Safeguarding Officer - South Coastline

• 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