Apprentice Safeguarding Officer
Warwick District Council
Warwick (CV34 4UL)
Closes in 20 days (Sunday 30 August 2026)
Posted on 10 August 2026
Contents
Summary
- We are looking for a motivated, professional and compassionate individual to join our Community Safety Team as a Apprentice Safeguarding Officer.This exciting apprenticeship offers the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised Level 3 Safeguarding Support Officer qualification.
- Wage
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£16,106 a year
- Training course
- Safeguarding support officer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, hours to be agreed with line manager.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 October 2026
- 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
• Answer telephone enquiries from members of staff, councillors, and the public with assistance from colleagues when required.
• Promote well-being and cultural sensitivity in safeguarding decisions.
• Assist colleagues in preparing work programmes/plans, plan and conduct meetings.
• Deliver tasks and project activities as allocated by the safeguarding leads including working with other services within the council to improve safeguarding awareness, processes and procedures.
• Attend and take notes at meetings with Lead Officers and champions particularly the internal safeguarding group.
• Maintain relevant procedures and records of disclosures for channel referrals, safeguarding referrals and information requests from various safeguarding partners.
• Prepare agendas, minutes and other such documents required for meetings.
• Undertake other duties as required by the Community Safety Manager and Head of Community Protection.
• Attend and contribute to team meetings, one to ones and appraisal meetings.
• Undertake a development programme leading to a Safeguarding Support Officer Level 3 Qualification.
• Participate in your own development plan which will be agreed with the line manager and the assessor from the training provider.
• Tailor safeguarding responses to suit the individuals’ views, feelings and cultural influences.
• Recommend courses of action in relation to safeguarding concerns.
Where you'll work
Saltisford Unit Building One
Saltisford Office Park
Ansell Way
Warwick
CV34 4UL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
QDOS TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Safeguarding support officer (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
- An organised and adaptable approach, with the maturity to handle sensitive safeguarding information appropriately.
About this employer
The district council headquarters are in Warwick and Leamington Spa. It employs more than 500 people. The district council deal with issues such as waste management, the collection of council tax, planning/building regulations, council housing and council house repairs. The district was created on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the former Leamington Spa and Warwick municipal boroughs, the Kenilworth urban district and the Warwick Rural District.
https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/info/20008/jobs (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Bupa Cashplan Scheme.
- Up to 32 Days Annual Leave.
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
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Potential to progress to the next level of an apprenticeship.
- Look to secure employment
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
QDOS TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047162.
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Closes in 20 days (Sunday 30 August 2026)
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