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Area Safeguarding Officer

Job Introduction

Area Safeguarding Officer – WCC

An amazing opportunity to join the education safeguarding team. We support schools designated safeguarding leads and deliver training and offer supervision.

Role Purpose

To support Worcestershire County Council Education Adviser (Safeguarding) and offer a high-quality training and sustainable system for safeguarding Children and Young People attending Worcestershire Schools.

Duties and responsibilities

Ensuring the standards as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children are adhered to within Worcestershire's schools and within Children's, Families and Communities (including policy/procedural development) and Keeping Children Safe in Education
Supporting, challenging and advising schools and within Children’s, Families and Communities on the WCC CSC levels of need guidance.
To delivery of DSL training example: Designated Safeguarding Leads
To deliver DSL supervision weekly
To Plan and deliver Single Central Record SCR staff training
To undertake safeguarding audits on school premises using a self-assessment tool
Promoting, evidencing and monitoring best safeguarding practice for all children in education settings in Worcestershire in line with KCSIE 2026
To joint facilitate networks local DSL meetings
Any other tasks within the remit of your role

Hours: 4 days per week including Tuesday to Fridays - 28 hours per week – Term Time only plus 10 days to be confirmed at interview

Salary: PO1 actual salary £26,291 - £28,049 per annum/ 28 hours per week(pro rota 35 hours)

Closing date: November 27th 2026

Interview date: December 7th Monday 2026, face to face Wildwood

Start date: February (or earlier) 2027

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