Safeguarding Training and Engagement Officer
Job Title: Safeguarding Training and Engagement Officer
Salary: Starting at £17,289 - £19,561 pro rata (£28,610 - £32,370 FTE)
(Incremental scale)
Location: Homebased within South Wales
Contract: Permanent
Reporting to: Lead Safeguarding Trainer / Engagement Officer
Hours of Work: 21 hrs/pw (34.75 hrs/pw FTE)
Job Purpose
We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced person to join our Provincial Safeguarding Team. The Representative Body of the Church in Wales is the base for a wide range of activities that support the Church’s mission and ministry. The Safeguarding Training and Engagement Officer will work within the Provincial Safeguarding Team to make a significant contribution to safeguarding within the Church in Wales by adopting a process of education, guidance, and support to local ministry areas. The post holder will also assist in the development of appropriate training.
Person Specification
Essential
- Experience and aptitude in delivering training with an understanding of how adults learn.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships and maintain contacts with a range of internal and external people and organisations
- Able to influence good practice in those for whom you have no direct line management responsibilities including volunteers.
- Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary safeguarding, including with statutory sector partners.
- A good working knowledge of legislation and guidance relevant to safeguarding in Wales, including the Wales Safeguarding Procedures (2019).
- Ability to work independently and flexibly, including significant travel within Wales, and evening/weekend working.
- Excellent presentational and organisational skills.
- The ability to exercise total confidentiality.
- An empathy with the mission and ministry of the Church in Wales.
How to apply
To apply for this vacancy, please send your cover letter, CV and completed application form to:HR@cinw.org.uk
It is our policy that we will only be accepting a cover letter and an application form. If you only send us your CV, then it will automatically be discounted. Please cover all of the essential criteria in your application.
Closing date
29 January 2025 @ at 10.00 am
Interview date
12 February 2025 in person in Cardiff
Further information
If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Ant Griffiths on HR@cinw.org.uk
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