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We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated professional to join the central Safeguarding and Welfare team as a Safeguarding and Welfare Officer.
The Safeguarding and Welfare Officer will play an important role in the delivery of key services in the team as directed. This will include supporting both Safeguarding and Welfare Managers and the Section Lead: Safeguarding and Welfare in the delivery of their remits of managing processes within the team. You will also support the team Administrator as required in triaging cases and information received into the team and liaising with students and staff as required to signpost key services and processes. This role will also help manage safeguarding and welfare cases and provide support for Risk Assessment panel meetings.
You will play a key role in ensuring that the Team delivers an excellent service to students, to support them through their journey at University, whatever their circumstances. This is a demanding role and the successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to effectively prioritise workload and undertake risk assessments in a fast paced environment.
The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.
We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), generous pension schemes, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.
Find out more at sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits and join us to become part of something special.
We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.
