Safeguarding Manager - Bath

Salary: £32,355 - £33,333 FTE Pro Rata

Hours of work: 30 Hours

Contract type: Fixed term until March 2028, with possibility to extend subject to funding/performance.

A bit about us: Off the Record Bath & North East Somerset (OTR) is a mental health and wellbeing charity that gives local young people a safe space to be heard and be themselves. We provide a range of free services for young people, including counselling, listening support, youth participation, advocacy, support for care leavers and LGBTQ+ focused youth groups.

You will be joining OTR at a time of growth and increasing responsibility within the local mental health system, with a strong focus on safeguarding assurance, quality improvement and partnership working. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. OTR is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability or any other status protected by law.

All about the role: The Safeguarding Officer role has been created to strengthen and standardise safeguarding practice across OTR BaNES' wellbeing, counselling and early-intervention services. The post holder will act as a safeguarding lead, providing operational oversight, audit and quality assurance, staff guidance and external liaison, and ensuring compliance with statutory safeguarding frameworks, local partnership arrangements and ICB standards. The role will also deliver targeted wellbeing and safeguarding check-ins for young people presenting with identified risk factors, supporting early intervention, safety planning and appropriate onward referral. While not a clinical post, it requires experience and confidence in working directly with children and young people in complex or vulnerable circumstances. This is a fixed-term post funded through ICB funding, with a clear focus on embedding sustainable safeguarding systems and practices to support longer-term organisational development.

Your attributes: Confident, calm and resilient when managing safeguarding concerns. Highly organised, with a strong attention to detail and accountability. Collaborative and relationship-focused, with the ability to work across teams and partner agencies. Your enthusiasm, judgement and values are as important to us as your formal experience. If you feel you have transferable skills and relevant experience but do not meet every requirement listed below, we would still encourage you to apply.

Working pattern and location: This role is based at our office in central Bath, close to Bath Spa train and bus stations. The post holder will be expected to travel across Bath & North East Somerset to meet colleagues, partners and service users. This role will require some evening working and occasional weekend working. Applicants must be able to travel to locations not always accessible by public transport.

Find out more and apply: Please go to Work for us - Off The Record BaNES and find our application form and the optional equal opportunities monitoring form. Completed applications should be sent to. The closing date for applications is at 9.00am 16th February 2026. Interviews will take place at Off the Record, Open House Centre, Manvers Street, Bath, BA1 1JW on Wednesday 25th February 2026. Appointments will be subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced level Criminal Records Bureau check. Applications must be made via the instructions provided above. Applications or CVs submitted via the apply button will not be considered.