Safeguarding and Welfare Manager

Part time (27 hrs/wk), permanent

Split place of work between Horizons (Reading, Berkshire) and Home. A remote place of work may be possible

Salary £30,857 pa (£40,000 pa FTE) plus benefits

Applicants are required to submit a current CV, cover letter or email, and a Recruitment Check Form which can be found on our website.

We have a brilliant opportunity for someone to join UCEM’s busy and ever-growing Disability and Welfare Team, providing invaluable support to UCEM’s students and making a real difference to the student journey. As the Safeguarding and Welfare Manager, you will work with the Safeguarding Team to ensure students are safe and supported throughout their studies with us, ensuring they are aware of the risks associated with studying online. You will directly line manage the Welfare Officer and act as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensuring the team are supported and ensuring UCEM’s safeguarding provision is effective and compliant with all safeguarding regulations.

Your accountabilities and responsibilities include:

• Manage the day-to-day running of the Safeguarding Team
• Manage a caseload of students with complex safeguarding concerns, making decisions and working with external partners to follow cases through to conclusion
• Develop and embed activities that will shape our institutional culture in relation to safeguarding, prevent, gender-based violence, harassment, hate crime and bullying
• Maintain and monitor training for staff covering Safeguarding, Prevent, Bullying and Harassment and Specialist Safeguarding Officer training

Our main requirements:

• Designated Safeguarding Lead training within the last 2 years
• Experience working in Safeguarding in the Further or Higher Education sector
• Experience with managing complex Safeguarding and Welfare cases
• Knowledge of current legislation and Higher Education institution responsibilities relating to Safeguarding, Prevent and Data Protection

At UCEM we expect employees to demonstrate our values: Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Support. Student satisfaction and success are our main drivers, and our people consistently report high levels of employee engagement; your contribution will be valued should you join us.

University College of Estate Management (UCEM) is a long-standing and leading provider of supported online education with a long-term ambition to be the world’s most sustainable university. Wellbeing and work-life balance are a priority for us, with flexible working arrangements and a generous holiday allowance amongst some of our key employee benefits.

For the full job specification and contact details please visit the current vacancies page of the UCEM website.

TO APPLY: Please send your CV, covering letter/email, and Recruitment Check Form to the UCEM recruitment inbox (details found within the job specification) by no later than Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 5.00 p.m.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

Here at UCEM we champion equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workforce. We celebrate diversity and the strengths it brings to our staff body, our student community and our Board of Trustees, recognising that people are key to our success. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.