Safeguarding Trainer

Contract type / hours: Permanent, Full Time

Close Date: 18th February 2026

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band.About Waythrough

Waythrough was formed in 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Together, we’ve created one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England.

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through nearly 200 services – and it’s all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change.

About the Role:

The L&D team are excited to announce, that we are seeking to recruit an additional Safeguarding Trainer to design and deliver engaging and effective safeguarding learning interventions across the organisation.

As a Safeguarding Trainer, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping how we embed safeguarding knowledge and culture across our organisation. You’ll be responsible for designing and delivering engaging, accessible training for staff at all levels — ensuring it reflects the latest in safeguarding legislation, trends, and best practice. We are particularly interested in speaking and hearing from individuals with experience in delivering mental capacity act training

You’ll work closely with the Safeguarding Training and Safeguarding Development Manager to evolve and refine our training content, and act as a key point of contact for training-related queries.

This role is perfect for someone who is confident facilitating learning, thrives in collaborative environments, and is passionate about keeping people safe. A background in safeguarding is preferred.

Please note, the ability to train and facilitate groups both online and face to face is an essential requirement for this role.

As a Safeguarding Trainer, you will be responsible for:

• Designing safeguarding learning and development interventions, in line with a trauma-informed approach.
• Producing standardised training materials and documentation to support training programmes.
• Facilitating virtual workshops that support the organisation in meeting our safeguarding mandatory training requirements.
• Face‑to‑face workshops as and when required.
• To work closely with the Safeguarding Training and Development Manager to ensure that workshops are updated regularly, to include recent learning from safeguarding concerns and to ensure that guidance provided in workshops is up‑to‑date and aligns with organisational expectations.
• Evaluating workshops including resources to improve the quality and content of the training in line with feedback.

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What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%
• Life assurance (3× annual salary)
• Enhanced sick pay and family‑friendly pay
• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave
• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications
• 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme
• Recognition and long service awards via our Way to Go and Aspirations portals
• £500 Recommend a Friend bonus
• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership
• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good
• Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and accessibility

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk

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