Job Description

Job Title: Safeguarding Coordinator

Location: Great Yarmouth

Hours: Full Time - 37 hpw

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Band H - 27336.00 to 29835.00 FTE

Are you an advocate for wellbeing and child safety? Are you a confident collaborator? Do you appreciate the importance of a cohesive whole college approach to Safeguarding?

We're looking for a Safeguarding Coordinator to join the Student Services Team here at East Coast College.

Supporting the highly experienced and dedicated team in providing a front-line response to safeguarding referrals, you will manage your own caseload, and liaise closely with the Safeguarding Lead.

Collaborating with students, staff, and external services will be key in your role as first point of contact for any safeguarding concerns, and your astute knowledge of legislation, guidance, and college policies, will allow you to act, support, and guide accordingly.

Your attention to detail, ability to articulate, and accurate record keeping, will make multi-agency involvement not only effective for safeguarding issues, but also conducive in helping the college to further develop robust policies and procedures, making us able to maximise the provision.

Main duties;

Record accurate and timely reports

First point of contact for safeguarding concerns

Develop and maintain partnerships

Review and update policies

Coordinate the support for particularly vulnerable groups

In return for your collaborative and committed approach, East Coast College will offer you;

38 days holiday (FTE) (inc. bank holidays)

Generous pension scheme - Employer Contribution of 22%

Excellent CPD opportunities

Discounted use of Gym, Salon, and Restaurant

If you'd like to find out more about this opportunity to be a part of East Coast College, then apply now, or contact Lucy Stebbings - l.stebbings@eastcoast.ac.uk for more information, or to receive the application in an accessible format.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications

East Coast College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We require all staff to hold a level 2 or equivalent in English and Maths, and be able to evidence this.

We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for Staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College's website. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 27,336.00-29,835.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 17/09/2025