Safeguarding Coordinator in Leyland

Do you have strong organisational skills, confidence working with sensitive information, and a passion for supporting vulnerable children and families? HCRG Care Group is seeking a compassionate and highly organised Safeguarding Coordinator to support both the Safeguarding and Children in Care teams. You will provide high‑quality administrative and coordination support to ensure services meet contractual standards, statutory responsibilities, and regulatory requirements. You will deliver a comprehensive, efficient, and confidential administrative service to both teams, handling sensitive information in line with organisational data protection and information governance policies. The role requires confident communication and collaboration with a wide range of internal Health professionals and external multi‑agency partners such as Local Authorities, GP services, police, ICBs/CCGs, safeguarding boards, and NHS England. This is a part‑time role, core hours 9am – 5pm across 3 days per week, with some flexibility to work from home.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day administrative support across Safeguarding and Children in Care services.
• Act as a first point of contact for enquiries, often involving sensitive or complex information.
• Organise meetings, training, and events, including minute‑taking and preparing papers.
• Maintain accurate manual and electronic records, ensuring confidentiality at all times.
• Support the tracking of Children in Care health assessments and safeguarding supervision activity.
• Work closely with health professionals, local authorities, and wider multi‑agency partners.
• Collate data and produce reports to support KPIs and service requirements.

About You

• Confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised, able to prioritise, multitask, and work independently.
• Strong IT skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with confidential information and coordinating multiple tasks.
• Calm under pressure, resilient, and able to work with emotionally sensitive issues.
• Understanding of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and information governance.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Why join us?

You’ll be part of a supportive team making a real difference to the safety and wellbeing of children and families. This is a role where your organisational strengths directly support safeguarding outcomes across the community.

Package Description

As a Safeguarding Coordinator, you’ll be part of our valued team based at Chorley House in Leyland. You will feel valued as a Safeguarding Coordinator within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £23,875 pro rata with access to our group pension.
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases and cashback/voucher offers.
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies.
• Wellbeing resources and support, including mental and physical wellbeing tools, career coaching and counselling.
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development.
• An open, just culture that encourages ideas to improve delivery, supported by ringfenced innovation funding.

About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our values: we care, we think, we do. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, providing facilities, work environment adjustments and inclusive practices. If a role is popular, we may close it earlier than the posted date, so please apply promptly. Safeguarding and protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults is of utmost importance; all roles require safer recruitment checks and criminal records disclosures. By applying, you consent to the processing of your information as described in our privacy policy.