Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About the Role
Luminate Education Group is recruiting for two Safeguarding Team Leaders to join our Student Life team.
We have two full time vacancies:
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1 x Permanent Role
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1 x 12 Months Fixed Term Contract
The Student Life team is responsible for the personal development, behaviour and attitude of all our Further Education students.
We directly deliver services to students - safeguarding, mental health and wellbeing are at the centre of what we do. The safeguarding team sits within the wider student life team and we work closely with curriculum departments to ensure arrangements are in place to effectively safeguard students and maintain and promote a culture of vigilance.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, articulate and adaptable individual who embraces restorative and relational approaches in their every day practice.
What You Will Do
- Work with the Safeguarding Manager and Safeguarding Leadership Team to promote a culture of vigilance, ensuring a safe environment for students, staff, and visitors while supporting the organisation’s strategic safeguarding objectives.
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Lead, supervise, and develop a team of specialist Stay Safe Officers across Luminate campuses, providing line management, coaching, appraisals and performance oversight.
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Manage and support safeguarding casework, including complex referrals, crisis interventions, case management, and escalation to external agencies.
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Oversee safeguarding records, audits, and quality assurance processes to ensure compliance, consistency, and best practice.
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Coordinate student access to safeguarding and wellbeing support, working with internal teams and external partners to deliver effective interventions.
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Provide expert safeguarding advice, training, and guidance to staff while driving initiatives that enhance student safety, wellbeing, and engagement.
About You
- Degree or equivalent higher level qualification
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A recognised qualification or significant experience of working in a relevant area including safeguarding, pastoral support, health and wellbeing, social care, IAG, education or management
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Completed Designated Safeguarding Officer training at Level 2 or above.
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Ability to monitor the recording and reporting of safeguarding referrals on campus, using appropriate client record and MIS systems including CPOMS, ensuring processes are followed
About Us
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.
Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.
Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.
