Safeguarding and Welfare Manager
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,232 to £40,590 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Starting salary subject to college salary assessment process |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2025 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Suffolk |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Suffolk New College |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Safeguarding and Welfare Manager
Salary range £35,232 to £40,590*
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
*starting salary subject to college salary assessment process
We are seeking an appropriately experienced professional to oversee and manage the work of the Student Support and Safeguarding Team and the Advice, Guidance and Welfare Team, ensuring the smooth delivery of impactful, learner-focussed and high quality services.
You will have a sound understanding of current issues faced by and affecting young people, with practical hands-on experience of managing high level safeguarding casework and leading front-facing teams.
Your career history should demonstrate significant impact over time in safeguarding children and young people. Ideally, you will have experience of managing a team where safeguarding has been the main focus of your role.
You will hold a relevant degree OR be able to show demonstrable experience within a relevant sector alongside holding a Level 3 in an appropriate subject.
We are looking for potential, not an exact match. We recognise you may not meet all essential criteria but if you have relevant experience, the ability to manage competing priorities, excellent communication and networking skills and can work as part of a team, then we would LOVE to hear from you!
This post is based at either Ipswich or Suffolk Rural (the successful candidate will be able to choose their base campus). However, with Suffolk New College being a multi-campus college, you will be required to work at and travel between campuses.
At Suffolk New College, we promote the culture of ‘BeSNC’. Implementing BeSNC is not just a choice; it's a commitment to providing the best possible environment for our learners to thrive. It's a commitment to nurturing an inclusive and supportive community where each learner, staff and community member can reach their full potential.
For further information, please visit www.suffolk.ac.uk
Closing date: Monday 25th August 2025 at 12:00 Midnight
Interview date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025
This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our ongoing commitment to Equality and Diversity, Suffolk New College guarantee to shortlist all applicants from a black or ethnic minority group who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. All appointments are subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
We do not recognise any agencies or search agencies acting on our behalf unless they have been officially engaged. Applicants should apply to us directly and not be persuaded to go via an agency.
The College will not recognise any agency fees for recruitment activities unless an active engagement linked to a specific role has been agreed.
The College will not pay fees associated with CVs or applicants who are sent to the College via agencies on a speculative basis or in response to college adverts.
Agencies should refrain from sending CVs to anyone working for the College on a speculative basis. The College will make approaches to agencies via our HR team if we feel that we need assistance with a post.
Salary range £35,232 to £40,590*
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
*starting salary subject to college salary assessment process
We are seeking an appropriately experienced professional to oversee and manage the work of the Student Support and Safeguarding Team and the Advice, Guidance and Welfare Team, ensuring the smooth delivery of impactful, learner-focussed and high quality services.
You will have a sound understanding of current issues faced by and affecting young people, with practical hands-on experience of managing high level safeguarding casework and leading front-facing teams.
Your career history should demonstrate significant impact over time in safeguarding children and young people. Ideally, you will have experience of managing a team where safeguarding has been the main focus of your role.
You will hold a relevant degree OR be able to show demonstrable experience within a relevant sector alongside holding a Level 3 in an appropriate subject.
We are looking for potential, not an exact match. We recognise you may not meet all essential criteria but if you have relevant experience, the ability to manage competing priorities, excellent communication and networking skills and can work as part of a team, then we would LOVE to hear from you!
This post is based at either Ipswich or Suffolk Rural (the successful candidate will be able to choose their base campus). However, with Suffolk New College being a multi-campus college, you will be required to work at and travel between campuses.
At Suffolk New College, we promote the culture of ‘BeSNC’. Implementing BeSNC is not just a choice; it's a commitment to providing the best possible environment for our learners to thrive. It's a commitment to nurturing an inclusive and supportive community where each learner, staff and community member can reach their full potential.
For further information, please visit www.suffolk.ac.uk
Closing date: Monday 25th August 2025 at 12:00 Midnight
Interview date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025
This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As part of our ongoing commitment to Equality and Diversity, Suffolk New College guarantee to shortlist all applicants from a black or ethnic minority group who meet the essential criteria and all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. All appointments are subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
We do not recognise any agencies or search agencies acting on our behalf unless they have been officially engaged. Applicants should apply to us directly and not be persuaded to go via an agency.
The College will not recognise any agency fees for recruitment activities unless an active engagement linked to a specific role has been agreed.
The College will not pay fees associated with CVs or applicants who are sent to the College via agencies on a speculative basis or in response to college adverts.
Agencies should refrain from sending CVs to anyone working for the College on a speculative basis. The College will make approaches to agencies via our HR team if we feel that we need assistance with a post.
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