Apprentice Safeguarding Support Officer
THE FUTURES TRUST
Coventry (CV1 4BU)
Closes in 13 days (Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 August 2025
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Summary
We are seeking to appoint an Apprentice Safeguarding Support Officer to support the delivery of safeguarding services & help protect the health and wellbeing of students and support the removal of barriers to learning. The role involves working alongside safeguarding professionals to identify concerns, assess risks, and promote early intervention.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Safeguarding support officer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8am - 4pm.
Friday, 8am - 3.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Act as a first point of contact for safeguarding concerns.
- Conduct initial risk assessments and triage referrals.
- Support safeguarding meetings and maintain accurate records.
- Assist in the coordination of multi-agency safeguarding efforts.
- Promote awareness of safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Help deliver training and resources to staff and stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with data protection and confidentiality standards.
- Encourage professional curiosity and support early help strategies.
Where you'll work
Barrs Hill School
Radford Road
Coventry
CV1 4BU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
IMPACT LEARNING & DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Training course
Safeguarding support officer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within role and responsibilities.
- Use person-centred communication.
- Use safeguarding legislation and organisational policies and procedures to advise colleagues on safeguarding matters.
- Triage and prioritise safeguarding concerns.
- Recommend courses of action in relation to safeguarding concerns.
- Tailor safeguarding responses to suit the individuals views, feelings and cultural influences.
- Escalate cases to senior staff in accordance with local policy and procedures.
- Report allegations about staff in line with local policies and procedures, whilst maintaining confidentiality.
- Use, record and store paper based and digital data and information securely and in line with local and national policies and procedures.
- Share data and information in a safeguarding context in line with local and national policy and procedures.
- Collate and use data to create reports to inform safeguarding meetings, processes and audits.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date safeguarding logs and registers through the use of digital or paper systems in line with local and national policy and procedures.
- Identify when decisions are not in an individuals best interest and escalate concerns within scope of own role using the local safeguarding escalation pathway.
- Recognise and report incidents to own organisation.
- Provide emotional and practical support to internal and external stakeholders during safeguarding work.
- Support and supervise internal and external stakeholders to make multi-agency referrals.
- Apply safeguarding legislation, local and national policies, procedures and codes of conduct to safeguarding practice within own role.
- Apply safeguarding theory to practice.
- Work together within the wider team to plan and manage safeguarding caseloads.
- Comply with the safeguarding process when a safeguarding concern is raised in line with organisational policy.
- Use communication styles and approaches to suit the needs of individuals.
- Reflect on own performance within a group environment with other colleagues to inform best safeguarding practice.
- Embed lessons learned from local and national safeguarding reviews to practice.
- Assist with the delivery of safeguarding training to stakeholders in accordance with safeguarding training frameworks to ensure stakeholders achieve desired learning outcomes.
- Collate evidence to prepare for external safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits.
- Apply feedback from safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits to improve safeguarding practice.
- Participate in training and continuous professional development activities and evaluate the impact of learning on own practice.
- To seek advice and support from senior staff to preserve own wellbeing and personal safety when required.
- Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within role and responsibilities.
- Use person-centred communication.
- Use safeguarding legislation and organisational policies and procedures to advise colleagues on safeguarding matters.
- Triage and prioritise safeguarding concerns.
- Recommend courses of action in relation to safeguarding concerns.
- Tailor safeguarding responses to suit the individuals views, feelings and cultural influences.
- Escalate cases to senior staff in accordance with local policy and procedures.
- Report allegations about staff in line with local policies and procedures, whilst maintaining confidentiality.
- Use, record and store paper based and digital data and information securely and in line with local and national policies and procedures.
- Share data and information in a safeguarding context in line with local and national policy and procedures.
- Collate and use data to create reports to inform safeguarding meetings, processes and audits.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date safeguarding logs and registers through the use of digital or paper systems in line with local and national policy and procedures.
- Identify when decisions are not in an individuals best interest and escalate concerns within scope of own role using the local safeguarding escalation pathway.
- Recognise and report incidents to own organisation.
- Provide emotional and practical support to internal and external stakeholders during safeguarding work.
- Support and supervise internal and external stakeholders to make multi-agency referrals.
- Apply safeguarding legislation, local and national policies, procedures and codes of conduct to safeguarding practice within own role.
- Apply safeguarding theory to practice.
- Work together within the wider team to plan and manage safeguarding caseloads.
- Comply with the safeguarding process when a safeguarding concern is raised in line with organisational policy.
- Use communication styles and approaches to suit the needs of individuals.
- Reflect on own performance within a group environment with other colleagues to inform best safeguarding practice.
- Embed lessons learned from local and national safeguarding reviews to practice.
- Assist with the delivery of safeguarding training to stakeholders in accordance with safeguarding training frameworks to ensure stakeholders achieve desired learning outcomes.
- Collate evidence to prepare for external safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits.
- Apply feedback from safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits to improve safeguarding practice.
- Participate in training and continuous professional development activities and evaluate the impact of learning on own practice.
- To seek advice and support from senior staff to preserve own wellbeing and personal safety when required.
Training schedule
Training will be completed on site via a blended approach. This will mix in person with online delivery. Activities will take place on a monthly basis. Each month will involve a milestone to achieve.
More training information
The apprenticeship will be completed through our chosen training provider - TLC The Training & Learning Company. Over the course of 18 months, you will see your learning coach in person and online, completing specific milestones on a monthly basis.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C)
- Maths (grade C)
- Science (grade C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Basic knowledge of safeguarding is desirable. Experience working with, understanding the needs of and characteristics of young people. DBS will be completed upon offer.
About this employer
Barr’s Hill School is an outstanding school that is committed to Building Brighter Futures for all of its students. Every decision we make is about the young people we serve, their learning experience and their personal development. We are looking to expand our team of talented professionals who excel in their field to help us on the next phase of our exciting journey.
Company benefits
Professional development opportunities. Career pathways across the Trust. Teacher / Local Authority Pension Scheme. Online retail discount. Employee Assistance Programme. Family-Friendly policies to support commitments. Flexible working arrangements.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
To be confirmed.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
IMPACT LEARNING & DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337288.
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Closes in 13 days (Thursday 28 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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