The Role
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a dedicated and proactive Safeguarding and Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Student Support and Wellbeing (SSWI) team. This fixed-term maternity cover role offers an exciting opportunity to provide vital support to students, ensuring their welfare and safety while fostering their personal development and resilience.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
In this role, you will play a crucial part in supporting students with safeguarding and wellbeing concerns, enabling them to overcome challenges and achieve their potential. Key responsibilities include:
Acting as the first response to safeguarding and welfare referrals, ensuring students receive timely support through triage, signposting, and intervention.
Collaborating with curriculum staff, external agencies, and social workers to develop action plans and ensure effective transitions for vulnerable students.
Supporting students experiencing mental health challenges, coordinating with internal and external resources to address their needs.
Leading on a key safeguarding aspect, attending external partnership meetings, and delivering regular safeguarding training to staff.
Maintaining accurate records of interventions and contributing to the monitoring and reporting of student progress.
Why Join Us?
Becoming part of B&FC means joining a community committed to student success and well-being. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while developing your professional skills. B&FC invests in its employees, providing ongoing training and career development opportunities.
Interested? Apply Early!
This is a fixed-term maternity cover position. We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so if you are inspired by this role, please submit your application as soon as possible!
Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Competitive pension scheme:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 19.3% employer contribution
Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
Agile working opportunities
Enhanced Family friendly policies
Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, 365 days a year
Occupational Health
FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
FREE eye tests
Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
FREE healthy breakfast
Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
Health and beauty salon
Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
FREE car parking
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
B&FC is committed to the promotion of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all resourcing practices. Please email jobs@blackpool.ac.uk should a specific adjustment be required to support in the application and selection process
B&FC is dedicated to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all learners, and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. As such, employment at B&FC is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. For further information on DBS, please click here
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