Safeguarding Co-ordinator

Touchstone is a multiawardwinning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy empowered supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

Tasks

The Safeguarding Coordinator is a vital Touchstonewide role providing specialist advice and guidance to Touchstone managers and staff whilst providing best practice information sharing across relevant boards and with Touchstones stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to consolidate the development of robust supporting reporting and reflection systems around safeguarding and to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness.

The Safeguarding Coordinator is line managed by the Operations Director for Inclusion based at our head office in Leeds. The post holder will on occasion be required to travel across the district to meet with service managers and provide specialist training to staff.

Requirements

Applicants are required to have experience of specialist safeguarding work either in a professional capacity e.g. as a nurse or social worker or through work in domestic abuse education settings or early help hubs.

Benefits

As an employee of Touchstone all successful applicants continually benefit from the following:

• Personal wellbeing budget
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) 8 bank holidays (prorata)
• Agile working policy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff Mindful Employer helpline
• Health and wellbeing and fun organisational staff away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• A full range of staff and peer support networks
• Additional day of leave for a celebration day
• Lots of learning and development opportunities

CLOSING DATE: Monday 1st April 2024

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 11th April 2024