Safeguarding Officer
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,037.50 to £33,526.50 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22,851.90 - £28,336.35 (£27,037.50 - £33,526.50 FTE) per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2026 |
| Location: | TF1 1DQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Landau Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 101245 |
Summary
We have an incredible new opportunity for a Safeguarding Officer to join Landau. This role offers more than a wage – it’s about the deep reward of guiding young people who’ve faced challenging starts in life toward brighter futures. As a Safeguarding Officer, you will be lead and coordinate safeguarding and child/adult protection arrangements within Landau.
Acting as the Deputy Safeguarding Lead the postholder manages concerns and referrals, works closely with external agencies, maintaining accurate confidential records, and promoting a strong culture of safeguarding across sites. The role ensures safeguarding approaches are person-centred, accessible, and responsive to the complex needs of young people transitioning into adulthood.
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please apply with your CV. If you are shortlisted, we will send you an application form to complete
Key responsibilities will include:
Leading and coordinating safeguarding and child/adult protection procedures across the provision
Ensuring we are up to date and compliant with current safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance
Promoting a strong safeguarding culture where learner welfare is central to all decision-making.
Receiving assessing, and responding to safeguarding concerns in a timely and proportionate manner.
Making referrals to local authority children’s or adult social care, Prevent partners, or other relevant agencies.
Maintaining accurate, secure, and confidential safeguarding records in line with data protection requirements.
Monitoring vulnerable learners and coordinate multi-agency support.
Ensuring safeguarding responses are person-centred and accessible, taking account of communication needs, cognitive differences, and capacity considerations.
Conducting home visits where appropriate with accompanying staff
Supporting learners with additional vulnerabilities, including those with EHCPs, mental health needs, or social care involvement.
Contributing to risk assessments, behaviour support plans, pastoral support plans and transition planning
Delivering or coordinating safeguarding training and updates for staff and volunteers.
Ensuring staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities and reporting procedures.
Keeping up to date with personal CPD
Maintaining oversight of safeguarding induction processes.
Maintaining and reviewing safeguarding, child protection, and related policies.
Preparing safeguarding reports for senior leaders, governors, or trustees.
Contributing to inspection readiness (e.g., Ofsted).
Person specification
SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
Technical competency (qualifications and training certificates/licenses)
• Level 3 qualification (or above) in education, social care, safeguarding, or related field
• Relevant safeguarding training of level 3 or above or willingness to undertake
Experience
• Experience managing safeguarding concerns in an education or care setting.
• Experience working with young people aged 16–25, particularly those with SEN and/or disabilities.
• Experience liaising with external agencies and participating in multi-agency meetings
Skills and Attributes
• Ability to assess risk and make sound, defensible decisions
• Excellent record-keeping and organisational skills.
• High level of discretion, resilience, and professional integrity.
• Strong communication skills, including adapting communication for learners with additional needs.
Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, dignity, and the rights of young people with SEND.
• Able to manage complex, sensitive, and sometimes distressing situations calmly and objectively.
• Understands the impact of adverse experiences and responds with sensitivity and consistency.
• Builds trust with learners, families, staff, and external professionals; able to challenge constructively where necessary
Hours: 36.5 hours per week
Salary: £22,851.90 - £28,336.35 (£27,037.50 - £33,526.50 FTE) per annum
This is a Term Time Only position working 39 weeks per year plus 3 weeks for training as required.
Location: Telford 4 days per week with travel to Stoke 1 day per week
Covenants & DBS
Landau is committed to equality and inclusion. Guaranteed interviews are offered under the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, Disability Confident Scheme, and the Armed Forces Covenant, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.
Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.
As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.
If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.
Acting as the Deputy Safeguarding Lead the postholder manages concerns and referrals, works closely with external agencies, maintaining accurate confidential records, and promoting a strong culture of safeguarding across sites. The role ensures safeguarding approaches are person-centred, accessible, and responsive to the complex needs of young people transitioning into adulthood.
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please apply with your CV. If you are shortlisted, we will send you an application form to complete
Key responsibilities will include:
Leading and coordinating safeguarding and child/adult protection procedures across the provision
Ensuring we are up to date and compliant with current safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance
Promoting a strong safeguarding culture where learner welfare is central to all decision-making.
Receiving assessing, and responding to safeguarding concerns in a timely and proportionate manner.
Making referrals to local authority children’s or adult social care, Prevent partners, or other relevant agencies.
Maintaining accurate, secure, and confidential safeguarding records in line with data protection requirements.
Monitoring vulnerable learners and coordinate multi-agency support.
Ensuring safeguarding responses are person-centred and accessible, taking account of communication needs, cognitive differences, and capacity considerations.
Conducting home visits where appropriate with accompanying staff
Supporting learners with additional vulnerabilities, including those with EHCPs, mental health needs, or social care involvement.
Contributing to risk assessments, behaviour support plans, pastoral support plans and transition planning
Delivering or coordinating safeguarding training and updates for staff and volunteers.
Ensuring staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities and reporting procedures.
Keeping up to date with personal CPD
Maintaining oversight of safeguarding induction processes.
Maintaining and reviewing safeguarding, child protection, and related policies.
Preparing safeguarding reports for senior leaders, governors, or trustees.
Contributing to inspection readiness (e.g., Ofsted).
Person specification
SKILLS AND CORE COMPETENCIES
Technical competency (qualifications and training certificates/licenses)
• Level 3 qualification (or above) in education, social care, safeguarding, or related field
• Relevant safeguarding training of level 3 or above or willingness to undertake
Experience
• Experience managing safeguarding concerns in an education or care setting.
• Experience working with young people aged 16–25, particularly those with SEN and/or disabilities.
• Experience liaising with external agencies and participating in multi-agency meetings
Skills and Attributes
• Ability to assess risk and make sound, defensible decisions
• Excellent record-keeping and organisational skills.
• High level of discretion, resilience, and professional integrity.
• Strong communication skills, including adapting communication for learners with additional needs.
Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, dignity, and the rights of young people with SEND.
• Able to manage complex, sensitive, and sometimes distressing situations calmly and objectively.
• Understands the impact of adverse experiences and responds with sensitivity and consistency.
• Builds trust with learners, families, staff, and external professionals; able to challenge constructively where necessary
Hours: 36.5 hours per week
Salary: £22,851.90 - £28,336.35 (£27,037.50 - £33,526.50 FTE) per annum
This is a Term Time Only position working 39 weeks per year plus 3 weeks for training as required.
Location: Telford 4 days per week with travel to Stoke 1 day per week
Covenants & DBS
Landau is committed to equality and inclusion. Guaranteed interviews are offered under the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, Disability Confident Scheme, and the Armed Forces Covenant, subject to meeting minimum criteria. Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.
Landau is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects its staff to share this commitment.
As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975.
If you are offered this position, Landau will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check and provide at least 2 references.
It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.