Safeguarding Advisor

Job summary

As a Safeguarding Advisor, you’ll play a vital operational role within the UK Parliament’s Safeguarding Team, helping protect children and adults at risk across the House of Commons, House of Lords and Joint Departments. This is an opportunity to apply your safeguarding expertise in a unique, high-profile environment, supporting effective casework while helping to strengthen safeguarding practice across Parliament.

Job description

You’ll receive and manage safeguarding referrals and disclosures, maintain accurate case records and liaise with statutory and multi-agency partners including the Police, Local Authority Designated Officers and DBS. You’ll also support safeguarding training, provide guidance to Parliamentary staff and contribute to the Safeguarding Practitioner Network.

Alongside casework, you’ll take ownership of projects that improve safeguarding across Parliament, from developing quality assurance frameworks and guidance to supporting DBS arrangements and awareness campaigns. Working within a clear supervision and escalation framework, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement and meaningful organisational change.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.

Find out more about working at the House of Commons.

Person specification

• A minimum of a Level 3 Safeguarding Qualification (or equivalent), with relevant professional qualifications in safeguarding or a closely related field.
• Experience of handling casework, referrals and strong administrative skills, with the ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Experience of liaising with external agencies or statutory partners, with an understanding of multi-agency safeguarding frameworks and the role of key agencies such as Social Care and the Police.
• Experience of taking ownership of a discrete piece of work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate sensitively and clearly with colleagues and to provide guidance to colleagues.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement in assessing and responding to safeguarding concerns, showing resilience and emotional maturity at all times.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £37,834, House of Commons contributes

£10,960 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

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In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

• Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year.
• Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with an 500-word limit.

More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament

Additional Information

Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.

Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window) .

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the

Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)

and the

Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

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The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window) .

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : Recruitment@parliament.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitment@parliament.uk

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