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Supporting a wide range of organisations to improve professional standards in safeguarding practice through bespoke high quality training and consultancy services. Working with both statutory and non-statutory organisations of all sizes, across the UK and beyond.

To effectively and efficiently manage the Safeguarding service of the College, to create an environment where all staff are confident and competent in identifying and dealing with safeguarding concerns. I manage the college safeguarding tracking systems and coordinate safeguarding activity across 5 sites plus community and off site provision. I also provide a range of training to ensure that staff are skilled in identifying and responding to Safeguarding concerns.I also manage the college welfare and Counselling services and am responsible for ensuring that appropriate accessible services are available to our students.

Core Responsibilities: Management Lead on At Risk, safeguarding and High Risk Customers. Customer Services. Student funding and finance. Manage budget, IAG service, work collaboratively with other LS managers, contribute to business planning, SAR. Supporting the strategic aims and objectives of the organisation. To plan Welfare, counseling and IAG provision.

Core responsibilities: Management responsibility for welfare, Information, advice and guidance, accommodation, immigration, counselling and childcare facilities within the college, Manage contracts with external accommodation providers, Manage contracts with external counseling providers, Appraise, support and discipline staff, Manage budget, IAG service, work collaboratively with other LS managers, contribute to business planning, SAR. Supporting the strategic aims and objectives of the organisation. To plan Welfare, counseling and IAG provision to meet the aims and objectives of the ECM outcomes and ensure the requirements of the September guarantee are met.

• Core responsibilities: Educational advice, guidance and counselling, Working with students/staff to raise aspirations/motivation, Student disciplinary issues - the formulation and implementation of policy, Complaints, Co-ordinate mediation service, Link for schools liaison team. Dealing with challenging behavior. Collate data to monitor success/feedback of Welfare services. Advise on housing, benefits, health, finance, debt, higher education and college issues. Action planning with individual students. Organise awareness raising events around current issues e.g.: sexual health. Facilitate group information sessions for staff, students and parents. Staff training. Obtaining feedback. Liase with and activate referrals to outside agencies. Immigration advice. Administration and allocation of Learner Support Funds - £1 million per academic year.

• Core responsibilities: To provide information, advice and guidance to care leavers and other vulnerable young people and their parent/guardian. To support clients to identify, access and maintain education and employment opportunities. To identify possible funding sources. To co-ordinate and facilitate young parents support group. Promote positive leisure activities. Teach life Skills. Advice and guidance on family management, making choices, sexual health, physical health and housing issues. Organise activities for individuals and groups. Provide work experience opportunities for social work and careers guidance student. Contribute to the planning for the connexions service.

Core responsibilities: Student Welfare. Managing student activities. Issuing NUS card.. Organise events. Supporting students with disciplinary and complaints issues. Liaising with external agencies re: sports provision

Roles including: Enrolment Advisor, Marketing assistant, Exam support Core responsibilities: Advice and guidance on training and educational opportunities. Inputting enrolments on to college system. Dealing with in-person, postal, telephone and email enquiries. Identify funding options. Attending events. Providing Invigilation services.