Safeguarding Officer (Temp up to 31 Dec 2023)

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About us

We are an inclusive and values driven organisation made up of staff and volunteers all with a simple purpose, to save lives at sea. We do this without prejudice. We respect and value diversity and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service which we have been doing for nearly 200 years.

Reporting into the Designated Safeguarding Lead we are looking for a Safeguarding Officer to join our People Department. The Safeguarding Officer role will WORK closely with the Designated Safeguarding Lead, the People and Volunteer Advisors to support the RNLI through creating a safe and inclusive RNLI where all our people and particularly young people and vulnerable adults are protected from harm, abuse and neglect. The RNLI works with vulnerable people daily, whether it's on the beach, on a rescue, during an educational visit, a fundraising event, over the phone or online.

As a Safeguarding Officer you will ensure that we deliver best practice support across all aspects of our work, and that everything we do is fully aligned with domestic and international regulatory frameworks, and sector-leading in ethos and approach.

About You

You'll be an individual with a solid background as a Safeguarding Officer with considerable experience of implementing safeguarding policies and procedures and providing appropriate guidance on case management relating to Safeguarding concerns. You will be driven, with a natural competency to prioritise effectively in order to address the variety of demands this role brings. You'll also influence at a senior level both internally and externally. With a passion and an in-depth understanding of safeguarding you will be able to advise, train and support a diverse group of people and activities across our organisation. Establishing rapport and trust will be essential to be effective in this role as well as a high level of confidentiality.

This role can be either home based or working from our Support Centre in Poole, however, travel will be required throughout the UK and Ireland when dealing with case matters or supporting our teams.

Your Role

As a Safeguarding Officer for the RNLI, you will focus on the following areas:

• Proactively delivering safeguarding advice and interventions to a breadth of stakeholders from Executive Team level, regional leadership teams through to volunteers.
• Be an expert, operating alongside managers to ensure casework is managed effectively and efficiently.
• Be competent in dealing with complaints
• Arranging, promoting and/or delivering initiatives to embed Safeguarding awareness and good practice across the institution
• Acting as a Safeguarding point of contact for external bodies such as the Charities Commission and vetting services - DBS, Disclosure Scotland, Garda Vetting and Access NI, attending meetings and updating on procedural changes and compliance audits as required
• Enable teams across the RNLI to work to safeguarding objectives in line with overarching strategic objectives

Some of the benefits

• Salary £31,983 - £37,627 (dependent on experience)
• Flexible working
• 26 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance

Please apply via the button shown, we'd love to hear from you!

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; ensuring the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero tolerance approach to proven incidents of bullying, abuse, harassment or exploitation. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for nearly 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.