Collaboration For Kids - CFK
Safeguarding Lead - Volunteer
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We are looking for safeguarding experts and leads to ensure that appropriate arrangements for keeping children & young people safe are in place.
What difference will you make?
As a team of volunteers, we are grateful to everyone who agrees to contribute some of their valuable time to the project, but as a minimum we ask for a commitment of at least 4-5 hours per week for this Lead role. All are voluntary positions with no remuneration offered other than what we hope will be a huge amount of job satisfaction and fun, working with like minded people with a passion for making a real difference to future generations.
What are we looking for?
- Extensive track record of a senior role in the field of safeguarding or working with children, young people and adults at risk in a similar role
- Degree, related degree, or extensive track record of a senior role in the field of safeguarding or working with vulnerable people i.e. children.
- Relevant qualification in the area.
- Prior experience in a similar role (paid or voluntary). Experienced in leading on safeguarding and child protection including knowledge of safeguarding best practice.
- Experience of policy writing and implementation.
- Experience of working with partner agencies as a representative/lead including discussion of sensitive safeguarding or child protection issues.
- Highly confidential and able to handle sensitive information accordingly.
- Demonstrate empathy, communication, listening and interpersonal skills when working with adults and children.
- Articulate written, visual and verbal communicator, excellent copy accuracy and proofreading skills; fluency in English is essential.
- Previous experience of working for Charities and/or volunteer organisations is desirable but not required.
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What will you be doing?
This role is within CHC and as an expert in this field, we would welcome any discussion with you around the content and design of this role as you work with us.
The Collaborative Health Community (CHC), a not-for-profit Community Interest Company.
CFK (Collaboration For Kids) is a programme within The Collaborative Health Community (CHC) dedicated to improving the health and well being of children and young people through healthy eating.
Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to
- Policy and Procedure - developing, reviewing, and implementing CHC's safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures.
- Intervention sites - ensuring current and potential intervention sites/strategic partners (e.g. schools) are aware of CHC’s safeguarding policy and procedures; reviewing documentation from intervention sites/strategic partners and ensuring relevant CHC stakeholders are aware of obligations.
- Keeping up to date with legislative changes and best practice developments to ensure CHC continually evolves its own policy and procedures in this critical area; provide any relevant training to internal CHC stakeholders who will have contact with children and young people but also the CHC Leadership team and the CHC Trustees.
- Key point of contact - for parents and children in reporting safeguarding concerns/issues; for agencies and third parties (local child protection agencies, the police etc).
- Reporting and document keeping of safeguarding matters, to external statutory child protection agencies but also internal reporting to CHC's Leadership and CHC Trustees on a regular basis.
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This role requires
- Working collaboratively with key people across CHC and external partners as required.
- Attending and making positive contributions in internal CHC Meetings, including the monthly CHC Club Meeting, The Welcome Meeting, Team Meetings and other meetings as required by the CHC Leadership Team and/or CHC Trustees.
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