Safeguarding officer jobs in HorleyCreate job alerts

CALLING ASPIRING CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST'S - SURREY BASED/REIGATE Aspiring Child Psychologist Are you passionate about restorative approaches? Are you passionate about demonstrating the value of education and training to vulnerable children? Are you local to Reigate? We are looking for Aspiring Child Psychologist Graduates to take on Learning Support Assistant Roles to support children with social, emotional and mental health needs, and moderate learning difficulties. You will work in a challenging secondary school setting, working alongside the class teacher, with disadvantaged children that have been exposed to adverse childhood experiences. You will identify their risks and needs, escalating where necessary. Many of the children face various barriers in life and are more 'at risk' of negative outcomes. You will be instrumental in building relationships, providing consistency, and equipping children and young people with tools to ensure they feel safe, secure, empowered, and believe that they can succeed in life, reducing the risk of them entering the criminal justice system. Through building strong & robust relationships, you will have the opportunity to have a positive impact and make a real difference to the lives of children. No previous experience is required. Interviews are now taking place in Reigate. Based on holistic and therapeutic practice, with a focus on restorative practice, this role will give you essential restorative experience within anti-social and challenging settings - career progression routes include Probation Officer, Youth Offending Teams and Youth Counsellor. The school operates a fully integrated Therapy Programme to support each student's Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). Therapists work 1:1 with children to ensure their physical and emotional needs are met. The school has excellent facilities on-site; there is excellent on-site training, support and CPD. Excellent opportunity for any Psychology and Criminology Graduates. Job role and responsibilities for Aspiring Child Psychologist Graduates: • Assist the class teacher in providing the learning experience of students, • Behaviour and pastoral support, • Ability to build robust and effective relationships with students, • Practical approach to meet the individual needs of students, • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, • Caring, compassionate, and a good listener, • Willing to work 1:1 and in small groups with students, • Ensure safeguarding of students, • Attend staff meetings and complete appropriate CPD Apply now or contact Sam Price at Academics Ltd, if you are an Aspiring Child Psychologist Graduate:

This permanent role has a starting salary of £61, 954 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week. We also offer a financial package of up to £6,000 to new permanent, Independent Chairs and Service Coordinators (These are subject to tax and national insurance deductions and paid pro rata if you are part time). We support hybrid working with the right balance. We come together in person for 2 days per week on average (40% of the working week) and support working from home the rest of the time. The office base for this role is in Reigate. We have a great opportunity to join our South East Independent Reviewing Service as the Service Coordinator who line manages the Independent Chairs who undertake dual role of both Child Protection Chair and Independent Reviewing Officer responsibilities. Our Offer to You 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave A generous local government salary related pension Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year Paternity, adoption and dependents leave An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.About the Team The Independent Reviewing Service currently sits within the Quality, Practice, Relationships, and Support (QPRS) Division of Children Services. Consistency of practice is managed within a team of four Service Coordinators each based at a main office location across Surrey, with an overall service of 30 IROs and CPCs ensuring that all aspects of Child Protection/IRO statutory guidance is well implemented across the department and amongst partner agencies. Due to Family First Partnership Programme and the likely changes this will bring, this dual role is likely to split, and if so, you will likely line manage specialist roles of either Child Protection Chairs (CPCs) or Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) About the Role In the role of Service Coordinator for the Independent Reviewing Service, you will offer the management oversight and supervision for a team of approximately eight CPC/IROs who currently have a mixed workload of Child Protection and Looked After Children. As Service Coordinator you will have oversight for ensuring that each child has a comprehensive care plan that meets their needs in line with an agreed timescale and within relevant statutory and departmental policies. The role will also carry various quality assurance functions in relation to departmental and inter-agency casework practice with the aim of ensuring consistency of practice. The Council is invested in training staff in the 'family safeguarding model', motivational interviewing, 'Safe and Together' as well as investing in support to develop systems thinking in practice in Surrey. Your development will be supported by regular supervision, performance conversations as well as a range of coaching, e-learning and other reflection and learning opportunities. Your Application In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following experience and skills and align with our : Experience of strategic management with an in-depth knowledge of national legislation and policy agenda for children services An ability to provide operational guidance and decision making with in depth knowledge and experience of child protection and Looked After processes Be Social Work England registered Hold a Social Work degreeBefore submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description & Our to get an insight into working at Surrey. To apply, we request that you submit a CV and you will be asked to respond to our 4 application questions. You will be asked to do a presentation also for the interview, with the topic to be sent to you if shortlisted. Surrey's Children's Service keeps on improving and with children at the heart of everything we do, we share a passion, desire and commitment to become a high performing local authority and ultimately be recognised by Ofsted as Good and then Outstanding. We understand that the key to our success is our motivated and supported workforce who share our values and commitment to improving the lives of children in Surrey. Contact us Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Linde Webber by e-mail at The job advert closes at 23:59 on 17/05/2026 with interviews provisionally planned for Friday 22/05/2026 in person at Woodhatch, Reigate. An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role. You will also need to have the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of this role. Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities. Our Commitment We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview. Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs