Safeguarding & Wellbeing (Looked After Children) Coordinator

Hours: 22

Contract: Term-Time, 3 days a week

Salary: £38,263 – £39,282 pro-rata

Closing Date: 11th September, 2025, 23:59pm

Location: West London College

About us:

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Ambition, Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability and Inclusion. We have three college sites across West London: Ealing, Hammersmith, and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College, you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in our students’ education and future.

As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities and a culture focused on Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement.

For further information about the College, please visit our website.

About the role:

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people in care? We are looking for a Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer (Looked After Children) to co-ordinate and oversee the quality of provision for Looked After Children and Care Leavers across our campuses.

You will work closely with local authorities, carers, guardians, curriculum teams, and support services to ensure that learners receive the highest quality experience and are fully supported to achieve their potential and progress to higher learning, apprenticeships, or employment.

As a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will take the lead in identifying and referring safeguarding concerns, coordinating interventions, and ensuring robust statutory safeguarding arrangements. You will also monitor learner progress, coordinate Personal Education Plan meetings, provide training to staff, and liaise with external agencies to ensure every learner has access to the right support at the right time.

If you are committed to safeguarding, have strong partnership-building skills, and can demonstrate experience supporting Looked After Children in an educational setting, we would love to hear from you.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must possess the relevant qualifications listed in the Person Specification. For more information please see the Job Description, which outlines the role and person specification in further detail.

What we offer:

– 40 days Holiday Allowance, plus bank holidays (8) and College closure days at Christmas (3)

– Eye care vouchers

– Cycle to Work scheme

– Interest-free loans for Season tickets; Computers

– Contributory average salary with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

– Continuous Professional Development Events (CPD)

– Access to Perkbox, our rewards and discount platform

– Access to the College’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

– Discount at the College's on-site hair and beauty salon

Important Information:

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff are extremely important to us, and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children.

For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.

We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership.

To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application, where you need to address how you meet the Person Specification detailed in the Job Description to be considered for the position.

In submitting your application for this position, you are strictly prohibited from using any form of AI (artificial intelligence) tools or automation. By applying, you confirm that all content is your own and not generated or assisted by AI.

We reserve the right to close the submission deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.