Diocesan Safeguarding Trainer (2 year Fixed Term Contract)

Part time – 21 hours (3 days)

Salary range: £19,135 - £21,720 (FTE: £31,892 – £36,201)

We are recruiting for a new post to join our small but busy Safeguarding team based in Rochester. The role will lead in developing, designing and delivering diocesan safeguarding training to diocesan and parish staff and volunteers across the diocese, both face to face and virtually.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver a high-quality programme of safeguarding training in line with Church of England and Diocesan policy to all accountable roles across the Diocese
• Gain understanding of existing training provisions and guidelines and develop a Training Needs Analysis and Training plan for the Diocese
• Ensure efficient communication and administration of training events to ensure they run effectively, and training records are maintained

The successful applicant should be an excellent communicator with a background in Safeguarding and proven experience in developing and leading training. Candidates must have excellent organisational skills with the ability to plan and manage a busy workload. Excellent administrative skills are essential in order to meet legislative and regulatory requirements for training attendance and record keeping. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS check.

If you have any questions about the role or application process, please contact the HR department at recruitment@rochester.anglican.org

Closing date for applications: Monday 11 January 2021

First stage interview dates: Monday 18 January 2021