Safeguarding Officer - Scotland

We are an inclusive and values driven organisation made up of staff and volunteers all with a simple purpose, to save lives at sea. We do this without prejudice. We respect and value diversity and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service which we have been doing for nearly 200 years.

We're looking for a Safeguarding Officer (Scotland) to join our Safeguarding Team. The Safeguarding Team helps to create a safe and inclusive RNLI for all our people and the communities we come into contact with. The Safeguarding Officer will play an integral role in creating a sustainable and future-proof safeguarding function.

This role is homebased requiring regular travel within the region - Scotland - as well as travel across the UK and Ireland when required.

• Salary £38,000 to £42,000 (dependent on experience)
• 26 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Competitive pension scheme (employer contributions of up to 10% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health cashplan option

As a Safeguarding Officer, you will deliver safeguarding activities, support with the implementation of policy and guidance, and act as the lead practitioner in the management of safeguarding disclosures.

You will be tasked with focus on the following areas:

• Act as the safeguarding lead practitioner across the geographical patch, providing high-quality, practical safeguarding advice, oversight, guidance and support, escalating to the Designated Safeguarding Lead where appropriate.
• Coordinate and lead the assessment of all safeguarding allegations in line with the RNLI's Safeguarding Policy and Procedures providing quality Safeguarding oversight, guidance and support.
• Undertake delegated safeguarding investigations, that meet a safeguarding threshold across the geographical patch and where required across other parts of the UK and Ireland. Support other Safeguarding Officers with investigations when requested.
• Manage complex and sensitive safeguarding cases. Update and maintain the regional Single Central Record ensuring compliance. Manage and maintain all assigned cases in the Safeguarding Case management system.
• Operate within the legal, statutory and regulatory frameworks and report matters to external agencies within set timescales, such as LADO teams.
• Manage the criminal vetting check positive disclosure process for the geographical patch escalating where necessary to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Act as an enabler in the delivery of positive activities for children, young people and adults engaged with or come into contact the RNLI.

You'll be someone with a proven ability to set and deliver on strategic Safeguarding direction, an active listener and strong communicator who is able to create and deliver powerful written and verbal communication to a variety of audiences. You will need:

• Minimum Level 3 Safeguarding Qualification
• Experience of challenging and influencing organisational culture and behaviour
• In-depth knowledge and a genuine interest and commitment to the Safeguarding agenda
• Experience of conducting safeguarding investigations
• Experience of delivering training and education
• Proven success at getting results from working collaboratively across all levels
• Experience of externally networking and creating benefits from bringing in best practice.
• Effective at using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Valid Driving Licence