Select Committee Safeguarding & Witness Support in City of Westminster

Select Committee Safeguarding & Witness Support

Company: House of Commons

Salary: £37,834 to £41,998 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Westminster, SW1A 0AA

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 25 Sept 2026

Closing date: 9 Oct 2026

What you'll be doing

Join the Education, Children and Young People Hub at the House of Commons as a Select Committee Safeguarding & Witness Support, helping committees create safe, supportive and inclusive experiences for witnesses with lived experience. Working primarily with the Justice and Home Affairs and Social Policy committee clusters, you'll provide trusted advice on welfare and safeguarding throughout the inquiry process, while supporting teams across the wider Select Committee Team.

This is a varied role at the heart of Parliament's fast-paced committee environment. You'll work directly with committee teams to identify and respond to welfare concerns, advise on appropriate support and signposting, and help colleagues confidently engage with witnesses who may be vulnerable or have additional needs. You'll also develop and deliver training, improve guidance and resources, and promote consistent best practice across committees.

Working closely with the Safeguarding Team and colleagues across Parliament, you'll help ensure concerns are managed sensitively and promptly. It's an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while shaping how Parliament supports witnesses.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.

Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

What we're looking for

• Safeguarding qualification at Level 3 or above, or a willingness to complete relevant training or certification.
• Experience of working within safeguarding frameworks, policies, or regulated environments.
• Able to plan and organise workload to meet tight deadlines, with the ability to adapt to tight deadlines and monitor workload to meet them.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with others, promoting inclusion at all times.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to act impartially, and to convey information clearly.

Additional Information

Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

• Safeguarding qualification at Level 3 or above, or a willingness to complete relevant training or certification.
• Experience of working within safeguarding frameworks, policies, or regulated environments.
• Able to plan and organise workload to meet tight deadlines, with the ability to adapt to tight deadlines and monitor workload to meet them.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with others, promoting inclusion at all times.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to act impartially, and to convey information clearly.
  Join the Education, Children and Young People Hub at the House of Commons as a Select Committee Safeguarding & Witness Support, helping committees create safe, supportive and inclusive experiences for witnesses with lived experience. Working primarily with the Justice and Home Affairs and Social Policy committee clusters, you'll provide trusted advice on welfare and safeguarding throughout the inquiry process, while supporting teams across the wider Select Committee Team.

This is a varied role at the heart of Parliament's fast-paced committee environment. You'll work directly with committee teams to identify and respond to welfare concerns, advise on appropriate support and signposting, and help colleagues confidently engage with witnesses who may be vulnerable or have additional needs. You'll also develop and deliver training, improve guidance and resources, and promote consistent best practice across committees. Working closely with the Safeguarding Team and colleagues across Parliament, you'll help ensure concerns are managed sensitively and promptly. It's an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while shaping how Parliament supports witnesses. This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office. Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

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