A093 Student Safeguarding Officer

Gloucestershire College, Gloucester, GL2 5JQ

21 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  2 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,457.54 - £33,472.35 Annually (FTE)

A093 Student Safeguarding Officer job summary

You will act as a key point of contact for safeguarding concerns, managing student cases and working with external agencies to ensure timely, appropriate support. You’ll provide one-to-one guidance, respond to crisis situations, and work closely with Student Mentors, colleagues, parents and carers to remove barriers to learning. You’ll also deliver safeguarding training and awareness sessions, contribute to college initiatives and events, and lead on a specialist safeguarding theme to help create a safe, inclusive and supportive environment for all students.

About You

• A good working knowledge of current legislation affecting students, including wellbeing, substance misuse, sexual harassment, equality and disability.
• Experience of working with young people in a supportive or safeguarding-focused role.
• GSCP Safeguarding Level 3 (Understanding Child Protection), or a willingness to complete this qualification.

To find out more information about our benefits and the role, please refer to the supporting documents below.

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Gloucestershire College

• School type: College, ages 16 to 99
• Education phase: Sixth form or college
• School size: No information available
• Age range: 16 to 99
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gloucestershire College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gloucestershire-college

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