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Education Adviser (Specialising in Safeguarding)

Location: Birmingham

Contract Type: Full Time – Permanent

Salary: up to £50000

Benefits: Pension, life assurance, retail discounts, health cash plans, EAP, paid travel time as a peripatetic teacher, ongoing Continuing Professional Development opportunities and more.

Services For Education is a growing children’s charity in Birmingham. We use the power of learning and music to improve outcomes for children, young people and communities. Our diverse charitable projects support disadvantaged and vulnerable children, children in care, children and adults with additional needs (including mld, sld, pmld, asd) and adults who are at risk of isolation and loneliness. By joining our team, you would be helping to change the lives of so many people in Birmingham.

OVERVIEW

Join Our Team as an Education Adviser (Specialising in Safeguarding)

Are you passionate about using your safeguarding, SEND and leadership skills to make a broader impact beyond the confines of a mainstream school setting? Would you like to have greater autonomy when designing and delivering CPD and school improvement packages? If so, Services For Education has an exciting opportunity for you!

About the Role: We are seeking a dedicated Education Adviser who specialises in safeguarding to join our team. In this role, you will have the chance to support a variety of education settings, ensuring that safeguarding practices are robust and effective. You will be instrumental in shaping and delivering high-quality training and improvement initiatives that respond swiftly to the evolving needs of schools.

Why Join Us?

  • Broader Impact: Work with a range of education settings, extending your reach and influence.
  • Autonomy: Enjoy the freedom to design and deliver CPD and school improvement packages tailored to the needs of each setting.
  • Flexibility: Benefit from flexible holiday leave and the option for some home working/hybrid arrangements.
  • Charity Work: Be part of a not-for-profit organisation that prioritises the needs of schools and communities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and deliver safeguarding training and CPD programmes.
  • Support schools in improving their safeguarding practices.
  • Collaborate with education professionals to design bespoke improvement packages.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in safeguarding and SEND.

What We Offer:

  • A supportive and dynamic work environment, working as part of a small team of specialist advisors​.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • The chance to make a meaningful difference in the education sector.

If you hold QTS and are ready to take your safeguarding expertise to the next level and make a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our dedicated team at Services For Education!

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Our Benefits

Retail & Leisure Discounts
Pension Scheme
Dining Out Discounts
Health Cash Plan
Cycle To Work Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme

What do our people say about working for SFE?

Music Youth Proms

Here for the community

"I feel immensely proud to be part of an organisation that makes such a meaningful impact on the Birmingham community"

Pursue your passions

"We are all united by passion that comes from music and learning"
Birmingham Inclusive Choir

Extraordinary and meaningful work

"I want children to be able to achieve their dreams and bring music to life for them"
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important information for applicants

Services For Education is committed to highest standards in safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants involved in regulated activity will be required to provide an enhanced DBS disclosure. Everyone in Services For Education is alert to safeguarding issues and has a shared responsibility that is integral throughout our policies and practice.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

To find out what personal data we, Services For Education, hold about you and how we collect and use it during and after the recruitment process please see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

We are committed to the principle of diversity and equality of opportunity in employment.

From 6 April 2017, employers in Great Britain with more than 250 staff are required by law to publish their gender pay gap information, covering pay and bonuses. View our Gender Pay Reports by clicking on the links below:

Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, we are required to check that anyone taking up employment with us has the legal right to work in the UK.

All shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide documentary proof of this during the interview process and we will be required to take a copy of the successful candidates’ documents before they commence working with us.

Please note, if you are a non-EU citizen you will need to hold the relevant visa giving you the right to work in the UK, to be evidenced via an Immigration Status share code. We are unable to sponsor non-EU citizens looking to come to the UK for work.

For more information please visit the UK Border Agency website: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

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