturing talent and recognising achievement
Changing to grow
Listening to our customers
Taking pride in what we do
Benefits:
Salary £27,000 to £29,500 per annum, pro rata to working hours.
Full time 37.5 hours a week. Mon to Fri. between 8am and 5pm. Requests for Term Time only considered
Time off in Lieu flexible working system
Company Pension Scheme 10% contribution.
25 days Holiday plus 8 bank public holidaysPlease see full JD and person specification attached.
Responsible for: No direct reportees. Responsibilities include supporting the training of colleagues.
Location: • Home based, must be located in Leicestershire.
Daily travel to companies in Leicester, Leicestershire and Northants.
Travel to the office as required to meet needs of the business and role: 30 Frog Island, Off North Bridge Place, Leicester, LE3 5AG
Main Purpose of the Job:
To visit companies to carry out health, safety and welfare suitability checks prior to students taking part in work experience and other educational activities. Visits will be to a wide variety of business types with potentially a wide variety of risks to be assessed: low; medium; high. All visits require Safeguarding checks including whether students will be along with employees and the nature of the tasks being undertaken.
Capable of building good relationships, Safeguarding Officers will also be responsible for agreeing job role descriptors with employers and for identify other services which LEBC can offer to them, e.g. support the recruitment of Apprentices, and other opportunities for employers to engage with young people in schools and colleges.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
To contact employers who have already agreed to be a placement host, set up visits to assess the risks and controls in place to ensure the safety of students prior to them undertaking a work experience placement or other educational activity. To advise employers on the guidance provided for them concerning health and safety, child protection and data protection. To agree with employers the types of placement opportunities or activities and learning outcomes which they can offer to students and assess the risks and controls in place.
To look for opportunities to build the number of work placements which an employer can offer.
To create and maintain successful professional relationships with employers with the purpose of growing the number of work placement and Apprenticeship opportunities available. To offer other services to employers which LEBC could provide; explaining our services enabling each employer to get involved in activities to support their corporate social responsibility or staff development; offering a training service to employers concerning basic health and safety awareness.To complete the on-line pro forma which records the role descriptor and risks and controls in place to a high level of accuracy and detail.To meet employer visit targets, which will be agreed with the senior assessor.To encourage employers to complete evaluation forms, so that we receive feedback on our service.To be actively involved in team meetings and to contribute ideas and suggestions for improvements and new developments.The post holder will be home based but should be willing to travel extensively to schools and other sites across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. On occasion there may be a requirement to attend meetings and training further afield in the East Midlands. Expenses will be paid in accordance with LEBC guidelines.
The nature of the work may occasionally involve the postholder carrying duties outside of normal working hours. Overtime working is paid as time off in lieu.
The postholder may be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required by his/her own training needs and the needs of the company.
LEBC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and an Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.
LEBC Values: LEBC Culture:
Adding value for all
Respect and value
Continual Innovation
Evidence based practice
Doing business efficiently • Continuing to innovate
Responding to challenge and supporting each other
Nurturing talent and recognising achievement
Changing to grow
Listening to our customers
Taking pride in what we do
Benefits:
Salary £27,000 to £29,500 per annum, pro rata to working hours.
Full time 37.5 hours a week. Mon to Fri. between 8am and 5pm. Requests for Term Time only considered
Time off in Lieu flexible working system
Company Pension Scheme 10% contribution.
25 days Holiday plus 8 bank public holidaysPlease see full JD and person specification attached.