Level 3
Safeguarding Support Officer
Safeguarding responsibilities to be fulfilled and demonstrate how organisations work to protect an individual’s health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling individuals to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.
Programme overview:
This occupation is found in a range of public, private, and voluntary sector organisations to support statutory safeguarding responsibilities to be fulfilled and demonstrate how organisations work to protect an individual’s health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling individuals to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. These include Education and
Training Providers, Health and Social Care Providers, Police Support Staff, Fire and Rescue Services, Housing organisations, Charities and the Voluntary Sector, Religious Organisations
and Professional Sports Organisations. Safeguarding support officers have an emphasis on preventative safeguarding and cooperate with different organisations to support in making
informed decisions in the safeguarding of children and adults. Safeguarding support officers will be skilled in recognising and responding to emerging safeguarding needs, initiating
and advocating early intervention when a problem first arises. Safeguarding support officers will be knowledgeable in multi-agency early help strategies, referral pathways and key
legislation and processes to help prevent children, young people and adults with care and support needs being referred into safeguarding services. The safeguarding support officer will be able to support staff in developing professional curiosity and how to ask the right questions to gain the information needed to complete any risk assessments. Safeguarding support officers ensure that wellbeing is promoted, having regard to the individual’s views, wishes, feelings and cultural influences in deciding on any action and recognising vulnerable individuals are less likely to identify abuse or report it.
Typical job titles include Safeguarding advisor, Safeguarding assistant and Safeguarding coordinator.
Core Modules
Topics covered
Duty 2 Understand and apply knowledge around safeguarding legislation, guidance and policy to the safeguarding work that is undertaken within their own organisation.
Duty 3 Prioritise safeguarding concerns and recommend initial courses of action using a
tailored approach to suit the needs of the individual, escalating complex cases to senior staff.
Duty 4 Report safeguarding allegations involving staff to Senior leaders.
Duty 5 Make decisions relating to the appropriate sharing of information in the context of
safeguarding and information governance procedures/data protection legislation.
Duty 6 Collate evidence and report data to inform safeguarding meetings, processes and audits.
Duty 7 Maintain accurate and up to date safeguarding logs and registers using digital or paper
systems in accordance with organisational policies reviews and audits.
Duty 8 Escalate concerns when a decision is not in the best interest of the vulnerable person(s) or family and report incidents as appropriate to their organisation.
Duty 9 Provide safeguarding support to employees working within their own organisation and partner agencies to assist with the implementation of organisational, multi-agency, national safeguarding legislation and guidance.
Duty 10 Initiate advice and intelligence to colleagues on safeguarding matters based on current safeguarding policies and procedures.
Duty 11 Support the management of a safeguarding caseload and be able to offer assistance
to vulnerable people through the safeguarding process.
Duty 12 Participate in discussions of safeguarding cases with colleagues to review, reflect and learn from practice.
Duty 13 Assist with training to colleagues on safeguarding relevant to own organisation’s
training requirements and ensure stakeholders are aware and compliant with safeguarding
related policies and procedures.
Duty 14 Contribute to and prepare for external safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits.
Duty 15 Maintain own professional development via training and safeguarding supervision,
ensuring that knowledge is up to date based on national and local legislation and best practice guidance.
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