Safeguarding Officer (Female Applicants Only)
Starting salary of £30,000 per annum, pro rata | 3 Days (21 Hours) per week
This post will be based in West London and include travel across London once circumstances allow.
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a specialist service leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence.
We are looking for an experienced Safeguarding Officer to join our team who, working in conjunction with WGN’s Safeguarding Lead, will be responsible for sharing safeguarding expertise and consultation to WGN’s team. Ensuring team members understand and adhere to best safeguarding practice and that WGN’s work in this area is continuously and consistently developed. The Safeguarding Officer will support team members to work collaboratively with service users and the relevant agencies involved to ensure the safest outcomes for the women and girls who access WGN’s services.
The successful post holder will be responsible ensuring WGN’s service delivery adheres to recognised clinical protocols and quality standards including; London Safeguarding Boards, National Rape Crisis Standards, NICE guidelines, BACP and UKCP.
As with all WGN team members they will contribute to the organisation’s ability to deliver equality and diversity strategies which are integrated into all areas of operation.
WGN’s employee benefits include 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement, excellent training and development opportunities and an Employee Assistance Scheme.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer. Posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Completed applications should be emailed to humanresources@wgn.org.uk.
Application deadline: 10am on Friday 5th February 2021.
Interview date: To be confirmed.
Please note: Applicants who have not received a response to their application within 2 weeks of the closing date should assume their application has not been successful on this occasion.
This post is subject to satisfactory references and a DBS Check.